EN ISO 11393-6:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2019
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 381-10:2003
SIST EN 381-11:2003
Varovalna obleka za uporabnike ročnih verižnih žag - 6. del: Zahtevane lastnosti in
preskusne metode za ščitnike zgornjega dela telesa (ISO 11393-6:2018,
popravljena verzija 2019-11)
Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws - Part 6: Performance requirements
and test methods for upper body protectors (ISO 11393-6:2018, Corrected version 2019-
11)
Schutzkleidung für die Benutzer von handgeführten Kettensägen - Teil 6: Prüfverfahren
und Leistungsanforderungen für Oberkörperschutzmittel (ISO 11393-6:2018, korrigierte
Fassung 2019-11)
Vêtements de protection pour utilisateurs de scies à chaîne tenues à la main - Partie 6:
Exigences de performance et méthodes d'essai pour protecteurs du haut du corps (ISO
11393-6:2018, Version corrigée 2019-11)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 11393-6:2019
ICS:
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 11393-6
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.10 Supersedes EN 381-10:2002, EN 381-11:2002
English Version
Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws - Part
6: Performance requirements and test methods for upper
body protectors (ISO 11393-6:2018, Corrected version
2019-11)
Vêtements de protection pour utilisateurs de scies à Schutzkleidung für die Benutzer handgeführter
chaîne tenues à la main - Partie 6: Exigences de Kettensägen - Teil 6: Prüfverfahren und
performance et méthodes d'essai pour protecteurs du Leistungsanforderungen für Oberkörperschutzmittel
haut du corps (ISO 11393-6:2018, Version corrigée (ISO 11393-6:2018, korrigierte Fassung 2019-11)
2019-11)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 July 2019.

This European Standard was corrected and reissued by the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre on 13 November 2019.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative)  Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of REGULATION (EU) 2016/425 aimed to be covered . 4
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 11393-6:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 94
"Personal safety - Personal protective equipment" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC
162 “Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets” the secretariat of which is
held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 381-11:2002 and EN 381-10:2002.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s) see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 11393-6:2018, Corrected version 2019-11 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 11393-
6:2019 without any modification.

Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of REGULATION (EU) 2016/425 aimed to be covered
This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request to provide
one voluntary means of conforming to essential requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Regulation,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the limits
of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential
requirements of that Regulation and associated EFTA regulations.

Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and and Regulation (EU)
2016/425
Essential Requirements of Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) of this Remarks/Notes
REGULATION (EU) 2016/425 EN
1.1.1. Ergonomics 4.4
1.1.2.1. Optimum level of 4.4
protection
1.1.2.2. Classes of protection
appropriate to different levels of
risk
1.2.1. Absence of inherent risks 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.8
and other nuisance factors
1.2.1.1. Suitable constituent 4.2
materials
1.2.1.2. Satisfactory surface
condition of all PPE parts in
4.4
contact with the user
1.2.1.3. Maximum permissible 4.4
user impediment
1.3.1. Adaptation of PPE to user 4.4; 11.1
morphology
1.3.2. Lightness and strength 4.8
1.4. Manufacturer’s instructions 13; 15
and information
2.4. PPE subject to ageing 13 c); 15 q)
2.12. PPE bearing one or more
identification markings or
indicators directly or indirectly
relating to health and safety
3.3. Protection against 4.7
mechanical injuries
WARNING 1 — Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
Standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2 — Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this standard.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 11393-6
Second edition
2018-09
Corrected version
2019-10
Protective clothing for users of hand-
held chainsaws —
Part 6:
Performance requirements and test
methods for upper body protectors
Vêtements de protection pour utilisateurs de scies à chaîne tenues à
la main —
Partie 6: Exigences de performance et méthodes d'essai pour
protecteurs du haut du corps
Reference number
ISO 11393-6:2018(E)
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ISO 11393-6:2018(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Performance requirements . 3
4.1 General . 3
4.2 Innocuousness . 3
4.3 Sizing . 3
4.4 Ergonomic requirements . 3
4.5 Specified minimum protective area for upper body protectors . 3
4.5.1 General. 3
4.5.2 Designs of jackets . 3
4.5.3 Front design A . 3
4.5.4 Front design B . 4
4.5.5 Rear design A and B . 5
4.5.6 Collar (optional) . 6
4.5.7 Fastenings and joins . . 6
4.6 Dimensional change and other changes . 6
4.6.1 Dimensional change . 6
4.6.2 Other changes as a consequence of cleaning . 7
4.7 Resistance to chainsaw cutting . 7
4.8 Requirements for the attachment of protective padding and the strength of closures . 7
5 Classification according to chain speed . 7
6 Test methods . 7
6.1 General .
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