Firefighter protective clothing

ENERGETIKType number: 590-1117

3rd category of Personal Protective Clothing

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07/2017

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Clothing image:

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Description of used materials and their technical parameters:

Outer shell material: 1100 NOMEX® Comfort 220 g/m2(93%meta-aramid, 5% para-aramid, 2% antistatic P 140)

Alternatively: 1117 NOMEX® Comfort RS, 220 g/m2(93%meta-aramid, 5% para-aramid, 2% antistatic P 140)

Membrane: GORE-TEX® Flameliner A 2ly, 170 g/m2( 50%Aramid, 50% viscosse FR / bicomponent membrane based on PTFE)

Removable inner lining: ARAFELT WQB 5105, 265 g/m2( Aramid / Viscose FR)

Visible materials: 3M™ Scotchlite™ 9687 (yellow-silver-yelow)3M™ Scotchlite™8987 – yelow3M™ Scotchlite™8940 - silver

Design: Jacket + trousers with removable cape and removable inner lining

Clothing impregnation:

• Top material is equipped by a sufficient impregnation Sofiguard® that securesprotection against water and chemicals. The producer of the material guarantees min. 5cycles before any re-impregnation when the laundering instructions are followed.

• Impregnation efficiency in real conditions may differ from the measured laboratory results and is influenced by several factors.

• Keep your garment clean. • For recovery of the treatment we recommend additional drying in the tumbler at

temperature 70 °C for 15 minutes ! Perform the additional drying on closed garmentfrom the face side after each maintenance (washing + drying).

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Clothing protective function and the complete list of harmonized standards used whendesigning this PPE:

The protective clothing can be ONLY used as upper part on foundation garment. Foundationgarment which melts during heat flux of electric arc MUST NOT be used which meansfoundation garment made of artificial fibers, e. g. Polyamide, polyester, acryl.Protective clothing – outer clothing to be worn with underwear – protects the wearer´s bodyexcept hands and feet from heat and /or flame.It is also electrostatic dissipative clothing, used as a part of a total earethed system, to avoidincendiary discharges.The clothing is also used for the protection against unfavorable weather (for example rain,snow), fog and earth water content as well as against cold environment (only version withremovable inner lining ARAFELT).

Jacket protects against thermal hazards of an electrical arc (but not against eletric shockhazards).Protective clothing ( typ 6, for limited repeated use) made of art. 1100/FC material protectsbeforer potential exposure by light spraying, liquid aerosol or low pressure, low sprayingvolume of by small amount of diluted chemicals (acids, bases).

ČSN EN ISO 13688:2014 - Protective Clothing – General Requirements(EN ISO 13688:2013)

ČSN EN 1149-5:2008 - Protective Clothing – Static Electricity Clothing(EN 1149-5:2008)

Flame-retardant clothing is designed for professionals in the energy industry or workers ingas and petrochemicals industry and fulfill folowing requests:

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ČSN EN ISO 11612:2015 - Protective clothing – Clothes against heat and flames

(EN ISO 11612:2015)• Limited flame spread with/without lining A1,A2• Convective heat: - with lining: B2

- without lining: B1

• Radiant heat: - with lining: C2- without lining: C2

• Protection against water penetration and water vapour resistance:- with lining: W32- without lining: W33

ČSN EN 343:2004+A1:2008/Opr. 1:2010 - Protective clothing – Protection against rain(EN 343:2003+A1:2007/AC:2009)

• Resistance against water penetration WPwith lining, without lining: level 3

• Water vapour resistance Ret:with lining level 2without lining: level 3

ČSN EN 342:2004/Opr. 1:2008 Protective clothing – ensembles andgarments for protection against cold(EN 342:2004/AC:2008)

Level of protection – achieved effectiveness of protective clothing

• Effective thermal insulation Icler 0,42 m2.K/W• Air permeability level 3• Resistance to water penetration level 2

(only version with removable inner lining ARAFELT)

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IEC 61482-2:2009 - Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of anelectric arc

