Protective clothing - Protection against flame - Limited flame spread materials, material assemblies and clothing (ISO 14116:2015)

This International Standard specifies the performance requirements for the Limited Flame Spread properties of all
materials, all material assemblies and protective clothing in order to reduce the possibility of the clothing burning
when in occasional and brief contact with small flames and thereby itself constituting a hazard. Additional
requirements for clothing are also specified, including design requirements, mechanical requirements, marking and
information supplied by the manufacturer.
When protection against heat hazards is necessary in addition to protection against flame, this standard is not
appropriate. Standards such as ISO 11612, should be used.
A classification system is given for materials, material assemblies and garments which are tested according to
ISO 15025, Procedure A.

Schutzkleidung - Schutz gegen Flammen - Materialien, Materialkombinationen und Kleidung mit begrenzter Flammenausbreitung (ISO 14116:2015)

Vêtements de protection - Protection contre les flammes - Matériaux, assemblages de matériaux et vêtements à propagation de flamme limitée (ISO 14116:2015)

L'ISO 14116:2015 spécifie les exigences de performance relatives aux matériaux, aux assemblages de matériaux et aux vêtements de protection à propagation de flamme limitée afin de réduire le risque qu'un vêtement brûle lors d'un contact occasionnel et de courte durée avec de petites flammes, constituant ainsi par lui-même un danger. D'autres exigences s'appliquant aux vêtements sont également spécifiées, notamment des exigences de conception, des exigences mécaniques, ainsi que des exigences relatives au marquage et à la notice d'information du fabricant.

Varovalna obleka - Zaščita pred učinki plamena - Materiali, kombinacije materialov in obleka z omejeno stopnjo gorljivosti (ISO 14116:2015)

Ta mednarodni standard določa zahteve za lastnosti omejene stopnje gorljivosti vseh materialov, vseh kombinacij materialov in varovalne obleke, s čemer se zmanjša možnost vnetljivosti oblačil, če pridejo v priložnostni in kratek stik z manjšimi plameni in s tem povzročeno nevarnostjo. Opredeljene so tudi dodatne zahteve za oblačila, vključno z zahtevami oblikovanja, mehanskimi zahtevami, označevanjem in informacijami, ki jih zagotovi proizvajalec. Ta standard se ne uporablja v primerih, ko je poleg zaščite pred plameni potrebna tudi zaščita pred toploto. V takih primerih se uporabljajo drugi standardi, na primer ISO 11612. Podan je sistem razvrščanja za materiale, kombinacije materialov in oblačila, ki so preizkušeni v skladu s standardom ISO 15025, postopek A.

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Protective clothing - Protection against flame - Limited flame spread materials, material
assemblies and clothing (ISO 14116:2015)
Schutzkleidung - Schutz gegen Flammen - Materialien, Materialkombinationen und
Kleidung mit begrenzter Flammenausbreitung (ISO 14116:2015)
Vêtements de protection - Protection contre les flammes - Matériaux, assemblages de
matériaux et vêtements à propagation de flamme limitée (ISO 14116:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14116:2015
ICS:
13.220.40 Sposobnost vžiga in Ignitability and burning
obnašanje materialov in behaviour of materials and
proizvodov pri gorenju products
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
SIST EN ISO 14116:2015 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 14116

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2015
ICS 13.340.10 Supersedes EN ISO 14116:2008
English Version
Protective clothing - Protection against flame - Limited flame
spread materials, material assemblies and clothing (ISO
14116:2015)
Vêtements de protection - Protection contre les flammes - Schutzkleidung - Schutz gegen Flammen - Materialien,
Matériaux, assemblages de matériaux et vêtements à Materialkombinationen und Kleidung mit begrenzter
propagation de flamme limitée (ISO 14116:2015) Flammenausbreitung (ISO 14116:2015)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 June 2015.

