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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.SRåDUDSchutzkleidung für die Feuerwehr - Leistungsanforderungen für Schutzkleidung für Tätigkeiten der FeuerwehrHabillement de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers - Exigences de performance pour les vêtements de protection pour la lutte contre l'incendieProtective clothing for firefighters - Performance requirements for protective clothing for firefighting activities13.340.10Varovalna oblekaProtective clothing13.220.10Gašenje požaraFire-fightingICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:prEN 469oSIST prEN 469:2018en,fr,de01-september-2018oSIST prEN 469:2018SLOVENSKI

Protective clothing for firefighters æ Performance requirements for protective clothing for firefighting activities Habillement de protection pour sapeursæpompiers æ Exigences de performance pour les vêtements de protection pour la lutte contre l 5incendie

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Page European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 6 3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 7 4 Design ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 4.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 4.2 Size designation ............................................................................................................................................ 12 4.3 Design requirements .................................................................................................................................. 12 4.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 4.3.2 Type of clothing ............................................................................................................................................ 12 4.3.3 Interface areas .............................................................................................................................................. 13 4.3.4 Closure system .............................................................................................................................................. 13 4.3.5 External Pockets ........................................................................................................................................... 13 4.3.6 Hood (optional)............................................................................................................................................. 13 4.3.7 Inspection access (optional) .................................................................................................................... 13 4.3.8 Visibility (optional) ..................................................................................................................................... 14 4.3.9 Reinforcement material (optional) ....................................................................................................... 14 4.3.10 If used, any reinforcement material as part of the component assembly, shall at least meet the requirements of 6.2.1.1 and 6.2.1.6. Anti-wicking barrier (optional) .................... 14 4.3.11 Drain mesh (optional) ................................................................................................................................ 14 4.3.12 Hardware ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 4.3.13 Devices incorporated into firefighting garments (optional) ........................................................ 14 5 Sampling, pre-treatment and conditioning for testing ................................................................... 14 5.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 5.2 Sampling .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 5.3 Pre-treatment ................................................................................................................................................ 15 5.4 Finishing deterioration by cleaning ...................................................................................................... 15 5.5 Conditioning ................................................................................................................................................... 15 6 Performance requirements ...................................................................................................................... 15 6.1 General (amount of test specimens in relevant standards) ......................................................... 15 6.2 External risks ................................................................................................................................................. 17 6.2.1 Heat and flame .............................................................................................................................................. 17 6.2.2 Resistance to Penetration test by liquid chemicals ......................................................................... 18 6.2.3 Mechanical ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 6.2.4 Water ................................................................................................................................................................ 19 6.2.5 Visibility (optional) ..................................................................................................................................... 20 6.3 Comfort ............................................................................................................................................................ 20 6.3.1 Water vapour resistance (Marked with Z1 or Z2) ............................................................................ 20 7 Garment testing ............................................................................................................................................ 20 8 Marking and manufacturer’s information .......................................................................................... 21 8.1 Marking and labelling ................................................................................................................................. 21 8.1.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 oSIST prEN 469:2018

prEN 469:2018 (E) 3 8.1.2 Size of the label .............................................................................................................................................. 22 8.2 Manufacturers information ...................................................................................................................... 22 Annex A (normative)

Assessment, evaluation and determination of the property values for rating and for performance classification ........................................................................................... 23 A.1 Expression of results ................................................................................................................................... 23 A.2 Outlying data .................................................................................................................................................. 23 A.3 Uncertainty of measurement .................................................................................................................... 24 A.4 Classification of results ............................................................................................................................... 24 Annex B (informative)

Contamination during use ........................................................................................ 25 B.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 B.2 Contamination ............................................................................................................................................... 25 B.3 Cleaning ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 B.4 Other actions to reduce human exposure ............................................................................................ 25 Annex C (informative)

Summary of the clothing heat and flame protection Selection, Use, Care and Maintenance guidance (SUCAM), CEN/TR 14560 ........................................................... 27 C.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 27 C.2 Personal protective equipment (PPE) – employers and users ..................................................... 27 C.3 Why is PPE important? Why a risk assessment? ............................................................................... 27 C.4 Pratical performance test .......................................................................................................................... 27 C.5 Selection, Use, Care and Maintenance guidance (SUCAM) ............................................................. 27 Annex D (informative)

