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SAFETY ICONS AND

WHAT THEY MEAN

European Regulation 2016/425 • Electric shock and live working
This Regulation defines the obligations of producers of • Drowning
protective clothing. They must demonstrate that the • Cuts by hand-held chainsaws
clothing complies with the health and safety • High pressure jets
requirements set out in the Regulation. • Bullet wounds or knife stabs
• Harmful noise
The most common way is through certification of the
clothing in accordance with European harmonised Requirements of a standard
standards for protective clothing known as EN In general, standards are made up of 3 different parts.
standards by a so-called notified body: an independent
body designated for this purpose. 1. Fabric/component requirements (e.g. flame/
heat resistance, antistatic, physical strength,
In addition, producers must provide user instructions shrinkage)
explaining the levels of protection provided by the item
of PPE and guidelines on use, cleaning and 2. Requirements for design / design of the clo
maintenance. thing (e.g. sizes, pockets, closures and overlap
between trousers and jacket)
Harmonized standards are, after the setting of
standards, assessed by a CEN consultant whether the 3. User information requirements (e.g. garment/
standard contains all the components and is sufficient care information).
to demonstrate a presumption of conformity with the
European Regulation. All other standards are valid for Depending on the requirement of the standard, tests
use and can be used as guidance. will be conducted either in new state or after pre-
treatment by washing as per the manufacturers care
Personal protective equipment is divided into instructions.
3 categories:
Garments can be pre-treated under laboratory conditi-
Category 1 ons using any of the following methods:
Low-risk. Products in this category are designed to offer
protection against the following risks: • EN ISO 6330 – Domestic laundry
• EN ISO 15797 – Industrial laundry
• Superficial mechanical injury. • EN 3175-2 – Dry cleaning
• Contact with cleaning materials of weak action or
prolonged contact with water. The minimum number of wash and dry cycles
• Contact with hot surfaces not exceeding 50ÀC prescribed in a standard is usually 5.
• Damage to the eyes due to exposure to sunlight
(other than during observation of the sun) BALLYCLARE Workwear
• Atmospheric conditions that are not of an extreme All Ballyclare protective clothing complies to the
nature. relevant standards in order to be compliant to the EU
Regulation 2016/425. Ballyclare is actively participating
Category 2 in the standardisation process both nationally and
Medium-risk PPE. Category 2 includes products internationally so is perfectly placed to ensure that its
designed to protect against risks other than those listed products are up to date with the latest standards.
in categories 1 and 3. If you have any questions abouts standards and their
applications, please contact our standards experts.
Category 3
High-risk. Products in this category are designed to
protect against risks that may cause death or irreversible
damage to health relating to the following:
• Substances or mixtures which are hazardous to
health
• Atmospheres with oxygen deficiency
• Harmful biological agents
• Ionising radiation
• High temperature environments, the effects of
which are comparable to those of an air
temperature of at least 100ÀC
• Low temperature environments, the effects of
which are comparable to this of an air temperature
of -50ÀC
• Falling from height

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