Resistance to thermal hazards of an electric arc – box test:

• Class: 2• Prospective electric arc current: 7 kA• Arc duration: 500 ms• Voltage: 400 V

ČSN EN 13034+A1: 2009 Protective clothing against liquid chemicals - type 6,material - art. 1100/FC.(EN 13034: 2005+A1:2009)

Protective clothing against liquid chemicals - type 6 (material - art. 1100/FC) was testedand corresponds to the following requirements:

- Repellency to liquid chemicals:

- 30% H2SO4 level 3- 10% NaOH level 3- o-Xylen level 2- Butan-1-ol level 2

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Clothing service life

Duration of the protective clothing using is not fixed. Expected service life is within the rangefrom 4 to 7 years in case of average utilization. It is protective clothing which means that it canbe damaged during some working activity. In such case the following steps have to be done:• Clean the clothing according to the instructions• Ensure skilled revision of the clothing by a responsible person (producer, skilled distributor, or

skilled person of a particular fire station)• In case of need repair it (to ensure safety the clothing should be repaired at the PRODUCER or

a trained person)• In case of excessive damage and failure of the protective properties of the clothing when the

repair is not worthwhile, we recommend to put out of use

- Resistance to penetration of liquid chemicals:

- 30% H2SO4 level 3- 10% NaOH level 3- o-Xylen level 2- Butan-1-ol level 2

- Abrasion level 6- Tear strength level 5- Tensile strength level 6- Puncture resistance level 2- Seam strength level 6

The protective garment achieves the above mentioned protection features only if jacket and trousers are used at the same time and removable lining is part of the suit.

Removable lining can not be used separately. Protective clothing must permanently cover all materials without protective properties during use.All closing elements must be properly closed!

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Maintenance:

Iron at maximal temperature 110 °C, carefully with steam.

• We recommend delicate washing at 40 °C• All closures (zippers, press buttons, velcros, buttons, carabines) must be properly

closed to avoid abrasion• Before washing and drying is necessary to remove neoprene knee pads!• PH of washing bath must not be higher than 9. • Do not use detergents with bleaching effects.• Optimal level of machine loading is 2/3, with maximum possible water level and

lower spinning speeds. • If the garment has removable insert, always wash the outer parts separately from

inserts. If inserts are not soiled, remove them and wash just the outer parts toprevent unnecessary wear of moisture and thermal barrier.

• Do not use any softeners!

• Line dry is optimal• Using a tumbler dryer, dry at lower temperature. We recommend drying in two cycles

(face and back sides) 2 x 45 minutes.• A dryer should be filled at 2/3 of its capacity. (f.e. for drum of 13 kg put dry garments

with weight of 10 kg)• If the garment is damp, we recommend to hang it to dry• To recover the treatment we recommend additional drying at 70 °C for 15 minutes!!

Perform the additional drying on closed garment from the face side after each maintenance (washing + drying).

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• No bleaching is allowed.

• The clothing may be dry-cleaned using tetrachloroethylene, monofluortrichlormethane, and all solvents specified under the F symbol. The common cleaning procedures have no restriction.

• Professional wet cleaning. Ordinary cleaning procedures.

Finally we would like to draw your attention to a fact that NOMEX®material is as otherchemical materials sensitive to direct daylight. To eliminate mechanical and visual abrasionof the outer material of the garment it is essential to observe right laundering procedures,eventually timely done re-impregnation. We are absolutely convinced that the mostsensitive part at laundering is the time, the temperature and loading of the washing anddrying process. We can say that excessive temperature and over drying can result inexcessive shrinkage.We absolutely recommend keeping an evidence list of the clothing service and maintenance (Appendix 1 – see our web pages

Decontamination (Disinfection) :

• Intervention clothing infected by biological material must be treated with hydrogenperoxide and peracetic acid-based concentrates activated during machine washing.

• Do not use chlorine-based products.• Recommended disinfection agents are suitable for white, as well as color textiles,

except wool and silk. Their utilization is in accordance with European microbicidestandards EN 1650 and EN 14476.

