prEN 17673

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17673:2021
01-september-2021

Varovalna obleka - Zaščita pred učinki toplote in plamena - Zahteve in preskusne

Protective clothing - Protection against heat and flame - Requirements and test methods

Prüfverfahren für Kleidungsstücke mit integrierten smarten Textilien und nicht-textilen

Vêtements de protection - Protection contre la chaleur et les flammes - Exigences et

méthodes d’essai pour les vêtements avec éléments intelligents textiles et non textiles

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

Vêtements de protection - Protection contre la chaleur Schutzkleidung - Kleidung zum Schutz gegen Hitze und

et les flammes - Exigences et méthodes d'essai pour les Flammen - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für

vêtements avec éléments intelligents textiles et non Kleidungsstücke mit integrierten smarten Textilien

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

If this draft becomes a European Standard, 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.

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language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

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Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

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Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17673:2021 E

European foreword ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 6

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 8

4 General requirements ................................................................................................................................. 10

5 Sampling, conditioning and pre-treatment ......................................................................................... 10

5.1 Sampling ........................................................................................................................................................... 10

5.2 Conditioning ................................................................................................................................................... 10

5.3 Pre-treatment by cleaning and exposure to conditions of use ..................................................... 11

5.3.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 11

5.3.2 Pre-treatment by cleaning ......................................................................................................................... 11

5.3.3 Mechanical pre-treatment ......................................................................................................................... 11

5.3.4 Deterioration of repellency by cleaning ............................................................................................... 11

6 Additional and specification of the requirements in EN ISO 13688 ........................................... 12

7 Additional and specification of the requirements in EN ISO 11612 ........................................... 12

7.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 12

7.2 Evaluation of the integrated smart textiles and non-textile elements ...................................... 15

7.2.1 Penetration of hardware ............................................................................................................................ 15

7.2.2 Heat resistance .............................................................................................................................................. 15

7.2.3 Limited flame spread ................................................................................................................................... 15

7.2.4 Optional test - whole garment test against fire exposure on thermal manikin ..................... 15

8 Electrical safety and functionality of smart electronic components/devices......................... 16

8.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 16

8.2 Use under variable temperatures ........................................................................................................... 16

8.2.1 Slow and fast change in temperatures .................................................................................................. 16

8.2.2 Manufacturer’s specifications .................................................................................................................. 16

8.3 Thermal safety ............................................................................................................................................... 17

8.4 Electrical safety ............................................................................................................................................. 17

8.5 Water and humidity resistance ............................................................................................................... 17

8.6 Batteries ........................................................................................................................................................... 18

8.7 Sinusoidal vibrations ................................................................................................................................... 18

8.8 Safety towards electromagnetic fields .................................................................................................. 18

8.9 Explosive zones .............................................................................................................................................. 18

9 Evaluation of smart textile and smart non-textile devices and elements after heat

and flame testing ........................................................................................................................................... 19

9.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 19

9.2 Evaluation of the electrical safety and functionality........................................................................ 19

9.3 Combined heat and flame and electrical evaluations ...................................................................... 19

10 Test report ....................................................................................................................................................... 20

11 Marking ............................................................................................................................................................ 20

11.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................. 20

11.2 Related to EN ISO 11612 ............................................................................................................................. 21

11.3 Explosive zone (if required) ..................................................................................................................... 21

11.4 Overall .............................................................................................................................................................. 21

12 Information supplied by the manufacturer ........................................................................................ 22

functionality and need for efficacity ...................................................................................................... 24

Annex B (normative) Evaluation of the safety of the integrated smart/ electronic

components .................................................................................................................................................... 27

Annex C (informative) Risk assessment ........................................................................................................... 29

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 30

This document (prEN 17673:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162 “Protective

clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This document has been prepared under a mandate (M/553) given to CEN by the European

Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of

This document concerns garments or assembly of garments providing protection against heat and

flame, with integrated smart textiles and non-textile elements for enhanced health, safety and survival

This document does not concern validating claims that the integrated smart textile and non-textile

elements substitute directly any protection provided by the garment from a heat and flame perspective.

The integrated smart textiles and non-textile elements may include not only the parts integrated into

the protective garment but also connections to external devices and the data generated and exchanged.

It is not within the scope of this document to evaluate data storage or transmission as well as the

connectivity to the external devices other than the hardware integrated into the garment.

