BS EN 469:2020
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Protective clothing for firefighters. Performance requirements for protective clothing for firefighting activities
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2020 | 50 |
This document specifies minimum performance requirements for protective clothing designed to be worn during firefighting activities. The requirements detailed in this document cover design, heat and flame, mechanical, chemical, comfort, and visibility.
This document covers the general clothing design, the minimum performance levels of the material used, the methods of test to be used to determine these performance levels, marking and information supplied by the manufacturer.
This document makes distinction between firefighting activities dividing them into two performance levels based on a risk assessment:
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Level 1: specifies the minimum requirements for firefighting clothing involving work associated with outdoor firefighting and their support activities, taking into account the environments and conditions of the expected operational scenarios of such firefighting activities.
The level 1 is not applicable for protection against risks encountered in fighting fires or rescue from fire activities in structures, unless combined to a level 2 or other specialized PPE.
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Level 2: specifies the minimum requirements for firefighting clothing for risks encountered in fighting fires and rescue from fire in structures.
The distinction between Level 1 and Level 2 clothing is restricted to the requirements for heat and flame (X1 or X2 – Heat and Flame). These levels of protection can be reached by a single garment or a combination of separate garments.
Additional marking provides two grades of protection for Y (protection against water penetration) and Z (water vapour resistance). It is essential that these performance grades are indicated on the marking of the clothing and explained in the instructions for use.
This document does not cover protective clothing for wildland firefighting, specialized firefighting in a high amount of radiant heat where reflective clothing is required and/or advanced technical rescue operations dealing with hazardous chemicals, working with chainsaws and water and rope rescue.
This document does not cover protection for the head, hands and feet or specific protection against other hazards e.g. chemical, biological, radiological and electrical hazards. These aspects may be covered in other European Standards.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 2 | undefined |
| 10 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 12 | 3 Terms and definitions |
| 16 | 4 Design 4.1 General 4.2 Size designation |
| 17 | 4.3 Design requirements 4.3.1 General 4.3.2 Type of clothing 4.3.3 Interface areas 4.3.4 Closure system 4.3.5 External pockets |
| 18 | 4.3.6 Hood 4.3.7 Inspection access 4.3.8 Visibility 4.3.9 Reinforcement material 4.3.10 Anti-wicking barrier 4.3.11 Drain mesh 4.3.12 Hardware |
| 19 | 4.3.13 Devices integrated into firefighting garments 5 Sampling, pre-treatment and conditioning for testing 5.1 General 5.2 Sampling 5.3 Pre-treatment 5.4 Deterioration of repellency by cleaning |
| 20 | 5.5 Conditioning 6 Performance requirements 6.1 General |
| 22 | 6.2 External risks 6.2.1 Heat and flame 6.2.1.1 Flame spread test 6.2.1.2 Contact heat test (marked with X2) |
| 23 | 6.2.1.3 Heat transfer – Flame (marked with X1 or X2) 6.2.1.4 Heat transfer – Radiation (marked with X1 or X2) 6.2.1.5 Residual tensile strength of material when exposed to radiant heat 6.2.1.6 Heat resistance |
| 24 | 6.2.1.7 Heat resistance of the sewing thread used in structural seams 6.2.2 Resistance to penetration test by liquid chemicals 6.2.3 Mechanical 6.2.3.1 Tensile strength 6.2.3.2 Tear strength 6.2.4 Water penetration (Marked with Y1 or Y2) 6.2.5 Dimensional change |
| 25 | 6.2.6 Visibility 6.2.6.1 General 6.2.6.2 Area of visibility material 6.2.6.3 Performance of visibility material(s) 6.2.6.4 Visibility requirement after heat resistance test exposure 6.3 Comfort 6.3.1 Water vapour resistance (Marked with Z1 or Z2) |
| 26 | 7 Garment testing (optional) 8 Marking and manufacturer’s information 8.1 Marking and labelling 8.1.1 General |
| 27 | 8.1.2 Size of the label 8.2 Manufacturers information |
| 29 | Annex A (normative)Assessment, evaluation and determination of the property values for rating and for performance classification A.1 Expression of results A.2 Uncertainty of measurement |
| 30 | Annex B (informative)Contamination during use B.1 General B.2 Contamination B.3 Cleaning B.4 Other actions to reduce human exposure |
| 32 | Annex C (informative)Summary of clothing for heat and flame protection – guidance on selection, use, care and maintenance (SUCAM) – CEN/TR 14560:2018 C.1 Introduction C.2 Personal protective equipment (PPE) – employers and users C.3 Practical performance test C.4 Selection, Use, Care and Maintenance guidance (SUCAM) |
| 35 | Annex D (informative)Whole garment flame engulfment test using an instrumented manikin |
| 36 | Annex E (informative)Physiological impact – sweating torso |
| 37 | Annex F (informative)Significant technical changes between this document and EN 469:2005 |
| 40 | Annex G (informative)Rationale |
| 45 | Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Regulation (EU) 2016/425 aimed to be covered |
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