naSRPS EN ISO 16602-1:2025

Protective clothing for protection against chemicals - Classification, labelling and performance requirements - Part 1: General requirements (ISO/DIS 16602-1:2025)

Scope

This document specifies minimum performance classification and labelling requirements for protective clothing designed to provide protection against:
- specified chemicals in the workplace, and
- unidentified chemicals in emergency situations.
Protective clothing against chemicals including solids, airborne particles, aerosols, liquids, and gases is addressed by this document.
Protective clothing items covered by this document include full body and partial body. The area of protection is denoted in the marking requirements. The ISO 16602 series allows for a modular approach.
This document sets the general requirements and the rules for applying the modular approach. The other parts focus on requirements and classification from design, chemical, physical properties and full garment testing perspectives. The seams, joins and assemblages attaching the components (including accessories) are included within the scope of this series of standards. ISO 16602-6 provides a Selection, Care and Maintenance guide to help the end-user selection process.
Chemicals such as violently air sensitive reagents, unstable explosives and cryogenic liquids have not been considered since protection against these additional hazards is beyond the scope of this standard.
Particulate protection is limited to physical penetration of the particulates only; permeation of solids is not considered.
This document does not address components such as gloves, boots, eye/face protection devices and respiratory protective devices as their performance criteria are given in other standards. However, when these components are an integral part of the protective clothing ensemble or are tested as part of an ensemble, supplementary requirements may be provided in this standard.
This document does not specifically address non-chemical hazards, such as biological and infective agents, thermal (flame, heat or cold) hazards, explosive hazards, and ionizing radiation hazards as specific requirements are covered by other relevant standards. The type of equipment specified in this series of standards is not intended for total immersion in liquids. However, additional protection may be integrated as a specific module based on the respective standard (e.g. meeting both ISO 16602-1 & ISO 11612 in a multi-risk suit).
It is not the intent of this series of documents to be exhaustive and address all situations.

Related directives

NOTE: If the word "harmonized" (marked in green) is not found in the field with the name of the directive, it means that the European standard is not cited in the OJEU.