1、PUBLISHED DOCUMENT PD CEN/TR 14560:2003 Guidelines for selection, use, care and maintenance of protective clothing against heat and flame ICS 13.340.10 PD CEN/TR 14560:2003 This Published Document was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 13 June 2003 BSI 13
2、 June 2003 ISBN 0 580 41956 8 National foreword This Published Document reproduces verbatim CEN/TR 14560:2003. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee PH/3, Protective clothing, to Subcommittee PH/3/2, Clothing for protection against heat and flame, which has the
3、 responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section ent
4、itled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, an
5、d keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 21 and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document
6、 indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsTECHNICALREPORT RAPPORTTECHNIQUE TECHNISCHERBERICHT CEN/TR14560 May2003 ICS13.340.10 Englishversion Guidanceforselection,use,careandmaintenanceofprotective clothingagainstheatandflame LeitfadenfrA
7、uswahl,Gebrauch,Pflegeund InstandhaltungvonSchutzkleidunggegenHitzeund Flammen ThisTechnicalReportwasapprovedbyCENon19January2003.IthasbeendrawnupbytheTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC162. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Hungary,Ic
8、eland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUn ited Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2003CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformand
9、byanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.CEN/TR14560:2003ECEN/TR14560:2003(E) 2 Contents Foreword. 3 Introduction 4 1 Scope 4 2 Termsanddefinitions. 4 3 Selection 5 3.1 General . 5 3.2 Riskassessment . 5 3.3 Definingthelevelofprotectionrequiredforeachactivityfromtheprotectiveclothin
10、g 5 3.4 Collectinginformationonavailableprotectiveclothing. 5 3.5 Wearertrials. 6 3.6 Additionaltesting 6 3.7 Otherconsiderations 7 4 Use 7 4.1 General . 7 4.2 Training 7 4.3 Introducingprotectiveclothingintoservice 8 4.4 Recordkeeping . 8 4.5 Routineexamination. 9 4.6 Inserviceevaluationandmonitori
11、ng . 9 5 Care 9 5.1 General . 9 5.2 Cleaning . 10 5.3 Decontamination . 10 5.4 Storage . 11 6 Maintenance. 11 6.1 General . 11 6.2 Inspection 12 6.3 Repairsandalterations . . 13 6.4 Disposal . 13 AnnexA (informative) ENstandardsandtheirperformancelevelsrelatingtoclothingdesignedto provideprotectionf
12、romheatandflame . 14 A.1 General . 14 A.2 Standardsdescribingperformancerequirementsforprotectiveclothingormaterials 14 A.3 Standardsdescribingtestmethods. . 16 A.4 Draftstandardsdescribingtestmethods. 16 AnnexB (informative) Riskassessment 17 AnnexC (informative) Examplesofrelationshipbetweentypeof
13、heat/flamehazardandclothingtobe chosenforprotection . 18 AnnexD (informative) Guidanceonsomeoftheitemsthatmaybeaddressedinlabelling,subjectto therequireduseofgarments. 20 Bibliography . 21CEN/TR14560:2003(E) 3 Foreword ThisdocumentCEN/TR14560:2003hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC162“Protecti
14、veclothing includinghandandarmprotectionandlifejackets”,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN. TheAnnexesA,B,CandDareinformative. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoannouncethisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denm
15、ark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal, Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.CEN/TR14560:2003(E) 4 Introduction Theinformationinthisreporthasbeenproducedtoassistemployers(orthepersonwhoadvisestheemployer)in making
16、thenecessarydecisionsregardingtheselection,use,careandmaintenanceofprotectiveclothing,for employeesexposedtorisksrelatedtoheatandflame(e.g.welding,firefighting). Thepurposeofthisdocumentistohighlightthemainareasthatanemployerneedstoconsider.Mostparagraphs ofthedocumentcontainbulletlists.Alloftheseli
