EN 469 Standard Test for Protective Clothing for Firefighters, Protective Clothing for Fire Fighting Activities

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance services within the scope of EN 469 standard. This standard specifies minimum performance requirements for protective clothing designed to be worn during firefighting activities.

The requirements detailed in this standard cover design, heat and flame, mechanical, chemical, comfort and visibility.

This standard covers the overall garment design, the minimum performance levels of the material used, the test methods to be used to determine these performance levels, the marking and the information provided by the manufacturer.

Protective clothing for firefighters is one of the most important equipment to protect the personal safety of firefighters who are active in the first firefighting line against heat and fire. In recent years, protective clothing for firefighting has roughly come in two types: integrated type and two-piece type.

Despite the different wearing methods, all protective clothing used in firefighting must perform excellently in properties such as closure system, heat resistance, flame spread limitation, tensile strength and resistance to penetration of liquid chemicals.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 469 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.