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
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Contents Page
European foreword .3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC .4

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European foreword
This document (EN ISO 14116:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94 "Personal safety
- Protective clothing and equipment" in collaboration with 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 January 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by January 2016.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
This document supersedes EN ISO 14116:2008.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations 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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14116:2015 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14116:2015 without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(informative)

Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide one means of conforming to Essential Requirements of
the New Approach Directive 89/686/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
personal protective equipment.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive and has been
implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative clauses of
this International Standard given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the limits of the scope of this International
Standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding Essential Requirements of that Directive and
associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZA. — Correspondence between this International Standard and Directive 89/686/EEC
Clause(s)/sub- Qualifying remarks
clause(s) of this Essential Requirements (ERs) of Directive
European 89/686/EEC, Annex II
Standard
4.1, 4.4, 4.5,, , 6.3. 1.2.1 Absence of risks and other inherent nuisance
factors

4.5. 1.3.1 Adaptation of PPE to user morphology
8, 9 1.4 Information supplied by the manufacturer
5.3 2.4 PPE subject to ageing
6.2 1.3.2 Lightness and design strength
6.1. 3.6.1 PPE constituent materials and other components
8 2.12 PPE bearing identification marks related to health
and safety

WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the products falling
within the scope of this standard.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14116
Second edition
2015-07-01
Protective clothing — Protection
against flame — Limited flame spread
materials, material assemblies and
clothing
Vêtements de protection — Protection contre les flammes —
Matériaux, assemblages de matériaux et vêtements à propagation de
flamme limitée
Reference number
ISO 14116:2015(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General and design requirements . 3
5 Sampling, pre-treatment, and ageing . 4
5.1 Sampling . 4
5.2 Pre-treatment of material . 4
5.3 Ageing . 4
5.4 Conditioning . 5
6 Performance requirements . 5
6.1 Limited flame spread performance . 5
6.2 Physical requirements . 6
6.2.1 Tensile Strength . 6
6.2.2 Tear strength . 6
6.2.3 Burst strength . 6
6.2.4 Seam strength . 6
6.3 Dimensional change of textile materials . 7
7 Classification . 7
7.1 Requirements for limited flame spread index 1 . 7
7.2 Requirements for limited flame spread index 2 . 7
7.3 Requirements for limited flame spread index 3 . 7
8 Marking . 8
8.1 Final index . 8
8.2 Single-layer materials . 8
8.3 Material assemblies . 8
8.4 Garments . 8
9 Information supplied by the manufacturer . 9
Annex A (normative) Uncertainty of measurement .10
Annex B (normative) Determination of property values for rating and classification .11
Bibliography .12
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any
patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or on
the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation on the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions related to conformity
assessment, as well as information about ISO’s adherence to the WTO principles in the Technical Barriers
to Trade (TBT) see the following URL: Foreword - Supplementary information
The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 94, Personal safety - Protective clothing and
equipment, Subcommittee SC 13, and by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162, Protective clothing including
hand and arm protection and lifejackets in collaboration.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 14116:2008), which has been technically
revised to include the following changes:
— include test procedures for burst strength testing of woven materials;
— include new definition for determination of hole formation;
— modify clause in design requirements regarding garment overlaps;
— modify clause on sampling requirements;
— modify pre-treatment clause to include requirements for single use garments;
— modify clause for ageing due to washing (maximum number of cleaning procedures as indicated by
the manufacturer);
— include new requirement for measuring property value for rating and classification;
— modify test procedure for the flame testing of labels, badges, and retro-reflective materials;
— include requirement and procedure for testing of hardware;
— include requirement and test procedure for burst strength testing of knitted materials;