17、stsareprovidedtogiveguidanceonly.Theyarenotexhaustive. Normativereferencesarenotprovidedinthisreport.Allreferencesareofaninformativenatureonly.AnnexA givesdetailsofthecurrentENStandardsrelatingtoclothingdesignedtoprovideprotectionfromheatandflame. ForEuropeanlegislationonPPEseeDirective89/656/EECand
18、Directive89/686/EEC. 1Scope Thistechnicalreportsetsoutguidancefortheselection,use,careandmaintenanceofclothingdesignedtoprovide protectionagainstheatandflame. 2 Termsanddefinitions Forthepurposeofthisreportthefollowingtermsanddefinitionswillapply: 2.1 hazard thesubstances,situationsoreventsthatcanca
19、useharm/injury. 2.2 risk theproduct(R)of: L:Likelihoodoftheoccurrenceofahazardinaparticularsituation and S:Severity:theconsequencesorextentofharmtotheindividualtobeexpectedfromthehazard. R=LXS. 2.3 selection theprocessofdeterminingthetypeofprotectiveequipment(garments)thatisnecessaryfortherequiredpr
20、otection 2.4 use theapplicationofprotectiveclothingincludingitslimitations. 2.5 care tokeepingoodworkingorder,includingproceduresforcleaning,decontaminationandstorage. 2.6 maintenance procedureforinspection,cleaning,decontaminationandrepairwiththeaimofretainingtheprotectiveproperties andpreventingex
21、cessivedeteriorationoftheclothingCEN/TR14560:2003(E) 5 3Selection 3.1General Subjecttorequirements,theprocessofselectingprotectiveclothingcanbedividedintoanumberofstages. 3.2Risk assessment Theprocessofcarryingoutariskassessmentshouldinclude: identificationoftheactivitiestobeundertaken bytheperson(s
22、)whowillrequiretoweartheprotectiveclothing alistofthehazardspresent aquantificationoftherisksthatwouldresultfromexposuretothehazards considerationsoftheprotectionprovidedbyothercontrolmeasuresbeforetheapplicationofPPE determinationofthelevelandextentofprotectionrequiredfromtheprotectiveclothing(inab
23、soluteorrelative terms) Determiningwhetheraddingbadgestoagarmentmayincreasetherisk(e.g.addingabadgemaymakefora raisedsurfaceformoltensplashtoclingto) Anumberofriskassessmentmodelsmaybeusedtodeterminethelevelofriskassociatedwiththeactivities. AnnexBgivesreferencetosomeoftheexistingdocumentsonthissubj
24、ect. 3.3 Definingthelevelofprotectionrequiredforeachactivityfromtheprotectiveclothing determinewhatpartsofthebodyrequireprotection identifytheappropriateStandardormethodwhichwillprovidetheprotectionrequired determinethelevel(s)ofprotectionrequired(fortherelevantpartsofthebody)inrelativeorabsoluteter
25、msfor eachitemofprotectiveclothing. AnnexCprovidesguidanceandexamplesofhazardsandapplicableStandards. 3.4 Collectinginformationonavailableprotectiveclothing carryoutmarketresearchtodetermineproductsthatareavailable obtaininformationfromthepotentialsuppliersonperformancelevelsandmanufacturerinformati
26、on.Clothing thatprotectsagainstheatandflameiscoveredbythePPEDirective(89/686/EEC category2:ECtype examinationorcategory3:ECtypeexaminationandproductioninspection )andthereforemustbecertifiedby anotifiedbody. gatherinformationfromcomparableorganisationsusingsimilaritemsofprotectiveclothingforsimilart
27、asks. determinecompatibilityofallitemsofPPEtobeused. NOTE Ifaftercollatingallavailabledata,itisestablishedthatsuitableprotectiveclothingisnotavailable,thenitmaybe necessaryforanorganisationtocarryoutresearchanddevelopmentwork. AnnexAprovidesalistoftherelevantENstandardsforclothingdesignedtoprotectag
28、ainstheatandflame.CEN/TR14560:2003(E) 6 3.5 Wearertrials Thepurposeofawearertrialistoassessthecompatibilityandtheergonomicpracticalityoftheprotectiveclothing. Obtainingfeedbackfromtheintendedusersisimperativeatthisstage,assuchinformationwillprovidevaluable datarelatingtothepracticalperformanceofthep
29、rotectiveclothing,andalsogiveconfidencetotheusers,thus ensuringthattheselecteditemsareused. Whenconductingwearertrials,thefollowingissuesshouldbeconsidered: easeandspeedofputtingonandtakingoff easeandextentofadjustability acceptanceintermsofcomfortandweight compatibilitywithallotheritemsofPPE abilit
30、ytoundertakealltasksexpectedwithouthindranceordifficulty preservationoftheprotectioninallworkingpositions Whetheraddingbadgestoagarmentmayincreasetherisk.Thepositioningofabadge(willitbeinahighrisk area?)andthetypeofbadge(isitflameretardant?)shouldbeconsidered Whenwearertrialsareconductedasystematica
