EN 343:2019

Protective clothing - Protection against rain

This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods applicable to ready-made garments, materials and seams of protective clothing against the influence of precipitation (e.g. rain, snowflakes), fog and ground humidity.

Schutzkleidung - Schutz gegen Regen

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für die Gebrauchseigenschaften von Materialien und fertigen Kleidungsstücken zum Schutz gegen den Einfluss von Niederschlag (z. B. Regen, Schneeflocken), Nebel und Bodenfeuchtigkeit fest. Diese Norm gilt nicht für Kleidungsstücke zum Schutz gegen andere Einflüsse als durch Niederschlag (z. B. Wasserspritzer, Wellen). Die Schutzwirkungen und die Anforderungen an Schuhwerk, Handschuhe und separate Kopfbedeckung sind vom Anwendungsbereich dieses Dokuments ausgeschlossen.

Habillement de protection - Protection contre la pluie

Le présent document spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d'essai applicables aux performances des matériaux et des vêtements prêts-à-porter en matière de protection contre les intempéries (par exemple, précipitations sous forme de pluie ou neige), brouillard et humidité du sol. Les vêtements de protection contre les effets autres que les précipitations (par exemple, projections d'eau, vagues) sont exclus de la présente norme. Les effets protecteurs et les exigences des chaussures, gants et couvre-chefs distincts n'entrent pas dans le domaine d'application du présent document.

Varovalna obleka - Zaščita pred dežjem

Ta evropski standard določa zahteve in preskusne metode za oblačila, pripravljena za uporabo, materiale in šive varovalne obleke, ki bodo predvidoma izpostavljeni vplivu padavin (npr. dež, snežinke), megle in vlažnosti tal.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 19-Mar-2019
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Sep-2019
• 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 4 - Protective clothing against foul weather, wind and cold
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 20-Mar-2019
• Due Date: 14-Feb-2019
• Completion Date: 20-Mar-2019
• Directive: 2016/425 - Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
• 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/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Ref Project: SIST EN 343:2019 - Protective clothing - Protection against rain

Relations

• Replaces: EN 343:2003+A1:2007/AC:2009 - Protective clothing - Protection against rain
• Effective Date: 27-Mar-2019
• Replaces: EN 343:2003+A1:2007 - Protective clothing - Protection against rain
• Effective Date: 27-Mar-2019
• Revised: prEN ISO 24232 - Protective clothing - Protection against rain (ISO/DIS 24232:2023)
• Effective Date: 02-Mar-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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SIST EN 343:2003+A1:2007
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Protective clothing - Protection against rain
Schutzkleidung - Schutz gegen Regen
Habillement de protection - Protection contre la pluie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 343:2019
ICS:
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
SIST EN 343:2019 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 343:2019


EN 343
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

March 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.10 Supersedes EN 343:2003+A1:2007
English Version

Protective clothing - Protection against rain
Habillement de protection - Protection contre la pluie Schutzkleidung - Schutz gegen Regen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 November 2018.

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EN 343:2019 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Performance assessment and requirements . 7
4.1 General requirements and innocuousness . 7
4.2 Resistance to water penetration, WP . 7
4.3 Water vapour resistance, R . 8
et
4.4 Tensile strength of the woven outer shell material . 8
4.5 Tear resistance of the woven outer shell material . 8
4.6 Bursting strength of the knitted outer shell material . 8
4.7 Dimensional change of the protective clothing . 9
4.8 Seam strength of the outer shell material . 9
4.9 Waterproofness of a readymade garment (optional) . 9
5 Pretreatment . 9
5.1 General .
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