Significant technical changes between this document and the previous edition of EN 469:2005 ............................................................................................................ 30 Annex E (informative)

Rationale .......................................................................................................................... 33 Annex ZA

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Regulation (EU) 2016/425 ............................................................................... 37 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 39

prEN 469:2018 (E) 4 European foreword This document (prEN 469:2018) 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 document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry. This document will supersede EN 469:2005. 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(s). For relationship with EU Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. Annex D provides details of significant technical changes between this European Standard and the previous edition. Annex E provides a rationale for the decisions on the requirements of this standard. It is one of several standards for protective clothing that have been developed to protect persons against heat and/or flames. oSIST prEN 469:2018

prEN 469:2018 (E) 5 Introduction The clothing as defined in this document is part of the broader protection system that the wearer uses to protect against risks which they are likely to be exposed to. Additional personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect the head, face, hands and feet should also be worn, along with appropriate respiratory protection where necessary. The use of the PPE can affect the feeling perceived through our senses (ability of observing). Also, the PPE can have a paradoxical effect (e.g. heat stress vs thermal protection) in the daily activities of a firefighter. Although the firefighter role is to extinguish fires, he/she has many other activities where little or no thermal protection is required. Therefore, finding the balance between thermal protection and comfort (e.g. avoidance of heat stress), as well as other potential requirements is key. This revised document gives the fire service options, based on a risk assessment, to make choices that match their specific requirements and circumstances. The heat and flame risks have been split into two levels. Level 2 provides higher thermal protection performance, expected in high risk activities such as fighting fires in structures, e.g. buildings, factories, gas stations. It is essential that this document applies to the design, manufacturing, testing and certification of firefighting protective clothing. During the revision of the standard, the performance specification of current PPE purchased across Europe by many fire services was reviewed. In addition, a rationale for the inclusion of each new requirement or the changing of existing requirements has been provided in Annex E. It is essential that the fire (and rescue) services or their employers carry out a risk assessment and carry out a compatibility check of all parts of the PPE (SCBA, gloves, boots, etc.) to meet the requirements of the Regulation 2016/425. It is essential that firefighters and maintenance personnel are trained in the selection, use, care and maintenance of all personal protective equipment. Guidelines for selection, use, care and maintenance of protective clothing against heat and flame are given in CEN/TR 14560 (Annex C). There is an increased focus on the contamination of firefighters and/or their PPE from smoke particulates and fire gases, as well as all the decontamination processes. This document includes an Annex B to sensitise firefighters and provide some recommendations. Although innovation like sensors techniques is fully in development, this document provides room for implementation by describing the interfaces areas. Nothing in this document is intended to restrict any jurisdiction, purchaser or manufacturer from exceeding these minimum requirements. oSIST prEN 469:2018

prEN 469:2018 (E) 6 1 Scope This document specifies minimum performance requirements for protective clothing designed to be worn during firefighting activities. The requirements are detailed in this document covering heat and flame, mechanical, chemical, comfort, visibility, etc. This document covers the general clothing design, the minimum performance levels of the material used, the methods of test to be used to determine these performance levels, marking and information supplied by the manufacturer. This document makes distinction between firefighting activities dividing them into two performance levels based on a risk assessment: — Level 1: specifies the minimum requirements for firefighting clothing involving work associated with outdoor firefighting and their support activities, taking into account the environments and conditions of the expected operational scenarios of such firefighting activities. The level 1 is not applicable for protection against risks encountered in fighting fires or rescue from fire activities in structures, unless combined to a level 2 or other specialised PPE. — Level 2: specifies the minimum requirements for firefighting clothing for risks encountered in fighting fires and rescue from fire in structures. The distinction between Level 1 and Level 2 clothing is restricted to the requirements on heat and flame (X1 or X2 - Heat and Flame). These levels of protection can be reached by a single or a combination of separate garments. Additional marking provides two grades of protection for Y (protection against water penetration) and Z (water vapour resistance). It is essential that these performance grades are indicated on the marking of the clothing and explained in the instructions for use. This document does not cover protective clothing for specialized tasks or specific risk situations e.g. wildland firefighting, specialized firefighting and/or advanced technical rescue operations dealing with hazardous chemicals, working with chainsaws and water and rope rescue. This document does not cover protection for the head, hands and feet or specific protection against other hazards e.g. chemical, biological, radiological and electrical hazards. These aspects may be covered in other European Standards. 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. CEN/TR 14560, Guidance for selection, use, care and maintenance of protective clothing against heat and flame

