Classification Guide EN ISO 20471
Reflective clothing is personal protective equipment . Personal protective equipment are products that are designed to be used by a person for protection against health and safety risks .
The special demands placed on personal protective equipment in Europe are described in EN-norms . Products that pass these basic safety requirements are allowed to carry the obligatory CE-mark . In order for a safety product to be approved and marked with the CE mark , it must have been tested and certified by an authorized organisation .
HIGH-VIS CLOTHES FOR PRO USERS
These have to be CE-marked and approved according to the norm EN 471 or EN ISO 20471 . The norm describes among other things what colours are permitted , where on the clothes the reflecting material is to be placed , and which information that must accompany the clothes . The design of the clothes must also follow certain criteria in order to achieve the best possible visibility . In the norm there are three classes . The norm specifies how much fluorescing cloth and how big the reflective area reflective clothes of each class must have .
CLASS 1
This gives the lowest level of protection . The total fluorescent area must be at least 0.14m 2 and the reflective area 0.10m 2 . May only be used if there is little contact with a few vehicles and / or slow moving traffic .
CLASS 2
Gives a much better protection than class 1 , especially in daytime , twilight and fog . The total fluorescent area must be at least 0.50m 2 and the reflective area 0.13m 2 . Class 2 is used in harbours , on railways , building sites , parking places , cross country searches , load bearing vehicles and other places where class 3 is not required .
CLASS 3
This gives the highest level of protection . The total fluorescent area must be at least 0.80m 2 and the reflective area 0.20m 2 . To be used in the proximity of fast moving traffic .
EN ISO 20471 / EN 471
EN ISO 20471 is the latest update of the norm , since this came , garments can no longer be certified according to EN 471 . Therefore all new products are certified under the new norm . PROJOB is working to gradually update all High Visibility garments in the collection according to the new standard . EN 471 is still fully approved to use and will be so for many years to come .
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HIGH VISIBILITY EN ISO 20471
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