Scandia’s personal protective equipment (PPE) complies with CE regulations and is produced and tested to European Directive (89/686/EE C) standards.
Scandia’s work wear is specially developed to protect the wearer against personal injury and accidents during activities which require protection against cold, heat, flame, static condictivity, rain and decreased visibility.
The CE mark refers to product safety and applies to the essential health and safety requirements as stipulated in the European Directive (89/686/EE C).
The European Directive (89/686/EE C) is the legislation of the European Member States concerning personal protective equipment (PPE). It specifies the requirements for design and manufacture to ensure safe working conditions.
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Protection against cold
The standard specifies test methods and demands on performance of clothing which is intended to protect against cold. Scandia has tested the products in accordance with a method (B) whereby the insulation (X) is measured for an ensemble (jacket/trouser) worn with a base layer. Also air permeability (Y) and water vapour resistance (Z) are measured.
X Insulation, actual data (higher figure is best)
Y Air permeability, level 1,2 or 3
Z Water vapour resistance, level 1,2 or 3
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Protection against foul weather
The standard specifies test methods and demands on performance of clothing which is intended to protect against cold. Scandia has tested the products in accordance with a method (B) whereby the insulation (X) is measured for an ensemble (jacket/trouser) worn with a base layer. Also air permeability (Y) and water vapour resistance (Z) are measured.
X Insulation, actual data (higher figure is best)
Y Air permeability, level 1,2 or 3
Z Water vapour resistance, level 1,2 or 3
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Protective clothing during welding and similar operations
The standard specifies test methods and demands on performance of clothing which is intended to protect against cold. Scandia has tested the products in accordance with a method (B) whereby the insulation (X) is measured for an ensemble (jacket/trouser) worn with a base layer. Also air permeability (Y) and water vapour resistance (Z) are measured.
X Insulation, actual data (higher figure is best)
Y Air permeability, level 1,2 or 3
Z Water vapour resistance, level 1,2 or 3
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High visibility clothing
The standard specifies test methods and demands on performance of clothing which is intended to protect against cold. Scandia has tested the products in accordance with a method (B) whereby the insulation (X) is measured for an ensemble (jacket/trouser) worn with a base layer. Also air permeability (Y) and water vapour resistance (Z) are measured.
X Insulation, actual data (higher figure is best)
Y Air permeability, level 1,2 or 3
Z Water vapour resistance, level 1,2 or 3
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Protection against heat and flame
The standard specifies the performance requirements for protective clothing for workers exposed to heat. Limited flame spread (A) (Pass/Fail) is tested in accordance with a test method defined by EN 532. To pass the EN 531 requirements the clothing must also protect against at least one form of heat. The heat may be in the form of convective heat B (level B1-B5) according to EN 367, radiant heat C (level C1-C4) according to EN 366, molten aluminium splash (D) according to EN 373, molten iron splash (E) according to EN 373. Scandia products subjected to EN 531 are tested on radiant- and convective heat.
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