EN 17353:2020

Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements

This document specifies requirements for enhanced visibility equipment in the form of garments, or devices, which are capable of visually signalling the user’s presence.
The enhanced visibility equipment is intended to provide conspicuity of the wearer in medium risk situations under any daylight conditions and/or under illumination by vehicles headlights or searchlights in the dark.
Performance requirements are included for colour and retroreflection as well as for the minimum areas and for the placement of the materials in protective equipment.
This document is not applicable to:
-   high visibility equipment in high-risk situations, which is covered in EN ISO 20471 (for further information concerning risk situations, see Annex A);
-   visibility equipment specifically intended for the head, hands and feet, e.g. helmets, gloves and shoes;
-   equipment integrating active lighting, e.g. LEDs;
-   visibility for low-risk situations.

Schutzkleidung - Ausstattung zur erhöhten Sichtbarkeit für mittlere Risikosituationen - Prüfverfahren und Anforderungen

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an Ausstattung zur erhöhten Sichtbarkeit in Form von Kleidungsstücken oder Produkten fest, die in der Lage sind, die Anwesenheit des Trägers visuell zu signalisieren.
Die Ausstattung zur erhöhten Sichtbarkeit ist dafür vorgesehen, dem Träger in Situationen mit mittlerem Risiko bei allen Tageslichtverhältnissen und/oder beim Anstrahlen mit Fahrzeugscheinwerfern oder Suchscheinwerfern in der Dunkelheit Auffälligkeit zu verleihen.
Es sind Leistungsanforderungen an die Farbe und die Retroreflexion sowie an die Mindestflächen und die Anordnung der Materialien in der Schutzausrüstung enthalten.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anzuwenden für:
- hochsichtbare Ausstattung in Situationen mit hohem Risiko, die in EN ISO 20471 behandelt wird (hinsichtlich weiterführender Informationen bezüglich der Risikosituationen siehe Anhang A);
- sichtbare Ausstattung, die speziell für den Kopf, die Hände und Füße vorgesehen ist, z. B. Helme, Handschuhe und Schuhwerk;
- Ausstattung mit integrierter aktiver Beleuchtung, z. B. LED;
- Sichtbarkeit für Situationen mit niedrigem Risiko.

Habillement de protection - Équipement de visualisation améliorée pour des situations à risque modéré - Méthodes d’essai et exigences

Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives aux équipements de visualisation améliorée sous forme de vêtements ou de dispositifs capables de signaler visuellement la présence de l’utilisateur.
Les équipements de visualisation améliorée sont destinés à rendre leurs utilisateurs plus perceptibles visuellement dans des situations de risque modéré quelles que soient les conditions de lumière du jour ou d’éclairage par des phares de véhicule ou des projecteurs dans l’obscurité.
Les exigences de performances sont indiquées pour la couleur et la rétroréflexion ainsi que pour les surfaces minimales et le positionnement des matières utilisées sur l’équipement de protection.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas :
-   aux équipements à haute visibilité dans les situations à haut risque qui sont couverts par l’EN ISO 20471 (pour plus d’informations sur les situations à risque, voir l’Annexe A) ;
-   aux équipements de visualisation spécifiquement destinés à la tête, aux mains et aux pieds comme les casques, les gants et les chaussures ;
-   aux équipements qui intègrent des éclairages actifs, par exemple des diodes électroluminescentes (DEL) ;
-   à la visibilité pour les situations à faible risque.

Varovalna obleka - Oprema z izboljšano vidljivostjo za razmere s srednjim tveganjem - Preskusne metode in zahteve

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 11-Aug-2020
• ICS: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 162 - Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 162/WG 7 - Visibility clothing and accessories
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 12-Aug-2020
• Due Date: 21-Aug-2020
• Completion Date: 12-Aug-2020
• Directive: 2016/425 - Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
• Directive: 89/686/EEC - Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
• Mandate: M/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/90/2 - Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.)
• Ref Project: SIST EN 17353:2020 - Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements

Relations

• Replaces: EN 13356:2001 - Visibility accessories for non-professional use - Test methods and requirements
• Effective Date: 14-Oct-2020
• Replaces: EN 1150:1999 - Protective clothing - Visibility clothing for non-professional use - Test methods and requirements
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2017
• Amended By: EN 17353:2020/prA1 - Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements
• Effective Date: 17-May-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 1150:1999
SIST EN 13356:2001
Varovalna obleka - Oprema z izboljšano vidljivostjo za razmere s srednjim
tveganjem - Preskusne metode in zahteve
Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test
methods and requirements
Schutzkleidung - Erhöhte Sichtbarkeit für mittlere Risikosituationen - Prüfverfahren und
Anforderungen
Habillement de protection - Équipement de visualisation améliorée pour des situations à
risque modéré - Méthodes d’essai et exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17353:2020
ICS:
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17353
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.10 Supersedes EN 1150:1999
English Version
Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for
medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements
Habillement de protection - Équipement de Schutzkleidung - Erhöhte Sichtbarkeit für mittlere
visualisation améliorée pour des situations à risque Risikosituationen - Prüfverfahren und Anforderungen
modéré - Méthodes d'essai et exigences
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 July 2020.

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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 17353:2020 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Types and minimum area requirements . 9
4.1 Types . 9
4.2 Minimum area requirements . 10
5 Design requirements . 11
5.1 Size designation . 11
5.2 Type A . 11
5.2.1 General . 11
5.2.2 Visibility from all sides . 11
5.3 Type B . 12
5.3.1 General . 12
5.3.2 Type B1 – Free hanging devices . 12
5.3.3 Type B2 – Equipment for limbs . 12
5.3.4 Type B3 – Equipment for the torso or the torso and limbs . 12
5.4 Type AB . 13
6 Material requirements . 13
6.1 Requirements for non-fluorescent material, fluorescent material and combined
performance material . 13
6.1.1 Colour performance requirements of new material . 13
6.1.2 Colour after Xenon test . 15
6.1.3 Colour fastness of fluorescent material and all non-fluorescent material layers after
test exposure. 15
6.2 Dimensional change of fluorescent material and non-fluorescent material. 16
6.3 Photometric and physical performance requirements for the separate performance
and combined performance materials . 16
6.3.1 Retroreflective performance requirements of new material . 16
6.3.2 Type B1 – Free hanging devices . 17
6.3.3 Type B2, B3 and AB – removable or permanently applied materials or devices . 17
6.4 Retroreflective performance requirements after test exposure . 18
6.4.1 General . 18
6.4.2 Separate performance material . 19
6.4.3 Combined performance material . 19
6.4.4 Orientation sensitive materials . 19
7 Test methods . 19
7.1 Sampling and conditioning . 19
7.2 Determination of colour . 19
7.3 Method of determination of retroreflective photometric performance . 20
7.3.1 General . 20
7.3.2 Type B1 devices . 20
7.3.3 Type B2 and B3 and Type AB devices or garments . 20
7.4 Test exposure of retroreflective material . 20
7.4.1 Abrasion . 20
7.4.2 Folding at cold temperatures . 21
7.4.3 Exposure to temperature variation . 21
7.4.4 Rainfall . 21
7.4.5 Free fall test . 21
7.4.6 Influence of water (water immersion). 21
7.5 Ageing . 21
7.5.1 General . 21
7.5.2 Washing . 22
7.5.3 Dry cleaning . 22
8 Marking . 22
9 Information supplied by the manufacturer . 23
Annex A (informative) Examples of garments or devices according to types and classes . 24
Annex B (informative) Examples of different types of equipment . 26
Annex C (informative) Examples on how to determine visibility from all sides for Type A
garments . 27
Annex D (informative) Possible designs for the placement of fluorescent material on
garments . 28
Annex E (informative) Examples of Type B2 and Type B3 garment. 29
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation 2016/425 aimed to be covered . 31
Bibliography . 32

