What is BS EN 14360 – Protective clothing against rain about?
BS EN 14360 is an international standard that discusses test methods of ready-made garments for protective clothing against rain.
BS EN 14360 specifies a test method for determining the rain tightness of clothing for protection against rain, using a static manikin exposed to artificial rain. It applies to the testing of jackets, trousers, coats, and one or two-piece suits.
Note: BS EN 14360 is not applicable to the testing of garments for resistance to other weather conditions, e.g., snow, hail-, or strong winds.
Who is BS EN 14360 – Protective clothing against rain for?
BS EN 14360 on test methods of ready-made garments for protective clothing against rain is useful for:
- Rain suit manufactures
- Textile manufacturer
- Clothing industries
- Textile testing laboratories
- Fabric quality assurance authorities
- Regulatory authorities
- Quality assurance departments
- Waterproof fabric producers
Why should you use – Protective clothing against rain?
Protective garments against rain typically consist of the outermost shell of a garment ensemble
containing additional layers underneath. It has been demonstrated that the garment layers underneath can support the overall breathability and comfort.
BS EN 14360 provides you with the requirements, performance assessment, pre-treatment, test methods, size designation, marking, and care labelling.
BS EN 14360 provides you with the requirements and test methods that assist you to determine the properties of materials of protective clothing and their subsequent classification. It ensures the users, an adequate protection level against rain, snowflakes, fog, and ground humidity.
Adopting BS EN 14360 enables to improve the efficiency of the protective clothing and helps to manufacture a product that is of higher quality and standard.
