SIST EN 50286:2025
(Main)Electrical insulating protective clothing for low-voltage installations
Electrical insulating protective clothing for low-voltage installations
This document is applicable to electrical insulating protective clothing used by skilled persons when they are working on or near live parts of low-voltage installations at nominal voltages up to 500 V AC.
The purpose of this clothing is to prevent dangerous current from passing through persons when there is a risk of unintentional contact with several live parts located in and around the working area.
This document does not deal with protection against the effects of an electric arc, DC applications and voltages higher than 500 AC.
The products designed and manufactured according to this document contribute to the safety of the users provided they are used by skilled persons, in accordance with safe methods of work and the instructions for use.
Elektrisch isolierende Schutzkleidung für Arbeiten an Niederspannungsanlagen
Vêtements de protection isolants pour installations basse tension
Le présent document s'applique aux vêtements de protection isolants électriques utilisés par les personnes qualifiées lorsqu'elles travaillent sur ou à proximité des parties sous tension des installations à basse tension à des tensions nominales allant jusqu'à 500 V en courant alternatif ou 750 V en courant continu.
Le but de ce vêtement, lorsqu'il est utilisé avec d'autres EPI, comme des bottes, des gants, etc., est d'empêcher le passage d'un courant dangereux à travers les personnes lorsqu'il existe un risque de contact involontaire avec plusieurs parties sous tension situées dans et autour de la zone de travail. Lorsque le risque de contact involontaire avec des parties sous tension est limité, par exemple avec des parties sous tension devant le travailleur, le port de ce vêtement n'est pas indispensable.
Les produits conçus et fabriqués conformément au présent document contribuent à la sécurité des utilisateurs, à condition qu'ils soient utilisés par des personnes qualifiées, conformément à des méthodes de travail en toute sécurité et aux instructions d'utilisation.
NOTE Certaines restrictions d'utilisation de ces vêtements peuvent exister dans les zones où le climat est chaud.
Električno izolacijska zaščitna oblačila za delo na nizkonapetostnih inštalacijah
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 50286:2000
Električno izolacijska zaščitna oblačila za delo na nizkonapetostnih inštalacijah
Electrical insulating protective clothing for low-voltage installations
Elektrisch isolierende Schutzkleidung für Arbeiten an Niederspannungsanlagen
Vêtements de protection isolants pour installations basse tension
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50286:2025
ICS:
13.260 Varstvo pred električnim Protection against electric
udarom. Delo pod napetostjo shock. Live working
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 50286
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2025
ICS 13.260; 13.340.10 Supersedes EN 50286:1999
English Version
Electrical insulating protective clothing for low-voltage
installations
Vêtements de protection isolants électriques pour Elektrisch isolierende Schutzkleidung für Arbeiten an
installations basse tension Niederspannungsanlagen
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2025-08-18. CENELEC 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 CENELEC 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 CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
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Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
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Ref. No. EN 50286:2025 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 7
4.1 Non-electrical requirements . 7
4.2 Electrical requirements . 9
4.3 Marking . 9
4.4 Instructions for use . 10
5 Type tests . 10
5.1 General . 10
5.2 Non-electrical tests . 11
5.3 Electrical type tests . 12
5.4 Marking . 14
5.5 Instructions for use and periodic inspection . 14
6 Other tests . 14
6.1 Routine tests . 14
6.2 Acceptance tests . 15
6.3 Sampling tests . 15
7 Method for assessment of defects and verification of performance applicable to electrical insulating
protective clothing having completed the production phase . 15
8 Modifications . 15
Annex A (normative) Suitable for live working; double triangle (IEC 60417-5216:2002-10) . 16
Annex B (informative) Additional recommendations and information to the instruction for use . 17
B.1 lnstructions for use . 17
B.2 Inspection . 17
Annex C (normative) Chronological order for type testing . 19
Annex D (informative) Classification of defects . 20
Annex E (informative) Rationale for the classification of defects . 21
Annex ZZ (informative) Relationship between this European standard and the essential Requirements
of Regulation 2016/425 aimed to be covered . 22
Bibliography . 24
European foreword
This document (EN 50286:2025) has been prepared by CLC/TC 78, “Equipment and tools for live working”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2026-10-31
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2028-10-31
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 50286:1999 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
— update of referenced documents;
— update definitions and terms;
— addition of tear resistance and tensile strength;
— addition of change due to laundering and cleaning;
— up-date of marking and instruction for use;
— up-date on testing conditions;
— update on pre-conditioning;
— up-date of conformity assessment;
— addition of Annex D on classification of defects;
— addition of Annex E on rationale of classification of defects;
— addition of Annex ZZ.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZZ, which is an integral part of this document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A complete
listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Introduction
This document complies with the electrical insulating requirements set out by CLC/TC 78 and with the non-
electrical requirements set out by CEN/TC 162. This insulating clothing is recognized as a PPE according to
PPE Regulation 2016-425.
Electrical insulating protective clothing was developed primarily for use by workers for work on low-voltage
overhead lines.
For the moment, there is no withstand test applicable to products where the principle risk is of unintentional
contact with live parts, and such a test is not included in the present document. However, despite this Iack, it is
considered that a satisfactory Ievel of electrical protection is provided by compliance with this document for both
the proof tests and the periodic electrical inspections.
For the moment, no test is available in relation to the risk of workers exposure to an electrical arc generated by
Iow-voltage installations. This task is presently under study by CLC/TC 78 WG 7.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
Terms and definitions defined in Clause 3 are given in italic print throughout this document.
1 Scope
This document is applicable to electrical insulating protective clothing used by skilled persons when they are
working on or near live parts of low-voltage installations at nominal voltages up to 500 V AC.
The purpose of this clothing is to prevent dangerous current from passing through persons when there is a risk
of unintentional contact with several live parts located in and around the working area.
This document does not deal with protection against the effects of an electric arc, DC applications and voltages
higher than 500 AC.
The products designed and manufactured according to this document contribute to the safety of the users
provided they are used by skilled persons, in accordance with safe methods of work and the instructions for
use.
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 343:2019, Protective clothing - Protection against rain
EN 60060-1:2010, High-voltage test techniques - Part 1: General definitions and test requirements
EN 60060-2:2011, High-voltage test techniques - Part 2: Measuring systems
EN 60529:1991, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
EN IEC 61318:2021, Live working - Methods for assessment of defects and verification of performance
applicable to tools, devices and equipment
EN ISO 811:2018, Textiles - Determination of resistance to water penetration - Hydrostatic pressure test (ISO
811:2018)
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 5077:2008, Textiles - Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying (ISO 5077:2007)
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 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 13937-2:2000, Textiles - Tear properties of fabrics - Part 2: Determination of tear force of trouser-
shaped test specimens (Single tear method) (ISO 13937-2:2000)
EN ISO 15025:2016, Protective clothing - Protection against flame - Method of test for limited flame spread (ISO
15025:2016)
As impacted by EN ISO 13688:2013/A1:2021.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
electrical insulating protective clothing
protective clothing which prevents dangerous current from passing through the human body
Note 1 to entry: Jacket with hood, trousers and overall are articles of the protective clothing.
3.2
seam
junction of two edges of material which are permanently joined by sewing or any other method
3.3
tests
3.3.1
acceptance test
contractual test to prove to the customer that the article of clothing meets certain conditions of its specification
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-151:2020, 151-16-23, modified – “item” is replaced by “article of clothing”]
3.3.2
proof test
test
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