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In the EN 13688 standard, which is a European standard, the general performance requirements for ergonomics, harmlessness, sizing, aging, compatibility and marking of protective clothing and the information to be provided by the manufacturer of protective clothing are explained. This standard is not designed to be used alone, but only in conjunction with other standards that contain requirements for specific protective clothing performance. This standard has been published in our country by the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) with the following title: EN ISO 13688 Protective clothing - General characteristics.
The term aging in this standard refers to the change of one or more of the initial properties of protective clothing materials during the passage of time. Hazard statement refers to a situation that can harm the health of the human body. There are many different general hazard types. For example. Such as mechanical hazards, chemical hazards, cold hazards, heat and fire hazards, biological agent hazards, radiation hazards. Depending on the circumstances, certain types of these hazards arise from more specific hazards. For example, a heat hazard may arise due to contact heat, radiant heat and the like, which have separate test methods for each.
Protective clothing should not adversely affect the health or hygiene of the user. Materials should not release substances that are generally known to be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, allergenic or otherwise harmful under foreseeable normal use conditions.
In case of disposal of protective clothing during production activities and after use, materials that will minimize environmental impacts should be selected. The quality and safety testing of these materials is to prove the claim that the materials are suitable for use in protective clothing or equipment. During these tests, special attention is paid to the presence of plasticizers, unreacted components, heavy metals, impurities and the chemical identity of pigments and dyes.
Each layer of protective clothing must meet the following requirements:
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