• Disinfection agents are effective at 40 °C and a longer washing cycle of at least 20minutes.

• The exact dosage will be specified by your chemicals supplier based on theintervention clothing types.

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Washing and decontamination agents that can be used for intervention clothing are in the chart bellow:

Storage:

✓ Storage has no specific requirements✓ Protect the clothing from direct sunlight and UV radiation

Clothing protective packaging:

✓ PE bag, cardboard

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User notification:

• In case of accidental soiling with a liquid chemical or flammable fluid when using in theenvironment with the excessive risk of exposure to fire and/or heat or when under excessive heatload when heat is strongly felt on skin, it is necessary to immediately retreat and remove and cleanthe clothing, or decommission it if necessary.

• A person wearing protective clothing that dissipates static electricity charge must be properlygrounded. Resistance between such person and ground must be less than 108 W, by using, forexample, proper footwear. The clothing must not be unfastened or removed near flammable orexplosive environment or when working with flammable or explosive agents. The clothing must notbe used in the oxygen-enriched atmosphere without a prior approval of a responsible safetytechnician. The clothing's static electricity protection properties could be affected by its wear, tear,washing, and soiling. When in use, the static electricity dissipating protection clothing mustconstantly cover all materials that do not have such properties.

• When using this clothing as a protection against the thermal hazards of an electric arc i tis necessaryto consider actual working conditions. Differences from parameters specified in IEC 61482-3 cancause serious circumstances.

• Thermal isolation measured in compliance with ČSN EN 342 may decrease after cleaning!

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Annex B (informative purpose only)

CSN EN 342

Parameter levels

The protective value of the measured efficient thermal insulation or the final efficiency of the

thermal insulation of a clothing set represents a combination between the surrounding air

temperature and the levels of activities performed by the person (production of heat through

body chemical reaction - metabolism), (see tables B. 1 and B. 2).

Levels shown in the B. 1 table correspond with a user who stands, and levels shown in the B. 2

table correspond with a user who performs light or easy activities. For each level the

temperature is calculated at which the body may be maintained under neutral conditions and

for an unspecific time (8 hours), and the lowest temperature during which the user may carry

on for 1 hour together with acceptable body cooling process. Values are based on conditions

where the air temperature equals to average radiation temperature, with relative air humidity

approximately 50%, the airflow speed (wind speed) is between 0.3 m/s - 0.5 m/s and walking

speed is approximately 1.0 m/s.

NOTE: The adequate insulation level of the entire body may not be sufficient to eliminate

cooling of sensitive body parts (for example hands, legs, face) which may result in frostbite.

Protection of hands against frostbite is addressed in EN 511.

Table B. 1 - Effective thermal insulation of clothing /cle and surrounding temperature to achieve

thermal balance at different exposition times

Insulation /cle m2 K/W Activity performed by standing user in 75 W/m2

8 h 1 h

0.310 11 - 2

0.390 7 - 10

0.470 3 - 17

0.540 - 3 - 25

0.620 - 7 - 32

thermal balance at different exposition times

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Table B. 2 - Resulting efficient thermal insulation of clothing /cler and the surrounding temperature

necessary to achieve thermal balance during various activities and during various exposure lengths

Insulation /cler m2

K/WActivity performed by a moving userLight 115 W/m2 Medium 170 W/m28 h 1 h 8 h 1 h

0.310 - 1 - 15 - 19 - 320.390 - 8 - 25 - 28 - 450.470 - 15 - 35 - 38 - 580.540 - 22 - 44 - 49 - 700.620 - 29 - 54 - 60 - 83

These values apply only when the insulation is distributed evenly around the entire body and if the

user is wearing gloves, proper shoes and head cover and under airspeed (wind speed) between 0.3

m/s and 0.5 m/s.

Higher wind speeds will increase values in B. 1 and B. 2 tables due to the wind chill factor (see ENV

ISO 11079).

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