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EN and ISO standards

Textile standards

The employer’s obligations

Article R.4321-4 of the Labor Code

“The employer shall provide workers, as necessary, with appropriate personal protective equipment and, where the particularly unhealthy or dirty nature of the work so requires, with appropriate work clothing. He shall ensure that they are used effectively”.

Article R.4323-95 of the labor code

“The personal protective equipment and work clothes mentioned in article R. 4321-4 are provided free of charge by the employer, who ensures their proper functioning and maintenance in a satisfactory hygienic condition through the necessary maintenance, repairs and replacements. These provisions do not preclude the conditions of supply of personal protective equipment provided for in article L. 1251-23, for temporary employees.

Article L.4122-2 of the Labor Code

“Measures taken in the field of occupational health and safety must not entail any financial burden for workers.”

Reinforced constraints on safety clothing known as PPE

Article R.4322-1 and 2 of the Labour Code

With regard to PPE, the employer is obliged to ensure that it is maintained in a state of compliance and to replace all deteriorated PPE.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is also subject to a reinforced cleaning traceability obligation. In the event of an inspection, the employer must provide an up-to-date record of the number of cleanings performed on each garment…

The different standards of Cepovett Safety clothing

EN ISO 20471

PROTECTION TO SIGNAL THE WEARER DAY AND NIGHT

High visibility clothing is intended to make their users perceptible to vehicle drivers or other mechanical equipment.in all light conditions of day and night in the light of vehicle headlights.

The class of the garment is determined using 2 criteria:

  • Fluorescent fabric surface (Yellow, Orange or Red)
  • The surface of retroreflective strips or materials
Picto de la norme textile EN 11612

EN ISO 11612

HEAT AND FLAME PROTECTION

Clothing with limited flame spread properties where the wearer may be exposed to heat emitted by: radiation, convection, contact or molten metal splashes

Picto de la norme textile EN ISO 13034

EN ISO 13034

LIMITED PROTECTION AGAINST LIQUID CHEMICALS

These protective garments are designed for use where there is likely to be exposure to light sprays or splashes of liquid chemicals, against which a full barrier is not required.

Picto de la norme textile EN 11612

IEC 61482

PROTECTION AGAINST THE THERMAL DANGERS OF AN ELECTRIC ARC

Clothing designed to protect against the thermal risks of an electric arc during live work.

  • The ATPV value represents the maximum thermal energy that can be sustained by the garment before the user suffers second degree burns.
  • The EBT value represents the highest value of energy exposure that a fabric can withstand before showing signs of failure.
    these clothes are not insulating, so they do not protect against the risk of electrocution.
Picto de la norme textile EN 14404

EN 14404

KNEE PROTECTION

These 2 pieces of equipment are designed to protect people working on their knees.

  • 4 types of protection
  • 3 levels of puncture resistance

To have an effective protection, it is necessary to have pants or a suit with the adequate type of protection.
Certification garment + protection

Picto de la norme textile EN 14058

EN 342

PROTECTION AGAINST COLD BELOW OR = – 5°.

Protective clothing designed to protect the body against cold environments – Humidity and wind with temperature less than or equal to -5 °C.
Performance coding in the form of 4 indices:

  • Y : Insulation value – Moving dummy test – lcler
  • Y: Air Permeability Class-AP
  • WP: Water penetration (optional)
  • X indicates that the article of clothing has not been tested
Picto de la norme textile EN 343

EN 343

PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS

Protective clothing designed to protect against bad weather (rain, snow), fog and ground humidity.
Performance coding in the form of two indices:

  • X: Water penetration resistance class 11 to 4)
  • Y : Water vapour resistance class (1 to 41
  • A: Optional: Ready-to-wear clothing tested under rain simulator
  • R will be replaced by X if the garment has not been tested

These garments must have taped seams.

Picto de la norme textile EN 17353

EN ISO 17353

PROTECTION TO SIGNAL THE WEARER IN MODERATE RISK SITUATIONS

The EN 17353 standard determines the design of professional and non-professional clothing with retroreflective strips and fluorescent material not included in the High Visibility clothing standard EN 20471.

Picto de la norme textile EN 11611

EN ISO 11611

WELDING RELATED TECHNIQUES

Clothing designed to protect against: small splashes of molten metal, short-term contact with a flame, radiant heat from the arc or splash of molten metal, accidental short-term contact with a live part of a welding unit (100V max).

Picto de la norme textile EN ISO 14116

EN ISO 14116

HEAT AND FLAME PROTECTION

Clothing designed to protect against occasional and short duration contact with small flames in conditions that do not present a significant thermal hazard and in the absence of other types of heat.

Picto standard EN 1149-5

EN 1149-5

ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE PROTECTION

Clothing whose materials and design allow, in addition to a grounding system, to prevent incendiary discharges in explosive atmospheres. Electrostatic properties obtained by treatment or addition of conductive fibers (stainless steel, carbon…)

Picto de la norme textile EN 14058

EN 14058

PROTECTION AGAINST COLD CLIMATES (DOWN TO -5°)

Protective clothing designed to protect the body against moderately cold environments -Temperature down to -5 °C.

Performance coding in the form of 5 indices:

  • Y : Thermal resistance class – Rct
  • Y : Air permeability class -AP
  • Y : Insulation value – Motionless dummy test – lcler
  • WP: Water penetration optional
  • X indicates that the article of clothing has not been tested
Picto de la norme textile EN ISO 27065

EN ISO 27065

PROTECTION AGAINST PESTICIDES

Performance apparel for clothing worn by operators, applying pesticides and for agricultural workers.

3 levels of protection:

  • Cl
  • C2 low intensity draft test
  • C3 high intensity draft test
Picto de la norme textile EN 15797

EN 15797

INDUSTRIAL WASHING

  • 3 different wash programs
  • 2 methods of drying drum or tunnel
Logo ATEX

ATEX logo

The logo ATEX affixed on the sleeve of the garment is a commercial logo only visual allowing to identify the PPE having the standard 1149-5 in the range CEPOVETT SAFETY.