European foreword
This document (EN 17353:2020) 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 February 2021, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2023.
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 1150:1999, and EN 13356:2001.
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
EU Regulation 2016/425.
For relationship with EU Directive(s), 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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for enhanced visibility equipment in the form of garments, or
devices, which are capable of visually signalling the user’s presence.
The enhanced visibility equipment is intended to provide conspicuity of the wearer in medium risk
situations under any daylight conditions and/or under illuminati
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 1150:1999
Varovalna obleka - Oprema z izboljšano vidljivostjo za razmere s srednjim
tveganjem - Preskusne metode in zahteve
Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test
methods and requirements
Schutzkleidung - Erhöhte Sichtbarkeit für mittlere Risikosituationen - Prüfverfahren und
Anforderungen
Habillement de protection - Équipement de visualisation améliorée pour des situations à
risque modéré - Méthodes d’essai et exigences
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17353:2020
ICS:
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 17353
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
August 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.10 Supersedes EN 1150:1999
English Version
Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for
medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements
Habillement de protection - Équipement de Schutzkleidung - Erhöhte Sichtbarkeit für mittlere
visualisation améliorée pour des situations à risque Risikosituationen - Prüfverfahren und Anforderungen
modéré - Méthodes d'essai et exigences
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 July 2020.

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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 17353:2020 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Types and minimum area requirements . 9
4.1 Types . 9
4.2 Minimum area requirements . 10
5 Design requirements . 11
5.1 Size designation . 11
5.2 Type A . 11
5.2.1 General . 11
5.2.2 Visibility from all sides . 11
5.3 Type B . 12
5.3.1 General . 12
5.3.2 Type B1 – Free hanging devices . 12
5.3.3 Type B2 – Equipment for limbs . 12
5.3.4 Type B3 – Equipment for the torso or the torso and limbs . 12
5.4 Type AB . 13
6 Material requirements . 13
6.1 Requirements for non-fluorescent material, fluorescent material and combined
performance material . 13
6.1.1 Colour performance requirements of new material . 13
6.1.2 Colour after Xenon test . 15
6.1.3 Colour fastness of fluorescent material and all non-fluorescent material layers after
test exposure. 15
6.2 Dimensional change of fluorescent material and non-fluorescent material. 16
6.3 Photometric and physical performance requirements for the separate performance
and combined performance materials . 16
6.3.1 Retroreflective performance requirements of new material . 16
6.3.2 Type B1 – Free hanging devices . 17
6.3.3 Type B2, B3 and AB – removable or permanently applied materials or devices . 17
6.4 Retroreflective performance requirements after test exposure . 18
6.4.1 General . 18
6.4.2 Separate performance material . 19
6.4.3 Combined performance material . 19
6.4.4 Orientation sensitive materials . 19
7 Test methods . 19
7.1 Sampling and conditioning . 19
7.2 Determination of colour . 19
7.3 Method of determination of retroreflective photometric performance . 20
7.3.1 General . 20
7.3.2 Type B1 devices . 20
7.3.3 Type B2 and B3 and Type AB devices or garments . 20
7.4 Test exposure of retroreflective material . 20
7.4.1 Abrasion . 20
7.4.2 Folding at cold temperatures . 21
7.4.3 Exposure to temperature variation . 21
7.4.4 Rainfall . 21
7.4.5 Free fall test . 21
7.4.6 Influence of water (water immersion). 21
7.5 Ageing . 21
7.5.1 General . 21
7.5.2 Washing . 22
7.5.3 Dry cleaning . 22
8 Marking . 22
9 Information supplied by the manufacturer . 23
Annex A (informative) Examples of garments or devices according to types and classes . 24
Annex B (informative) Examples of different types of equipment . 26
Annex C (informative) Examples on how to determine visibility from all sides for Type A
garments . 27
Annex D (informative) Possible designs for the placement of fluorescent material on
garments . 28
Annex E (informative) Examples of Type B2 and Type B3 garment. 29
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation 2016/425 aimed to be covered . 31
Bibliography . 32

European foreword
This document (EN 17353:2020) 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 February 2021, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2023.
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 1150:1999, and EN 13356:2001.
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
EU Regulation 2016/425.
For relationship with EU Directive(s), 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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for enhanced visibility equipment in the form of garments, or
devices, which are capable of visually signalling the user’s presence.
The enhanced visibility equipment is intended to provide conspicuity of the wearer in medium risk
situations under any daylight conditions and/or under illumination by vehicles head
...