UNE-EN ISO 11612:2015

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AGAINST HEAT AND FLAME. MINIMUM PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

DEFINITION

This international standard specifies the performance for garments made from flexible materials, designed to protect the user’s body. Its features are applicable to garments that can be used in a wide variety of situations, where the use of clothing with properties for limited flame propagation is necessary and where the user may be exposed to radiant, convective or contact heat and molten metal splashes. For head/foot protection, include leggings, hoods, and boot covers, and exclude socks and boots.

Protective clothing must meet the requirements in the following table and with at least one of the codes B, C, D or F.

PRE TREATMENT

GARMENT DESIGN

Compliance with EN13688 requirements
Garments must completely cover the upper and lower torso, neck, arms and legs.
Quick release latches
Pockets and closures: They must comply with the resistance to heat and flammability.

DESIGN OF GARMENTS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST METAL SPLASHES

The sleeves of jackets and overalls, as well as the bottoms of pants, overalls and dungarees must not have hems.
The outer pockets of jackets, trousers, overalls and dungarees, except for side pockets below the waist that do not form an angle of more than 10° with the side seam, must be covered by flaps at least 20 mm wider than pocket openings
Lap seams on the outside of garments should face down and be secured in this position.
Closures must be designed with a protective flap on the outside of the suit. The maximum distance between the button holes should be 150 mm.

MARKED

It must be marked with the pictogram shown, incorporating the number and date of this international standard, as well as the performance levels achieved according to the tests included in the previous requirements.
All garments must be marked with codes A1 or A1 and A2 and at least one more code B, C, D, E or F.
If the use of a combination of garments is necessary to meet the requirements of this International Standard, it must be declared on the labels of all garments used; each garment must be labeled in such a way as to ensure a correct combination.
ISO 7000-2417 pictogram