The garments or assembly of garments as a whole will need to fulfil the heat and flame requirements of

EN ISO 11612 and the general clothing requirements EN ISO 13688. The smart elements shall be

The purpose of this document is to provide the additional requirements on identifying the need for

additional testing of the smart textiles or non-textile elements and how they should be tested from a

heat and flame perspective. Additional requirements, if applicable, from an electrical/electronic safety

perspective also are addressed. The applicability of the additional requirements will need to be

evaluated depending on the functionality of the smart textile or non-textile element and its needed

efficacy in a heat and flame risks. At a minimum the smart textile or non-textile elements should not

This document is complementary to and does not intend to repeat the requirements of EN ISO 11612

It is essential that the industrial workers using heat and flame personal protective equipment (PPE) and

fire (and rescue) services, or their employers, carry out a risk assessment as well as a compatibility and

ergonomics check of all parts of the PPE (e.g. SCBA, gloves, boots, etc.) to meet the requirements of the

Directive (EC) 89/656 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of

personal protective equipment at the workplace. It is essential that workers and maintenance

personnel are trained in the selection, use, care and maintenance of all personal protective equipment

including the smart elements. Guidelines for selection, use, care and maintenance of garments or

assembly of garments with integrated smart textiles and non-textile elements for enhanced health,

safety and survival capabilities (smart garments) protecting against heat and flame are given in

This document was prepared under the standardization request M/553 as regards advanced garments

and ensembles of garments that provide protection against heat and flame, with integrated smart

textiles and non-textile elements for enhanced health, safety and survival capabilities, in support of

Regulations (EU) No 1007/2011 and (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

This document fulfils the request for (a) European standard(s) in the field of declaration and

measurement of properties and overall performance of advanced garments and ensembles of garments

that provide protection against heat and flame, with integrated smart textiles and non-textile elements

for enhanced health, safety and survival capabilities as stated in Annex II of the standardization request.

As this request left it open to choose the detailed the committee decided to focus (i) on EN ISO 13688 as

this document is an integral part of all PPE product standards for heat and flame protection and (ii) to

not limit the application to only one or two categories of PPE (thus to include CAT III), which is why

This document applies to garments and assembly of garments providing protection against heat and

flame, with integrated smart textiles and non-textile elements for enhanced health, safety and survival

This document does not concern validating claims that the integrated smart textile and non-textile

elements substitute directly any protection provided by the garment from a heat and flame perspective.

The integrated smart textiles and non-textile elements could include not only the parts integrated into

the protective garment but also connections to transmit the data generated or exchange data with

external devices. It is not within the scope of this document to evaluate either the data storage or

transmission (including connectivity) to the external devices, nor the external devices. This document

evaluates only the smart textiles and non-textile elements integrated into the garment.

This document supplements the requirements of EN ISO 11612 and EN ISO 13688 and does not replace

This document sets additional testing and performance requirements linked specifically to the

garments and assembly of garments providing protection against heat and flame, with integrated smart

textiles and non-textile elements for enhanced health, safety and survival capabilities. These additional

requirements will depend on the functionality of the smart textile or non-textile element and its needed

efficacy during heat and flame hazards and risks from an electrical/electronic safety perspective in

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 1149-5, Protective clothing — Electrostatic properties — Part 5: Material performance and design

EN 55015, Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of electrical lighting

EN 60068-2-6, Environmental testing — Part 2-6: Tests — Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal) (IEC 60068-2-6)

EN 60068-2-14, Environmental testing — Part 2-14: Tests — Test N: Change of temperature

EN 60598-2-4:2018, Luminaires — Part 2-4: Particular requirements — Portable general purpose

EN 61547, Equipment for general lighting purposes — EMC immunity requirements (IEC 61547)

EN 62133-2, Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes — Safety

requirements for portable sealed secondary cells, and for batteries made from them, for use in portable

EN 62493, Assessment of lighting equipment related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields

EN 14360, Protective clothing against rain — Test method for ready made garments — Impact from

EN ISO 3376, Leather — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of tensile strength and

EN ISO 4048, Leather — Chemical tests — Determination of substances soluble in dichloromethane and

EN ISO 4674-1:2016, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of tear resistance — Part 1:

EN ISO 11612:2015, Protective clothing — Clothing to protect against heat and flame — Minimum

EN ISO 13506-1, Protective clothing against heat and flame — Part 1: Test method for complete

garments — Measurement of transferred energy using an instrumented manikin (ISO 13506-1:2017)

EN ISO 13934-1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of maximum force and

EN ISO 13935-2, Textiles — Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles — Part 2:

Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the grab method (ISO 13935-2)

EN ISO 13937-2, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of tear force of trouser-

EN ISO 13938-1, Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics — Part 1: Hydraulic method for determination

EN ISO 13938-2, Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics — Part 2: Pneumatic method for determination

EN ISO 15025:2016, Protective clothing — Protection against heat and flame — Method of test for limited

EN ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying (ISO 5077)

ISO 13506-2, Protective clothing against heat and flame — Part 2: Skin burn injury prediction —

ISO 17493, Clothing and equipment for protection against heat — Test method for convective heat

CEN/TR 17512, Personal protective equipment — Smart garments — Terms and definitions

IEC/TR 62778, Application of IEC 62471 for the assessment of blue light hazard to light sources and

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in CEN/TR 17512 and in

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

Note 1 to entry: Assembly of garments (clothing) may contain multilayer materials, material combinations, or a

Note 2 to entry: Clothing assembly, garment assembly and assembly of garments are synonyms.

(electronic) constituent part of a device which cannot be physically divided into smaller parts without

material element or assembly of such elements intended to perform a required function

physical artefact or devices in communication or device(s) in information processing

Note 1 to entry: (Electronic) hardware is not to be confused with (protective garment) hardware.

EXAMPLE Metal or plastic buttons, zippers, touch and close fasteners or hook and loop fasteners.

Note 1 to entry: (Protective garment) hardware is not to be confused with (electronic) hardware.

Note 2 to entry: Sometimes garment and electronic hardware can be combined, for example, a press button

Note 1 to entry: Non-textile elements may contain, for example, active medical devices, radio and electrically

operated components, slide fasteners, (press) buttons, membranes or non-textile patches.

combination of single items of personal protective equipment that protects against applicable/relevant

risks encountered by the wearer and which exhibits an intended and exploitable response either to

Note 1 to entry: The expression “smart PPE” is used as a metonymy to represent a smart personal protective

Note 2 to entry: Examples for all other auxiliary equipment or elements are ICT hardware and software, data

logging, monitoring and warning systems (both the individual and the safety management), localization

equipment and communication systems. Parts of the PPS include PPE such as: head protection (helmet), hearing

protection, eye and face protection, respiratory protection, protection against fall from a height, foot protection

(safety shoes, boots), hand protection (gloves, arm protection) or body protection/protective garments (incl. e.g.

Note 3 to entry: The presence of electronics does not automatically mean smart and there might be other ways to

textile based system which exhibits an intended and exploitable response either to changes in its

smart textile material (intelligent textile material, interactive textile material)

functional textile material, which interacts reversible with its environment, i. e. it responds or adapts to

Note 1 to entry: The term “smart textile” may refer to either a “smart textile material” or a “smart textile system”.

Only the context, in which the term is used, will determine which one of the two is intended.

Warning for personal protection and safety of test operators: Care is to be taken to prevent the

personnel from coming into contact with combustion products, smoke and fumes resulting from the

flame exposure. Exposure to gaseous products should be prevented by adequate ventilation of the

chamber. Appropriate care shall be taken prior and during testing for materials or components/devices

(e.g. batteries) that that may combust or potentially explode upon exposure to the temperatures applied

Garments and assembly of garments providing protection against heat and flame, with integrated smart

textiles and non-textile elements shall meet the requirements of EN ISO 11612 and EN ISO 13688,

unless specific provisions of these standards are modified in this document. In any case, the integrated

smart textiles or non-textile elements shall not negatively impact these requirements.

This document is split in three main requirements sections, adding to or modifying the interpretation

• Safety of the smart textile or non-textile elements (with a focus on electric components).

NOTE Since the requirements of EN ISO 13688 are included in the requirements of EN ISO 11612, any

garment or assembly of garments which meets the requirements of EN ISO 11612 will by default meet the

A representative specimen, including all integrated smart textiles and non-textile elements used in the

final product and assembled under the same conditions as in the final product, shall be used. The

specimen size shall be determined following the instructions from EN ISO 11612 or from Clause 8 of

A schematic drawing/diagram of where the smart components are located in the garment, including in

which layers and how they might pass through the different layers of the garment shall be provided

This description, including the garment or the samples to be tested, will allow laboratories to correctly

The specimen for testing shall be conditioned according to EN ISO 11612 unless specified differently in

The pre-treatment of the protective garment with integrated smart textile or non-textile elements shall

be in accordance with EN ISO 11612, unless specified differently in the Clauses of this document.