Guide to European Norms and Selection Guide

There are six “Types” of chemical protective clothing developed by the EU. It will be helpful to assist you with the selection of chemical protective clothing.

Certification to a particular type offers an indication of your suits protection against a particular hazard (Gas, Liquid or particles ). As a producer it is our responsibility to ensure that HEALEECARE Chem coverall and accessories meets the requirements of these type standards.

Our coveralls are fully tested, but it doesn’t mean the protective clothing is 100% protection against the hazard. When carry out the test, the suits are only required to meet the minimum performance requirements specified. In the case of the Type 5 particulate test, suits are allowed individual leakages of up to 30%, providing the average for the suits tested is less than 15%.

HealeeCare Protective Products Co., Ltd manufacture the products according to ISO9001:2015, Our serious quality control that ensuring the consistence of product quality, which achieve the desired protection level.

Currently European “Types “ of Chemical Protective Clothing
EN “Types”	Definition	Symbol
EN 943-1&2 “Type 1”	Gas Tight Chemical Protective clothing Protective clothing against liquid and gaseous chemicals, aerosols and solid particulates
EN 943-1 “Type 2”	Non Gas Tight Chemical Protective Clothing Suits which retain positive pressure to prevent ingress of dusts, liquids and vapours
EN14605 “Type 3”	Liquid Tight Suits Suits which cap protect against strong and directional jets of liquid chemical
EN14605 “Type 4”	Spray Tight Suits Suits which offer protection against saturation of liquid chemicals
EN ISO13982-1 “Type 5”	Dry particulate Protection Suits which provided protection to the full body against airborne solid particulates
EN 13034 “Type 6”	Reduce Spray Suits Suits which offer limited protection against a light spray of liquid chemicals

Additional Standards Achieved by the Bestar Chem Coverall range
Standard	Definition	Symbol
EN 1073-2	Protective clothing against radioactive particulate contamination
EN14126	Protective clothing against infective agents <”Type” prefixed with “-B” <i.e. Type 3-B> indicates approval to this European Norm>
EN 1149-1 EN 1149-5	Protective Clothing with electrostatic properties
DIN 31781	Protective Clothing Protective suits against pesticides
EN ISO 14116	Protective Clothing Limited flame spread materials, material assemblies and clothing