EN 17353

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EN 17353

Protection to signal the wearer in moderate risk situations

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Protective clothing EN 17353

The context

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.
There are no longer distinctions between professional and non-professional VTs as in EN ISO 20471.

The risk

Enhanced visualization equipment is intended to make users more noticeable in moderate risk situations regardless of daylight conditions or illumination by vehicle headlights or spotlights in the dark
This risk has resulted in the design and implementation of the standard: EN 17353

The regulation

Enhanced visualization equipment is intended to make users more noticeable in moderate risk situations regardless of daylight conditions or illumination by vehicle headlights or spotlights in the dark
This risk has resulted in the design and implementation of the standard: EN 17353

Nowadays

Tomorrow

When

3 standards:
– EN ISO 20471 : 2013 +A1 2016 High Visibility
– EN 1150: 1999 for non-professional use
– EN 13356: 2001 accessories for non-professional use		2 standards only:
– EN ISO 20471: 2013+A 2016 High Visibility
– EN 17353 : visualization for medium risks		Implementation February 2021

Type A

Equipment adapted to daylight

Type B1 or B2 or B3

Equipment adapted to the darkness

Type AB2 or AB3

Equipment adapted to daylight and darkness

Definition and regulatory requirements

Definition of the EN 17353 standard

This new standard EN 17353 has 3 classifications:

  • TYPE A: Visible by day, only in fluorescent material
  • TYPE B: Visible in the dark, presence of retroreflective material:
    • B1 : free hanging – not concerned by our catalog lines
    • B2: Members
    • B3: Torso or Torso and Limbs
  • TYPE AB: Visible in daylight, half-light and darkness, with retroreflective and fluorescent materials

Regulatory requirements

Type A B2 B3 AB
360° visualization
Retro-reflective material requirements (cm²) 180 800 800
Fluorescent material 2400 2400
Total Discontinuity Accepted Less than or equal to 5 cm Less than or equal to 10 cm
Width of the bands Greater than or equal to 20 mm
Retro-reflective accessories Greater than or equal to 25 cm².
Normative pictogram

Compliance Model: Medium Risk Type A

Equipment worn in daylight conditions: Type A

Fluorescent material should be distributed around the torso and/or limbs

Example of a workwear model compliant with the medium risk type A

Colors EN 17353 EN ISO 20471
Yellow-Green Fluorescent
Fluorescent Yellow
Orange Yellow Fluorescent
Fluorescent Orange
Orange Red Fluorescent
Fluorescent Red
Fluorescent Pink

Equipment worn to signal movements: Type B2 – Certified separately or as a set

The minimum area of retro must appear both on the lower and / or upper limbs => 30 mm strips used

Jacket +/or Pants

Suit

NB: the blue frames on the diagrams define the zones where the strips can be positioned

Shape and motion signalling equipment: The Type B3

The retroreflective surface must therefore appear on the torso or on the torso and limbs

Jacket +/or Pants

Vest, t-shirt

Minimum surface of 800 cm² distributed 180 cm² minimum on the lower or upper limbs and the rest on the torso.

  • Use of 50 mm strips

NB: the blue frames on the diagrams define the zones where the strips can be positioned

Equipment worn to signal movements: Type B2 – Certified separately or as a set

For pattern and motion recognition: Type AB

Equipement porté en conditions de lumière du jour, au demi-jour et dans l’obscurité
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