Product groups
Technical protective clothing
Technical protective clothing is workwear whose fabric and construction have been tested to reduce a specific hazard. Here the garment's job is not just to cover: it must deliver measurable protection against heat, sparks, electric arc, static charge, poor visibility or chemical splash.
- Sub-groups
- 6
- Product types
- 45
- Standards
- 9
- Product groups
- Product groups
Sub-groups
Retardant fabric against heat, spark and electric arc hazards.
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For places where static discharge damages the product or the site.
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The group that raises visibility in poor light and vehicle traffic.
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From cold store to open site: layers that keep the heat in.
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A barrier against liquid chemical splash, dust and contamination.
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Every product in this group is tied to a standard, and the standard tells you which test conditions the product has passed. Which standard you need, though, is decided by the site, not the product: in the same plant, a welding crew and a team working in front of a switchboard need different things.
Details are part of performance here. External pockets, metal fittings, sewing thread and zip flaps are all shaped by what the standard requires, and any print or embroidery must be applied in a way that does not compromise the fabric's protective properties.
Washing affects performance too. In flame-retardant and high-visibility products, performance can drop as wash counts rise, so replacement cycles are planned against the care label.
Related standards
9 Standard
High-visibility warning clothing
Protective clothing against heat and flame
Protective clothing for welding and allied processes
Protection against limited flame spread
Electrostatic properties — antistatic clothing
Limited protection against liquid chemicals (Type 6)
EN ISO 24232
Protective clothing against rain (replacing EN 343)
Protective ensembles against cold
Protective clothing for cool environments
Related guides
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Flame resistant clothing standards: EN ISO 11612 codes, EN ISO 11611 classes and arc protection
A working reference to EN ISO 11612 code letters, welding and arc standards, FR fabric types and laundering rules, with the test thresholds behind each label.
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Antistatic vs ESD Clothing: EN 1149-5 and EN 61340-5-1 Explained
A side-by-side guide to antistatic clothing for explosive atmospheres and ESD garments for electronics: standards, test methods, earthing and footwear resistance.
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EN ISO 20471 classes explained: hi-vis class 1, 2 and 3
Where high visibility clothing classes come from: area thresholds, the class 3 design rule, combined garments, labels, logos and when to retire a garment.
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Frequently asked questions
Can a logo be printed on flame-retardant clothing?
Yes, but the application must use a material and method that does not compromise the fabric's protection. For this group we use suitable embroidery thread or flame-retardant transfers.
Which standard should I look at for protective clothing?
It depends on the risk: high visibility, flame, welding, antistatic, chemical and cold each have their own. The pictogram and code on the label show what the product was tested against; where risks combine, one fabric must satisfy all of them.
Is flame-retardant performance permanent?
Where protection comes from the fibre itself it lasts the life of the garment. On treated fabric it degrades after a set number of washes, so the cost should be calculated over service life rather than purchase price.
How should protective clothing be washed?
Without fabric softener or bleach; both leave a film on the fibre that increases flammability. Where industrial laundering is used, written instructions must be given to the facility.
Can one garment cover more than one risk?
Yes, multi-norm fabrics exist for exactly this. Flame retardancy and antistatic performance, for instance, are commonly required together in classified explosive atmospheres and are delivered in one fabric.
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