Sioen Professional Protective Clothing - 2016

EN 14058
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EN 14058: Protective Clothing against Cool
environments (T >= -5°C)
This European Standard specifies
requirements and test methods for the
performance of single garments for
protection against cooling of the body in
cool environments. This standard is intended
for environments with temperatures from
and above – 5°C.
Different indexes are defined:
a. Thermal isolation (Rct: 3 levels)
b. Air permeability ( 3 levels) Optional
(“X” means not tested)
c. Water penetration resistance class
(Waterproofness; 2 levels) Optional
(“X” means not tested)
d. Icler: basic resulting thermal insulation;
Optional (“X” means not tested)
e. Icle: resulting thermal insulation;
Optional (“X” means not tested)
EN 342
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b
c
d
EN 342: Protective Clothing against Cold (T < -5°C)
This European Standard specifies
requirements and test methods for
performance of clothing ensembles
(i.e.two piece suits or coveralls) and of
single garments for protection against cold
environment. This standard is intended for
environments with temperatures
below – 5°C.
Different indexes are defined:
a. (U) Icler; Basic resulting thermal
insulation (m² K/W). Measured on a
“moving” man-like manikin (+ type of
reference underwear)
b. (U) Icle; Resulting thermal insulation (m²
K/W). Measured on a static man-like
manikin (optional, “X” means not tested)
c. Air permeability class (3 levels)
d. Water penetration resistance class
(2 levels) (optional, “X” means not tested)
Indexes a & b are tested on the complete
garment. By testing the complete garment
on a manikin, also the design of the
protective garment is fully taken into
account.
During the development work in the design
stage a heated manikin and a thermal
imaging camera can be used to detect local
areas of heat loss. In this way you can see
the difference in loss of heat between a
good design and a bad design with regards
to thermal isolation.
The red shades give a good indication of
the poorly insulated zones (loss of heat),
whereas the blue shades indicate the well
insulated zones (no loss of heat).
Traditional cold storage clothing
Sioen cold storage clothing
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