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BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN15614:2007Protectiveclothingforfirefighters—LaboratorytestmethodsandperformancerequirementsforwildlandclothingTheEuropeanStandardEN15614:2007hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS13.340.10  LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunAug1201:52:28GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN15614:2007ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon31July2007©BSI2007ISBN9780580579509NationalforewordThisBritishStandardwaspublishedbyBSI.ItistheUKimplementationofEN15614:2007.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteePH/3,Protectiveclothing,toSubcommitteePH/3/2,Clothingforprotectionagainstheatandflame.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunAug1201:52:28GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN15614June2007ICS13.340.10EnglishVersionProtectiveclothingforfirefighters-LaboratorytestmethodsandperformancerequirementsforwildlandclothingVêtementsdeprotectionpoursapeurs-pompiers-Méthodesd'essaidelaboratoireetexigencesdeperformancepourvêtementsportéspendantlaluttecontrelesfeuxd'espacesnaturelsSchutzkleidungfürdieFeuerwehr-LaborprüfverfahrenundLeistungsanforderungenfürSchutzkleidungfürdieBrandbekämpfungimfreienGeländeThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon10May2007.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCENManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCENManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2007CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN15614:2007:ELicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunAug1201:52:28GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEN15614:2007(E)2ContentsPageForeword..............................................................................................................................................................4Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................51Scope......................................................................................................................................................62Normativereferences............................................................................................................................63Termsanddefinitions...........................................................................................................................64Clothingdesign......................................................................................................................................94.1General....................................................................................................................................................94.2Collar.......................................................................................................................................................94.3Coverallorsuit.......................................................................................................................................94.4Pockets...................................................................................................................................................94.5Hardware...............................................................................................................................................104.6Sleeves..................................................................................................................................................104.7Trousers..........................................................................................................................................