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EN ISO 14116 EN ISO 11612 EN ISO 11611 EN ISO 61482-1-2 EN IEC 61482-1-1 EN 1149-5

EN ISO 14116

EN ISO 14116 EN ISO 11612 EN ISO 11611 EN ISO 61482-1-2 EN IEC 61482-1-1 EN 1149-5
Protection against flame – Protective clothing to protect Protective clothing for use in Protective clothing with protection Protective clothing with protection Protective clothing with
Limited flame spread. against heat and flame. welding and allied processes. against the thermal hazards of an against the thermal hazards of an electrostatic properties.
electric arc (Box-test method). electric arc (Open Arc method).
EN ISO 14116 specifies the EN ISO 11612 specifies the EN ISO 11611 specifies the EN 1149-5 specifies the properties
properties for limited flame spread requirements for heat and requirements for welding clothing, EN-IEC 61482-1-2 specifies the box EN-IEC 61482-1-1 specifies the open for protective wear used in explo-
of materials and protective clothing. flame-resistant clothing that covers including, welding hoods, aprons, test method and requirements for arc test method and requirements sive atmospheres. The clothing is
clothing that can make brief the entire body, excluding hands, sleeves and gaiters. The require- flame and heat-resistant protec- for flame and heat-resistant protec- part of an earthed system to avoid
contact with small flames. In feet, neck and head. In addition to ments are also for clothing worn tive workwear where there is also tive workwear where there is also ignition sparks. The requirements
addition to limited flame spread limited flame spread (A1/A2) the during welding associated the risk of an electric arc. Hereby the risk of an electric arc. Hereby may be insufficient in oxygen-rich
performance, the standard also clothing must also provide processes with similar risks. the thermal protection is assessed. the thermal protection is asses- flammable environments. The
sets requirements for mechanical protection against one other source Other effects such as light, sound, sed. This standard is a derivative standard does not apply to mains
strength, design and provision of of heat. The levels or protection The clothing is intended to protect pressure, hot oil and metals and of ASTM 1959F applied in the US voltage.
information (user manual). The offered by an EN 11612 compliant against small splashes of molten electric shock, are not covered by and determinates the so-called
standard is only intended for garment are expressed in code metal, short contact with flame, this standard. The standard does Arc Protective Performance Value The standard uses 2 material tests.
protection against flames, not letters and numbers listed after the radiant heat and minimizes the not apply to arc welding. (ATPV), expressed in cal/cm2. The At least one of the methods menti-
against other forms of heat. standard on the garment CE label possibility of electric shock due to ATPV value is the value where the oned below must be obtained.
and user information sheet. short contact with electrical On the basis of applied current the wearer has a 50% chance of get-
conductors (max voltage 100V DC). standard recognizes 2 classes: ting second-degree burns. The Arc EN 1149-1: surface resistance
Flame spread Perspiration and pollution can energy is always scaled up to 50% of • Surface resistivity ≤ 2.5 x 10^9 Â
• A1: Surface ignition affect electrical conductivity. • Class 1: 4 kA the measured values either below
• A2: Edge ignition • Class 2: 7 kA or above are the Stoll curve values. EN 1149-3: charge decay
The welding standard has Included in the newest version of • Shielding factor > 0.2 and/or
Convective heat 2 classes: In addition to assessing the heat this standard is a more conservative • Half-life < 4 s
• B: 3 classes (B1, B2, B3), where 3 • Class 1 for regular welding build-up, the standard also sets type of arc rating for materials cal-
indicates the highest class and • Class 2 for heavy duty welding requirements for flame protecti- led the Incident Energy Limit Value In addition to antistatic properties
highest protection level. on, mechanical strength, design (ELIM) this is also reported in cal/ of materials the standard also has
The primary difference between and provision of information (user cm2. The ELIM rating is the value design and information
Radiant heat the classes is the amount of weld manual). where the wearer is protected 100% requirements (user manual).
• C: 4 classes (C1, C2, C3, C4), where splatter, the degree of radiant heat of the time.
4 indicates the highest class and and also tear strength. Class 2 will
highest protection level. only be awarded if all requirements
have been met.
Molten aluminium
• D: 3 classes (D1, D2, D3), where Flame spread
3 indicates the highest class and • A1: Surface ignition
highest protection level. • A2: Edge ignition

Molten iron Radiant heat
• E: 3 classes (E1, E2, E3), where 3 • Class 1: RHTI24 > 7 seconds
indicates the highest class and • Class 2: RHTI24 > 16 seconds
highest protection level.
Impact of small metal splashes
Contact heat • Class 1: > 15 splashes Where an IEC 61482-2 garment is certified to the 2009
• F: 3 classes (F1, F2, F3), where 3 • Class 2: > 25 splashes edition of the standard, the double triangle pictogram will
indicates the highest class and be displayed on the garment CE label and user information
highest protection level. Electrical resistance document. When an IEC 61482-2 garment is certified to the
• Rv > 105 Â. 2020 edition of the standard, the arc flash pictogram will be
In addition to requirements for displayed on the garment CE label and user information
flame-resistance and heat Tear strength document. Ballyclare has included the arc flash pictogram
protection, the standard also sets • Class 1: > 15N
the requirements to mechanical • Class 2: > 20N on the compliancy prints of our multinorm range to show
strength, design and provision of that the fabric has been tested to the requirements of EN
information (user manual). In addition to requirements for 61482-1-1:2019 specifically for the ELIM rating. This can be
protection against flame, heat and found listed below the Cal rating within each garment.
electrical resistance it also sets a re-
quirement for mechanical strength,
design and provision of information
(user manual).

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