EN 20811, 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 3146, Plastics — Determination of melting behaviour (melting temperature or melting range) of semi-crystalline polymers by capillary tube and polarizing-microscope methods (ISO 3146) oSIST prEN 469:2018

prEN 469:2018 (E) 7 EN ISO 4674-1, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of tear resistance — Part 1: Constant rate of tear methods (ISO 4674-1) EN ISO 6530, Protective clothing — Protection against liquid chemicals — Test method for resistance of materials to penetration by liquids (ISO 6530) EN ISO 6942, Protective clothing — Protection against heat and fire — Method of test: Evaluation of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat (ISO 6942) EN ISO 9151, Protective clothing against heat and flame — Determination of heat transmission on exposure to flame (ISO 9151) EN ISO 11092, Textiles — Physiological effects — Measurement of thermal and water-vapour resistance under steady-state conditions (sweating guarded-hotplate test) (ISO 11092) EN ISO 12127-1, Clothing for protection against heat and flame — Determination of contact heat transmission through protective clothing or constituent materials — Part 1: Contact heat produced by heating cylinder (ISO 12127-1) EN ISO 13506-1, Protective clothing against heat and flame — Part 1: Test method for complete garments — Measurement of transferred energy using an instrumented manikin (ISO 13506-1) EN ISO 13688, Protective clothing — General requirements (ISO 13688) EN ISO 13934-1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method (ISO 13934-1) EN ISO 13935-2, 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) EN ISO 13937-2, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of tear force of trouser-shaped test specimens (Single tear method) (ISO 13937-2) EN ISO 14116:2015, Protective clothing — Protection against flame — Limited flame spread materials, material assemblies and clothing (ISO 14116:2015) EN ISO 15025, Protective clothing — Protection against flame — Method of test for limited flame spread (ISO 15025) EN ISO 20471:2013, High visibility clothing — Test methods and requirements (ISO 20471:2013, Corrected version 2013-06-01) ISO 17493, Clothing and equipment for protection against heat — Test method for convective heat resistance using a hot air circulating oven 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

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prEN 469:2018 (E) 8 3.1 ankle region where the foot and the leg meet and can be marked by lateral and medial malleolus (A malleolus is the bony prominence on each side of the ankle) 3.2 anti-wicking barrier material used to prevent the transfer of liquid from outside the garment to inside the garment, usually in addition to or replacing part of the moisture barrier at the edge(s) 3.3 cleaning process by which an item of personal protective equipment (PPE) is made again serviceable and/or hygienically wearable by removing any dirt or contamination Note 1 to entry: Cleaning may include reimpregnation step. 3.4 cleaning cycle washing plus drying or dry-cleaning cycle Note 1 to entry: See 3.33 (pre-treatment) 3.5 closure system method of fastening openings in the garment including combinations of more than one method of achieving a secure closure Note 1 to entry: This term does not cover seams. 3.6 (protective) clothing specialized garments providing protection for the firefighter’s torso, neck, arms, and legs, but excluding the head, hands, and feet 3.7 compatibility ability of clothing (protective clothing and other clothing) to be used in conjunction with other parts of PPE 3.8 component assembly combination of all materials of a multi-layer garment presented exactly as the finished garment construction 3.9 conditioning keeping samples under standard conditions of temperature and relative humidity for a minimum period of time 3.10 device item whether made of fabric or hardware that is incorporated into the firefighter garment bringing additional protection to the firefighter oSIST prEN 469:2018

