EN 343:2019
(Main)Protective clothing - Protection against rain
Protective clothing - Protection against rain
This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods applicable to ready-made garments, materials and seams of protective clothing against the influence of precipitation (e.g. rain, snowflakes), fog and ground humidity.
Schutzkleidung - Schutz gegen Regen
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für die Gebrauchseigenschaften von Materialien und fertigen Kleidungsstücken zum Schutz gegen den Einfluss von Niederschlag (z. B. Regen, Schneeflocken), Nebel und Bodenfeuchtigkeit fest. Diese Norm gilt nicht für Kleidungsstücke zum Schutz gegen andere Einflüsse als durch Niederschlag (z. B. Wasserspritzer, Wellen). Die Schutzwirkungen und die Anforderungen an Schuhwerk, Handschuhe und separate Kopfbedeckung sind vom Anwendungsbereich dieses Dokuments ausgeschlossen.
Habillement de protection - Protection contre la pluie
Le présent document spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d'essai applicables aux performances des matériaux et des vêtements prêts-à-porter en matière de protection contre les intempéries (par exemple, précipitations sous forme de pluie ou neige), brouillard et humidité du sol. Les vêtements de protection contre les effets autres que les précipitations (par exemple, projections d'eau, vagues) sont exclus de la présente norme. Les effets protecteurs et les exigences des chaussures, gants et couvre-chefs distincts n'entrent pas dans le domaine d'application du présent document.
Varovalna obleka - Zaščita pred dežjem
Ta evropski standard določa zahteve in preskusne metode za oblačila, pripravljena za uporabo, materiale in šive varovalne obleke, ki bodo predvidoma izpostavljeni vplivu padavin (npr. dež, snežinke), megle in vlažnosti tal.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Protective clothing - Protection against rain
Schutzkleidung - Schutz gegen Regen
Habillement de protection - Protection contre la pluie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 343:2019
ICS:
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 343
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.10 Supersedes EN 343:2003+A1:2007
English Version
Protective clothing - Protection against rain
Habillement de protection - Protection contre la pluie Schutzkleidung - Schutz gegen Regen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 November 2018.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Performance assessment and requirements . 7
4.1 General requirements and innocuousness . 7
4.2 Resistance to water penetration, WP . 7
4.3 Water vapour resistance, R . 8
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4.4 Tensile strength of the woven outer shell material . 8
4.5 Tear resistance of the woven outer shell material . 8
4.6 Bursting strength of the knitted outer shell material . 8
4.7 Dimensional change of the protective clothing . 9
4.8 Seam strength of the outer shell material . 9
4.9 Waterproofness of a readymade garment (optional) . 9
5 Pretreatment . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Pretreatment by cleaning. 9
5.3 Pretreatment by abrasion . 9
5.4 Pretreatment by repeated flexing . 10
5.5 Pretreatment with fuel and oil . 10
6 Test methods . 11
6.1 Sampling . 11
6.2 General requirements and innocuousness . 11
6.3 Water penetration, WP . 11
6.4 Water vapour resistance, R . 11
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6.5 Tensile strength . 11
6.6 Tear resistance . 11
6.7 Bursting strength . 11
6.8 Dimensional change after cleaning . 11
6.9 Testing of seam strength . 12
6.10 Testing the waterproofness of a readymade garment (optional) . 12
6.11 Ageing . 12
7 Size designation . 12
8 Marking and care labelling . 12
9 Information supplied by the manufacturer . 13
Annex A (informative) Recommendations for wearing time . 14
Annex B (informative) Test device for one sided exposure to fuel and oil . 15
Annex C (informative) Significant changes between this document and the previous edition . 16
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European parliament and of the
Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment aimed to be covered. 17
Bibliography . 18
European foreword
This document (EN 343:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162 “Protective
clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2019, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2019.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 343+A1:2007.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of
Regulation (EU) 2016/245.
For relationship with Regulation (EU) 2016/245, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of
this document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
In this document the measured properties of materials and seams of protective clothing and their
subsequent classification are intended to ensure an adequate protection level. Water proofness and
water vapour resistance are the essential properties tested and marked on the label.
Water proofness is the most important property and it is measured on material of the outer garment
layer. Tests are made on pretreated fabric samples and on parts with seams.
A test method for an optional readymade garment test after cleaning is described (rain tower test).
Some waterproof materials are impermeable to water vapour transmission. However other materials
on the market combine water proofness with water vapour permeability. This property expressed by
low water vapour resistance enhances sweat evaporation and significantly contribute to body cooling.
This is valuable, because it contributes to better comfort and less physiological strain and prolongs the
wearing time in certain climatic conditions (see Annex A).
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements and test methods for the performance of materials and ready-
made garments for protection against the effects of precipitation (e.g. rain, snowflakes), fog and ground
humidity. Garments for protection against other effects than precipitation (e.g. water splashes, waves)
are excluded from this standard. The protective effects and requirements of footwear, gloves and
separate headwear are excluded from the scope of this document.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 388:2016, Protective gloves against mechanical risks
EN 530:2010, Abrasion resistance of protective clothing material - Test methods
EN 14360:2004, Protective clothing against rain - Test method for ready made garments - Impact from
above with high energy droplets
EN 20811:1992, Textiles — Determination of resistance to water penetration — Hydrostatic pressure test
EN ISO 1421:2016, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tensile strength and elongation
at break (ISO 1421:2016)
EN ISO 4674-1:2016, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tear resistance - Part 1:
Constant rate of tear methods (ISO 4674-1:2016)
EN ISO 7854:1997, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of resistance to damage by flexing
(ISO 7854:1995)
EN ISO 11092:2014, Textiles - Physiological effects - Measurement of thermal and water-vapour
resistance under steady-state conditions (sweating guarded-hotplate test) (ISO 11092:2014)
EN ISO 12947-1:1998, Textiles - Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale
method - Part 1: Martindale abrasion testing apparatus (ISO 12947-1:1998)
EN ISO 12947-2:2016, Textiles - Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale
method - Part 2: Determination of specimen breakdown (ISO 12947-2:2016)
EN ISO 13688:2013, Protective clothing - General requirements (ISO 13688:2013)
EN ISO 13934-1:2013, Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics - Part 1: Determination of maximum force
and elongation at maximum force using the strip method (ISO 13934-1:2013)
EN ISO 13935-2:2014, Textiles - Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles - Part 2:
Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the grab method (ISO 13935-2:2014)
EN ISO 13938-1:1999, Textiles - Bursting properties of fabrics - Part 1: Hydraulic method for
determination of bursting strength and bursting distension (ISO 13938-1:1999)
EN ISO 13938-2:1999, Textiles - Bursting properties of fabrics - Part 2: Pneumatic method for
determination of bursting strength and bursting distension (ISO 13938-2:1999)
ISO 1817:2015, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Determination of the effect of liquids
ISO 7000:2014, Graphical symbols for use on equipment — Registered symbols
3 Terms and defi
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