Certificates

Certified clothing is essential in many work tasks, as its protective and visibility properties safeguard the health and life of the wearer. That is why certified clothing goes through a multi-layered process, where the materials must pass strict quality requirements.

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Our products meet the following safety and quality standards:

  • EN ISO 13688 – General requirements for protective clothing
  • EN 20471 – High visibility clothing for professional use
  • EN 1149–5 – Protective clothing, electrostatic properties, material and design requirements
  • EN ISO 11612 – Clothing protecting against heat and fire
  • EN ISO 11611 – Protective clothing for welding and related work
  • EN 13034, Type 6 – Protective clothing against liquid chemicals
  • EN 342 – Clothing and garments protecting against the cold
  • IEC 61482-2 / EN 61482-2 – Protective clothing against thermal hazards of electric arcs
  • EN ISO 21420 – General requirements for protective gloves
  • EN 388 – Protective gloves against mechanical hazards
  • EN 407 – Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)

Example of safety clothing certification (High visibility clothing EN ISO 20471)

1. Fabric Certification:
The fabric is certified by the material supplier, the material must pass the EN standard (duration months).

2. Contrast color test:
This is done if you want a dark color in the safety clothing for areas that get dirty, such as the arms. There must be no color shift in the clothing. This causes problems with many materials, so the clothing must be made in a single color, such as yellow.

3. Product design:
The garment must have a certain amount of reflector and fluorescent / high visibility fabric in specific places. For example, the amount of reflective fabric on the front and back must be the same, although a ten percent difference is allowed. It is not possible to implement the specifications in all products, which is why it is not possible to produce third-class trousers, for example. The reflective material must be certified and it must be placed in a specific way (for example, wrapped around the body, so that only a five-centimeter gap is allowed).

4. Garment certification:
The garment is type-tested and certified by SGS Fimko Ltd, notified body no. 0598 (duration months).

5. Production

The high-visibility clothing standard has three classes, the highest of which, or third, is used in traffic control, for example. Class two is the most common required class. Some work sites require that visibility be designed into the upper part of the garment. Dimex clothing usually has class two visibility on the upper parts and class one on the lower parts, which makes the garments class three in terms of visibility.

Certificates indicate the maximum number of washes after which the product will retain its tested properties. However, common sense should be used when using the product. If the reflective surface is permanently soiled, the product does not comply with the certificate, even if there are still washes remaining.

HEAT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING STANDARD (EN ISO 11611, EN ISO 11612) I.E. FIRE PROTECTION

Fire protection makes the fabric self-extinguishing, meaning that the fabric smothers the spark. However, this does not mean that the material is completely incombustible. Even fire-resistant fabric can develop holes or discoloration.

Fire protection can be implemented in three ways: post-treatment, fabric impregnation or inherent technology. Post-treatment involves chemical finishing, for example by spraying a fire protection liquid. In post-treated clothing, the fire protection is least durable and can be washed off. That is why Dimex clothing uses fabric impregnation and inherent technology, where the protection is “naturally” in the fiber. Fire protection cannot be washed off from clothing treated with these technologies.

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