EN STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
| Symbol |
Types & Standards |
Properties |
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Type 1
EN 943-1 |
Gas Tight
Protective clothing against liquid and gaseous chemicals,including liquid aerosols and solid particles |
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Type 2
EN 943-1 |
Non Gas Tight
Suit which retain positive pressure to prevent ingress of dusts,liquids and vapours |
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Type 3
EN 14605 |
Liquid Tight
Suit which can protect against strong and directional jets of liquid chemicals.Requires a fabric barrier and sealed seams. |
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Type 4
EN 14605 |
Spray Tight
Suit which can protect against saturation of liquidchemicals,where the volume of the liquid builds up on the suit forming pools,resulting in rivulets Requires a fabric barner and sealed seams. |
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Type5
EN ISO13982-1 |
Particulate Tight
Suit for protection against hazardous dry particles |
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Type 6
EN13034 |
Reduced Spray Tight
Suit for protection against light spray and splashes of liquid chemicals,such as fine mist of droplets in the atmosphere,but no directional spray or build up of liquid on the suit |
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EN14325 |
Against chemicals
Test methods and performance classification of chemical protective clothing materials, seams,joins and assemblages |
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EN1073-2 |
Against Radioactive Particles
Protective clothing against radioactive contaminated particles. |
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EN1149-5 |
Anti-static
Protection against eletrostatic discharge or charge decay. |
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EN14126 |
Against Biohazards
It contains a set of requirements and test methods to measure the protection against infective agents (indicate bya”-B”with Type). |
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ENISO14116 |
Against Limited Flame Spread
Limited flame spread materials,material assemblies and clothing. |
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ENISO 13688 |
Protective clothing-general requirements |
