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Certification
Brandvis™ works with the specialist certification company SGS (UK) Ltd on the certification of all High Visibility clothing to ensure that they meet all relevant international standards. All high visibility jackets are certified to the following standards:
- EN340: 2004 Protective Clothing - General requirements
- EN343: 2003 Protective Clothing - Protection against rain
- EN471: 2003 High Visibility Warning Clothing
Our software solution provides a pre-approved mechanism that allows customers to instantly verify if their jacket design meets EN471 Class1, Class 2 or Class 3. All our fabrics are pre-approved for EN343. Two of the fabrics are high visibility colours (yellow and orange) and are pre-approved for EN471. The design selections made by the user will determine the classification of these certificates (Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3).
EN340: 2004
Protective Clothing: General Requirements
EN430 is the European standard that specifies general requirements for the sizing and making of protective clothing. This standard is a reference standard, which cannot be applied on its own but which is often referred to in other specific protective clothing standards e.g. EN471.
EN471: 2003
High Visibility Clothing
EN471 is the European standard for high visibility clothing. It specifies the requirements for signaling the users’ presence day or night. EN471 is grouped into three classes as outlined below, with the classes dictating the minimum quantities of background and retroreflective materials to be used.
Class 3: Highest Protection Level
This class is required for any person working on or near motorways, dual carriage ways or in airports.
Minimum background fluorescent material (high visibility orange or yellow): 0.8m²
Minimum retroreflective material/tape: 0.2m²
Minimum width of retroreflective material/tape: 50mm
Class 2: Intermediate Protection Level
This class is required for any person working on or near any A or B class roads and also for delivery drivers.
Minimum background fluorescent material (high visibility orange or yellow): 0.5m²
Minimum retroreflective material/tape: 0.13m²
Minimum width of retroreflective material/tape: 50mm
Class 1: Lowest Protection Level
This class is required for any person working on a private road or to be used in conjunction with a higher classed garment.
Minimum background fluorescent material (high visibility orange or yellow): 0.14m²
Minimum retroreflective material/tape: 0.1m²
Minimum width of retroreflective material/tape: 50mm
Please check that the classification of the jackets meets the standards for your industry sector.
