EN 471:2003

High-visibility warning clothing for professional use - Test methods and requirements

This European Standard specifies requirements for protective clothing capable of signalling the user's presence visually, intended to provide conspicuity of the user in hazardous situations under any light conditions by day and under illumination by vehicle headlights in the dark.
Performance requirements are included for colour and retroreflection as well as for the minimum areas and for the disposition of the materials in protective clothing.

Warnkleidung - Prüfverfahren und Anforderungen

Diese Europäische Norm legt die Anforderungen an Schutzkleidung fest, die die Anwesenheit des Trägers visuell signalisiert, mit der Absicht, ihn in gefährlichen Situationen bei allen möglichen Lichtverhältnissen am Tage sowie beim Anstrahlen mit Fahrzeugscheinwerfern in der Dunkelheit auffällig zu machen.
Es sind Leistungsanforderungen an die Farbe und die Retroreflexion festgelegt, wie auch an die Mindestflächen und die Anordnung der Materialien in der Schutzkleidung.

Vêtements de signalisation à haute visibilité pour usage professionnel - Méthodes d'essai et exigences

Le présent document norme spécifie les caractéristiques que doivent avoir les vêtements ayant pour but de signaler visuellement la présence de l'utilisateur, afin de le détecter et de bien le voir dans des situations dangereuses, dans toutes les conditions de luminosité, de jour, et la nuit dans la lumière des phares.
Les exigences de performance sont indiquées pour la couleur et la rétroréflexion ainsi que pour les surfaces minimales et le positionnement des matériaux utilisés.

Dobro vidna opozorilna obleka za poklicno uporabo – Preskusne metode in zahteve

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 16-Sep-2003
• Withdrawal Date: 11-Dec-2007
• ICS: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 162 - Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 162/WG 7 - Visibility clothing and accessories
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 12-Dec-2007
• Completion Date: 12-Dec-2007
• Directive: 89/686/EEC - Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
• Directive: 93/68/EEC - Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC
• Directive: 93/95/EEC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Directive: 96/58/EC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/88/10 - Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) - body protection and protection against drowning
• Ref Project: SIST EN 471:2003 - High-visibility warning clothing for professional use - Test methods and requirements

Relations

• Replaces: EN 471:1994 - High-visibility warning clothing
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Merged Into: EN 471:2003+A1:2007 - High-visibility warning clothing for professional use - Test methods and requirements
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023
• Amended By: EN 471:2003/prA1 - High-visibility warning clothing for professional use - Test methods and requirements
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.High-visibility warning clothing for professional use - Test methods and requirementsDobro vidna opozorilna obleka za poklicno uporabo – Preskusne metode in zahteveVetements de signalisation a haute visibilité pour usage professionnel - Méthodes d'essai et exigencesWarnkleidung - Prüfverfahren und AnforderungenTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 471:2003SIST EN 471:2003en13.340.10ICS:SIST EN 471:19961DGRPHãþDSLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 471:200301-december-2003







EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 471September 2003ICS 13.340.10Supersedes EN 471:1994English versionHigh-visibility warning clothing for professional use - Testmethods and requirementsVêtements de signalisation à haute visibilité - Méthoded'essai et exigencesWarnkleidung - Prüfverfahren und AnforderungenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 August 2003.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and UnitedKingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2003 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 471:2003 E



EN 471:2003 (E)2ContentsPageForeword.4Introduction.51Scope.62Normative references.63Terms and definitions.74Design.84.1Types and classes.84.2Specific design requirements.84.3Sizes.95Requirements for background material, non-fluorescent material and combinedperformance materials.95.1Colour performance requirements of new materials.95.1.1Background material.95.1.2Combined performance material.95.2Colour after xenon test.105.3Colour fastness of background material and non-fluorescent material after test exposure.105.3.1Colour fastness to rubbing.105.3.2Colour fastness to perspiration.105.3.3Colour fastness - when laundered, dry cleaned, hypochlorite bleached and hot pressed.105.4Dimensional change of background material and non-fluorescent material.115.5Mechanical properties of background materials.
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