The EN 14058 standard, which describes the specifications and test methods of protective clothing used against cold environments, is a European standard. This standard is for evaluating the performance of single garments that protect the wearer's body from cooling in areas where the air temperature drops down to minus five degrees. This standard does not cover certain requirements for hats, shoes or gloves. Cold environment refers to a combination of humidity, wind and temperatures lower than minus five degrees.
Some clothing provides adequate protection against the cold of the body, depending on the person's exposure to cold, physiology, the composition of his overall garment, and certain environmental features such as wind speed, humidity and temperature.
Garments that provide protection against body cooling at medium and low temperatures are used for indoor and outdoor activities. In these cases, garments do not need to be made of water and airtight materials. According to the standard in question, such requirements are optional.
The EN 14058 standard sets the thermal resistance criterion to ensure that protective clothing is effective against the risks of cool environments. The thermal resistance has a textile-specific value and in a fixed state it shows the amount of dry heat that can pass through a textile layer as a result of the temperature change.
The performance requirements for air permeability, resistance to water penetration and thermal insulation in protective clothing falling within this standard are optional and are measured by the same criteria as EN 342 standard. For example, thermal resistance class should be 1-3, air permeability class 1-3 (optional), water resistance class 1-2 (optional).
The standard in question has been published in our country by the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) with the following title: TS EN 14058 Protective clothing - Protective clothing against cold environments.
Within the scope of protective clothing tests, TS EN 14058 provides protective clothing testing services for cold environments by our organization.
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