The EN 17353:2020 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC162″Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by the publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent rights.CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
It supersedes EN 1150:1999, and EN 13356:2001.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Regulation 2016/425.
For the relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative AnnexZA, which is an integral part of this document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria,Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic ofNorth Macedonia,Romania,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain,Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
Information Supplied By The Manufacturer
For garments, the requirements for information supplied by the manufacturer shall be in accordance with EN ISO 13688:2013. The following sentences shall be included in the information supplied by the manufacturer (if applicable):
a) “When relevant, the stated maximum number and type of cleaning cycles is not the only factor related to the lifetime of the garment.
The lifetime depends on usage, care storage, and also, if relevant, on the number of cleaning cycles.”b)“For B1 devices, in order to achieve 360° visibility (visibility from all sides) at least two B1 devices
shall be used; these shall be used on the left and the right side of the torso.”
c) “For B2 devices, in order to achieve 360° visibility (visibility from all sides) at least two B2 devices
shall be used; these shall be used on the left and the right side of the torso.”
d) “Any alterations of the product such as printing of logos may compromise the minimum areas and performance of the product”
lf the color after the Xenon test changes from one color box to another, this shall be mentioned in the instructions for use.