This document specifies performance and safety requirements for constant wear suits and suit systems for professional and leisure activities to protect the user against the effects of cold-water immersion, by reducing cold shock and delaying the onset of hypothermia.
If a suit system includes a personal flotation device (PFD), it provides protection against drowning.
This document is applicable to dry and wet constant wear suits and suit systems.
This document does not apply to abandonment suits. Requirements for abandonment suits are given in ISO 15027-2:2026.
Test methods for immersion suits are given in ISO 15027-3:2026.
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.
Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
PUBLISHED
SRPS EN ISO 15027-1:2014
PROJECT
dnaSRPS EN ISO 15027-1:2019
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Feb 23, 2026