EN ISO 20471:2013
EN
ISO 20471:2013, High visibility clothing – Test methods and requirements
EN
ISO 20471 is a revised version of the previous EN 471 high visibility PPE
standard.
It’s
International Standard which specifies requirements for high visibility
clothing that is capable of visually signaling the user’s presence. The high
visibility clothing is intended to provide conspicuity of the wearer in any
light condition when viewed by operators of vehicles or other mechanized
equipment during daylight conditions and under illumination of headlights in
the dark.
This
is the standard that you must comply with. Performance requirements are
included for colour and
retroreflection as well as for the minimum areas and for the placement of the
materials in protective clothing.
Three
classes of garment are defined based on three different minimum areas of
retroreflective, fluorescent and/or combined performance materials. Each of
these classes will provide a different level of conspicuity, class 3 being the
class that provides the highest degree of conspicuity against most backgrounds
found in urban and rural situations in daylight and in night time. Users should
select the required class of performance based on a risk assessment of the
location/situation in which the protection afforded by clothing to this
International Standard is required.
Class
2: Intermediate level of protection
(Sleeveless waistcoats, tabards, bib and brace trousers)
0,5 m2 fluorescent material / 0,13 m2 retroreflective material
Class
3: Highest level of protection
(Coats and jackets with sleeves, coveralls, two piece suits)
0,8 m2 fluorescent material / 0,2 m2 retroreflective material
There
are within the standard, certain requirements for in-use Test Requirements.
Retroreflective
materials require brightness after: Rainfall Performance, Temperature
Variation, Abrasion, Cold folding, Flexing, Washing and Dry cleaning (where
applicable)
Flourescent
materials: UV exposure, Dimensional change, Water vapour
resistance, Colour
fastness, Mechanical properties
EN ISO 20471:2013 EN
ISO 20471:2013, High visibility clothing – Test methods and requirementsEN
ISO 20471 is a revised version of the previous EN 471 high visibility PPE
standard.
It’s
International Standard which specifies requirements for high visibility
clothing that is capable of visually signaling the user’s presence. The high
visibility clothing is intended to provide conspicuity of the wearer in any
light condition when viewed by operators of vehicles or other mechanized
equipment during daylight conditions and under illumination of headlights in
the dark.
This
is the standard that you must comply with. Performance requirements are
included for colour and
retroreflection as well as for the minimum areas and for the placement of the
materials in protective clothing.
Three
classes of garment are defined based on three different minimum areas of
retroreflective, fluorescent and/or combined performance materials. Each of
these classes will provide a different level of conspicuity, class 3 being the
class that provides the highest degree of conspicuity against most backgrounds
found in urban and rural situations in daylight and in night time. Users should
select the required class of performance based on a risk assessment of the
location/situation in which the protection afforded by clothing to this
International Standard is required.
Class
2: Intermediate level of protection (Sleeveless waistcoats, tabards, bib and brace trousers)0,5 m2 fluorescent material / 0,13 m2 retroreflective material
Class
3: Highest level of protection
(Coats and jackets with sleeves, coveralls, two piece suits)0,8 m2 fluorescent material / 0,2 m2 retroreflective material
There
are within the standard, certain requirements for in-use Test Requirements.
Retroreflective
materials require brightness after: Rainfall Performance, Temperature
Variation, Abrasion, Cold folding, Flexing, Washing and Dry cleaning (where
applicable)
Flourescent
materials: UV exposure, Dimensional change, Water vapour
resistance, Colour
fastness, Mechanical properties