— include requirement and test procedure for tensile strength testing of non-woven materials;
— include requirement and test procedure for tear strength testing of non-woven materials;
— modify requirement for tear strength of woven and non-woven materials;
— modify flame spread definition;
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— modify requirement for flaming debris;
— modify afterflame requirement for flame spread of Index 3 materials;
— modify afterglow requirement for flame spread of Index 1, Index 2, and Index 3 materials.;
— include statement for flame spread testing in regard to interlining materials for Index 2 and Index 3
materials;
— include normative Annex for uncertainty of measurement;
— include normative Annex for measuring property value for rating and classification.
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Introduction
The purpose of this International Standard is to provide minimum performance requirements for
clothing in order to reduce the possibility of the clothing and/or its materials burning when in occasional
and brief contact with small flames and thereby, itself constituting a hazard.
For complete protection against exposure to flame, it will be necessary to protect the head, face, hands,
and/or feet with suitable PPE and, in some cases, appropriate respiratory protection might also be
considered necessary.
[5]
Attention is drawn to ISO/TR 2801:2007, which sets out guidelines for selection, use, care, and
maintenance of protective clothing against flame.
Nothing in this International Standard is intended to restrict any jurisdiction, purchaser, or manufacturer
from exceeding these minimum requirements.
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Protective clothing — Protection against flame — Limited
flame spread materials, material assemblies and clothing
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the performance requirements for the limited flame spread
properties of all materials, all material assemblies, and protective clothing in order to reduce the
possibility of the clothing burning when in occasional and brief contact with small flames and thereby
constituting a hazard. Additional requirements for clothing are also specified, including design
requirements, mechanical requirements, marking, and information supplied by the manufacturer.
When protection against heat hazards is necessary, in addition to protection against flame, this
International Standard is not appropriate. International Standards such as ISO 11612 are to be used
instead.
A classification system is given for materials, material assemblies, and garments which are tested
according to ISO 15025, Procedure A.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 13934-1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of maximum force and
elongation at maximum force using the strip method
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 13937-2, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of tear force of trouser-shaped
test specimens (Single tear method)
ISO 13938-1, Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics — Part 1: Hydraulic method for determination of
bursting strength and bursting distension
ISO 13938-2, Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics — Part 2: Pneumatic method for determination of
bursting strength and bursting distension
ISO 15025, Protective clothing — Protection against heat and flame — Method of test for limited flame
spread
ISO 13688, Protective clothing — General requirements
ISO 9073-4, Textiles — Test methods for nonwovens — Part 4: Determination of tear resistance
ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
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3.1
ageing
changing of the product performance over time during use or storage
Note 1 to entry: Ageing is caused by a combination of several factors, such as the following:
— cleaning, maintenance, or disinfecting process;
— exposure to visible and/or ultra-violet radiation;
— exposure to high or low temperatures or to changing temperatures;
— exposure to chemicals, including humidity;
— exposure to biological agents such as bacteria, fungi, insects, or other pests;
— exposure to mechanical action such as abrasion, flexing, pressure, and strain;
— exposure to contaminants such as dirt, oil, splashes of molten metal, etc.;
— exposure to wear and tear.
[SOURCE: ISO 11611:2007, 3.1]
3.2
cleaning
process by which an item of PPE is made serviceable and/or hygienically wearable again by removing
any dirt or contamination
Note 1 to entry: A cleaning cycle is typically a washing plus drying or a dry cleaning treatment followed, if
required, by ironing or other finishing.
3.3
cleaning index
letter indicating that the material or material assembly was subjected to a cleansing procedure specified
in 5.2 before being tested for limited flame spread
3.4
clothing assembly
series of garments arranged in the order as worn
Note 1 to entry: They might contain multilayer materials, material combinations, or a series of separate garments
in single layers.
3.5
component assembly
combination of all materials and hardware presented exactly as the finished garment construction
3.6
conditioning
keeping of the samples under standard conditions of temperature and relative humidity for a minimum
period of time
3.7
garment