prEN 469:2018 (E) 9 3.11 drain mesh material permeable material to allow drainage of water 3.12 firefighter's protective clothing specific garment(s) providing protection for the firefighter's torso, neck, arms, and legs, but excluding the head, hands and feet 3.13 garment single item of clothing which may consist of single or multiple layers 3.14 garment assembly series of layers of garments arranged in the order as worn, which may contain multilayer materials, material combinations or a series of separate garments in single layers 3.15 hardware non-fabric items used in protective clothing including those made of metal or plastic EXAMPLE Fasteners, rank markings, buttons, zippers, embroideries, braces. 3.16 heat transfer index 12 HTI12 number to one decimal place calculated from the mean time (measured in seconds, to one decimal place) to achieve a temperature rise of (12 ± 0,1) °C in the calorimeter when testing according to EN ISO 9151:2016 with an incident heat flux 80 kW/m2 3.17 heat transfer index 24 HTI24 number to one decimal place calculated from the mean time (measured in seconds, to one decimal place) to achieve a temperature rise of (24 ± 0,1) °C in the calorimeter when testing according to EN ISO 9151:2016 with an incident heat flux of 80 kW/m2 3.18 impregnation can be part of cleaning procedure or can be a separate procedure to maintain or regain for example the repellent properties of the outer fabric and/or chemical penetration resistance of the clothing 3.19 innermost lining lining on the innermost face of a component assembly which is intended to be nearest to the wearers skin Note 1 to entry: Where the innermost lining forms part of a material combination, the material combination is regarded as the innermost lining. 3.20 integrated one or more additional elements attached to the garments functioning as an inseparable whole oSIST prEN 469:2018

prEN 469:2018 (E) 10 3.21 interface area areas where openings interrupt the continuity of material(s) or garments 3.22 interlining layer between the outermost layer and the innermost lining in a multilayer garment 3.23 laundering process intended to remove soils and/or stains by treatment (washing) with an aqueous detergent solution and normally including rinsing, extracting and drying [SOURCE: EN ISO 15487:2010] 3.24 material substances, excluding hardware and labels, of which an item of clothing is made 3.25 material combination material produced from a series of separate layers, fixed together during the garment manufacturing stage Note 1 to entry: See 3.27 (multilayer material). 3.26 moisture barrier fabric or membrane used in a component assembly to achieve the properties of hydrostatic pressure and water vapour permeability Note 1 to entry: Moisture barriers do not prevent the passage of some chemical, biological or radiological agents and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) should be provided to protect the wearer in such incidents. 3.27 multilayer material material consisting of different layers intimately combined prior to the garment manufacturing stage, e.g. by weaving, quilting, coating or gluing Note 1 to entry: See 3.25 (material combination). 3.28 neck part of the body that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk and can be marked as the region between the collarbones and the lower jawbones 3.29 nonwoven structures of textile materials, such as fibres, continuous filaments, or chopped yarns of any nature or origin, that have been formed into webs by any means, and bonded together by any means, excluding the interlacing of yarns as in woven fabric, knitted fabric, laces, braided fabric or tufted fabric Note 1 to entry: Film and paper structures are not considered as nonwovens. oSIST prEN 469:2018

prEN 469:2018 (E) 11 [SOURCE: ISO 9092:2011, definition 2.1] 3.30 outer garment outermost garment of the clothing assembly that will be first exposed to the hazard(s) 3.31 outer material outermost material of which the item of protective clothing is made 3.32 pocket usually small textile bag that is sewn into or onto a piece of clothing and that is open so that you can put things into it and can be closed with a button, a zipper, Velcro or a flap 3.33 pre-treatment standard way of preparing the samples before testing or before use Note 1 to entry: This might include e.g. a number of cleaning cycles, submitting the sample to heat, mechanical action or any other relevant exposure and is finished by conditioning. 3.34 radiant heat transfer index 12 RHTI12 number to one decimal place calculated from the mean time (measured in seconds, to one decimal place) to achieve a temperature rise of (12 ± 0,1) °C in the calorimeter when testing according to EN ISO 6942 with an incident heat flux of 40 kW/m2 3.35 radiant heat transfer index 24 RHTI24 number to one decimal place calculated from the mean time (measured in seconds, to one decimal place) to achieve a temperature rise of (24 ± 0,1) °C in the calorimeter when testing according to EN ISO 6942 with an incident heat flux of 40 kW/m2 3.36 reinforcement any material used to improve the garment properties either to increase the mechanical properties or to provide comfort through reducing the pressure on parts of the body 3.37 self-contained breathing apparatus SCBA accepted respirator that has a portable supply of breathing gas and is indepen