31、pproachshouldbeadopted: participantsshouldbeselectedbasedonacrosssectionoftherelevantoccupationalgroup(height,weight, age,gender,etc.) participantsshouldindividuallyevaluateeachitemoftheprotectiveclothingassemblyontrial. evaluationfeedbackshouldbeobtainedinastructuredmannerallowingforbothqualitative
32、andquantitative datacollectionandanalysis.Thismaybeachievedbyusingastructuredquestionnaire,structuredorsemi structuredinterviewsand/orgroupdiscussions. thenumberofparticipantshastobesufficienttoensurethattheresultsobtainedarestatisticallysignificant andrepresentativeofthetotalworkforce. 3.6Additiona
33、l testing Toassistanydecisionmakingprocess,additionaltestingmayberequired: instrumentedmanikintesting laboratorytesting: assessmentof/behaviourafterlaundry/cleaning assessmentof/behaviourafterdecontamination assessmentof/behaviourafterUVexposure abrasion resistance chemical repellencyCEN/TR14560:200
34、3(E) 7 3.7 Otherconsiderations Inordertoestablishtheoverallperformanceandthetotalcostofownershipoftheprotectiveclothing,other considerationsmayneedtobemade: istrainingofferedaspartoftheprocurementpackage(includingtrainingprovidedbythirdparties)? isapostprocurementserviceoffered? whatqualityassurance
35、measuresareinplacepriortothedelivery? whataretherequirementsforcleaninganddecontamination? whataretheinspectionandmaintenancerequirements? whatarethereplacementrequirementsandcostsforcomponents? whatisthedeliverytimeforstandardandspecialsizes? whatsizesareavailable? arestockitemsheldbythesupplier? w
36、hatarethecollectionanddeliveryarrangements? shouldstockbeheldwithintheorganisation? howistheinternaldistributiontotheuserstobeorganised? howistheprotectiveclothingtobesafelydisposedof? cancorporate/roleidentitybeincorporatedwithoutaffectingperformance? NOTE Whentheoutcomeofaselectionprocessresultsin
37、theemployerprovidinganumberofitemsofprotectiveclothing fordifferenttasks/activities,theuser/wearermaybepermitted(afterbeingprovidedwithappropriatetraining)toselectthe item(s)thatprovidethenecessaryprotectionatthetimeofuse.Anyselectionmadeatthatstagemustbebasedupontherisk assessmentcarriedoutbytheemp
38、loyerorbaseduponaninformeddynamicriskassessmentbytheuserattimeofuse. 4Use 4.1General Aftertheselectionoftheprotectiveclothing,anumberofstagesshouldbefollowedtoensureitscorrectuse. 4.2Training EuropeanDirective89/656/EEC(Section IIArticle4paragraph8 )requiresthatallemployees/usersaretrained howtouset
39、heirprotectiveclothingcorrectly,priortotheequipmentbeingintroducedintoactiveservice.Such trainingshouldinclude: informationconcerninglimitationsandcapabilitiesoftheprotectiveclothing whattheprotectiveclothingwillprotectfrom whattheprotectiveclothingwillnotprotectfrom whattheeffectsare(ifany)oflongte
40、rmuseCEN/TR14560:2003(E) 8 howtouse/weartheprotectiveclothing theimportanceofcomplyingwiththemanufacturersorsuppliersinstructions howtostoretheprotectiveclothingwhennotinuse informationconcerningarrangementsforcleaninganddecontamination howtodeterminewhentheprotectiveclothingisnolongerfitforpurpose
41、howtoobtainreplacements theimportanceofusinggarmentswhicharenotcontaminatedbyinflammableliquidsorsubstanceswhich couldcreateaspontaneouscombustion NOTE Theinstructions/trainingprovidedtothewearer/userwilldependonthelevelofriskandcomplexityoftheprotective clothingtobeprovided.Theprovisionofwrittenins
42、tructionsorinformationmaynotbesufficientandtheusers/wearersmay needtobeinvolvedinpracticaldemonstrations,trainingandexercise. 4.3 Introducingprotectiveclothingintoservice Warning:WhenindividualitemsofaPPEensemblearereplaced,careshouldbetakentoensurethattherequired levelofprotectiontothebodyismaintai
43、ned. 4.4Record keeping Intheoverallmanagementofprotectiveclothingitisessentialtobuildafulllifehistoryforeachitem,from manufacturetodisposal(Ref.PPEDirectives89/656/EECand89/686/EEC). Recordkeepingshouldincorporatethefollowing: thespecificationoftheprotectiveclothing(manufacturer,deliverydate,batchnumber,.) theservicehistoryoftheprotectiveclothing(dateofis