single item of clothing which can consist of single or multiple layers
3.8
hole
any opening, break, or discontinuity of any size in the original structure of the test specimen’s fabric
caused by application of the test flame
[SOURCE: ISO 15025:2000, 2.8, modified]
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3.9
hardware
non-fabric items forming part of or optional extras in a garment
EXAMPLE Metal or plastic buttons or zippers and touch and close fasteners or hook and loop fasteners.
3.10
interlining
layer between the outermost layer and the innermost lining in a multilayer garment
3.11
limited flame spread index
number indicating that the material or material assembly has achieved a specific level of performance
Note 1 to entry: See Clause 7.
3.12
material
substances, excluding hardware, of which an item of clothing is made
3.13
material assembly
combination of all materials of a multi-layer garment presented exactly as the finished garment
construction
3.14
material combination
material produced from a series of separate layers, fixed together during the garment manufacturing
stage
3.15
multilayer material
material consisting of different layers intimately combined prior to the garment manufacturing stage
EXAMPLE The combining process includes weaving, quilting, coating and gluing.
3.16
outer material
outermost material of which the item of clothing is made
3.17
pre-treatment
standard way of preparing the samples before testing
Note 1 to entry: This can include e.g. a number of cleaning cycles, submitting the sample to heat, mechanical
action or any other relevant exposure and is completed by conditioning.
[SOURCE: ISO 11611:2007, 3.8]
3.18
seam
any method of permanent fastening between two or more pieces of material
3.19
structural seam
seam that is necessary for the integrity of the garment
4 General and design requirements
4.1 Single layer garments containing limited flame spread index 1 materials, shall be worn over index 2
or index 3 garments and shall not come into contact with the skin (e.g. in the neck and wrist area). If an
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assembly contains index 1 materials, those shall not come into contact with the skin (e.g. in the neck and
wrist area).
It shall be verified by visual inspection when the garment is worn by an appropriate user.
4.2 Protective clothing may consist of several separate garments or it may be a single garment with one
or more layers.
4.3 General requirements which are not specifically covered in this International Standard shall be in
accordance with ISO 13688.
4.4 Hardware penetrating the outer material of a protective garment or garment assembly shall not be
exposed to the innermost surface of the garment or the garment assembly.
Conformity shall be checked by visual inspection.
4.5 An outer two piece suit, when correctly sized for the wearer, shall provide an overlap between the
jacket and trousers which remains when one standing wearer firstly fully extends both arms above the
head and then bends over until the fingertips touch the ground. In addition, the wrists and lower arms
shall also remain covered in an upright position; this shall also apply to one piece suits.
5 Sampling, pre-treatment, and ageing
5.1 Sampling
The number of samples and the size of the specimens of garment materials or garments presented to
the different test methods shall be in accordance with the respective test standards specified in the
requirements in Clause 6. Samples for testing shall be taken from the original garment or shall be
representative of the component assembly.
5.2 Pre-treatment of material
Before each test specified in Clause 6, the test materials and test specimens shall be pre-treated by
cleaning. If the manufacturer’s instructions indicate that cleaning is not allowed, then testing shall be
carried out on new material. In addition, 6.1 requires that the limited flame spread tests shall be carried
out both before the pre-treatment and after the pre-treatment.
The cleaning shall be in line with the manufacturer’s instructions, on the basis of standardized processes.
If the number of cleaning cycles is not specified, the tests shall be carried out after five cleaning cycles (a
cleaning cycle is one wash and one dry cycle). This shall be reflected in the information supplied by the
manufacturer. If the garment can be washed and dry-cleaned, it shall only be washed. If only dry-cleaning
is allowed, the garment shall be dry-cleaned in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
NOTE Manufacturer’s instructions typically indicate one or several of the various methods and processes of
[3] [4] [6]
ISO 6330, ISO 15797, ISO 3175-2, or equivalent as standardized processes for cleaning.
5.3 Ageing
In case the garment should be submitted to some treatment to maintain its limited flame spread property
as specified in Clause 7, the manufacturer shall indicate the maximum number of cleaning cycles
that can be carried out before applying the treatment indicated to maintain the garment protective
performance. Limited flame spread test according to Clause 7 shall be carried out after the last cleaning
cycles before any treatment, as indicated by the manufacturer. In both cases, the garment shall comply
with the requirement.
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