What is BS EN 343-Protective clothing for protection against rain about?
BS EN 343 discuss protective clothing. BS EN 343 is an international standard on the requirements and test methods for protective clothing to ensure protection against rain.
BS EN 343 specifies requirements and test methods for the performance of materials and readymade garments for protection against the effects of precipitation (e.g., rain, snowflakes), fog, and ground humidity.
In BS EN 343 waterproofness and water vapor resistance are the essential properties tested and marked on the label.
Note: The protective effects and requirements of footwear, gloves and separate headwear, and garments for protection against other effects than rain, snowflakes, fog, and ground humidity are excluded from the scope from BS EN 343.
Who is BS EN 343-Protective clothing for protection against rain for?
BS EN 343 on protective clothing for protection against rain is useful for:
- Rain suit manufactures
- Quality assurance departments
- Waterproof fabric producers
- Rainsuit testers/examiners
Why should you use BS EN 343-Protective clothing for protection 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 343 provides you with the requirements, performance assessment, pre-treatment, test methods, size designation, marking, and care labeling.
The requirements and test methods provided by BS EN 343 assist to determine the properties of materials of protective clothing and their subsequent classification to ensure an adequate protection level against rain, snowflakes, fog, and ground humidity.
By adopting BS EN 343 the user can improve the efficiency of the protective clothing and help to produce a product that is of higher quality and standard.
