The purpose of this International Standard is to provide minimum performance requirements for heat and flame protection clothing that can be worn for a wide variety of end uses. Many of the hazards listed in this International Standard have three performance levels:
Level 1 to indicate low risk exposure, Level 2 to indicate medium risk exposure, Level 3 to indicate high risk exposure.
For full protection against exposure to heat and/or flame, it may be necessary to protect the head, face, hands and/or feet with appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and in some cases appropriate respiratory protection may also be required.
This International Standard specifies performance requirements for protective clothing made of flexible materials designed to protect the wearer's body, excluding hands, from heat or flame. It is used to protect the wearer's head and feet. Protective clothing is only leggings, hoods and boots. However, with regard to hoods, visor and respiratory equipment requirements are given. The performance requirements set out in this International Standard require clothing with limited flame spread properties and not contact the wearer's radiant, convective, heat or molten metal splashes.
This test consists of applying flame to a fabric sample for 10 seconds. In order to pass the test, the post-flame and burning times and the formation of holes must be within the range specified in the standard. This test is also used for EN 531A. The application of a flame can occur in two ways:
In procedure A the flame is applied horizontally (similar to EN 470 and EN 531),
In procedure B, the flame is applied laterally.
EN ISO 11612 Standard Scope
During the test, the sample is held above the flame and the temperature rise at the top of the sample is measured with a calorimeter. Next, the time the sample can be exposed is determined before its temperature rises by 24 °C.
Within the scope of protective clothing tests, Eurolab provides testing services meticulously carried out by our engineers within the scope of TS EN ISO 11612 heat and flame protective clothing standard.
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