Vesin: Regulations and Appropriate Clothing in Industry

Choosing the right workwear goes beyond comfort. In the industrial sector, it’s a matter of safety. To ensure compliance with essential requirements, there is a strict regulation that applies depending on the industrial context in which one is working. And on these matters, Vesin are experts.

In this guide, we will explore what type of clothing is necessary depending on the sector and what are the general requirements that must be met according to European regulations.

How to know what type of workwear you need?

The selection of appropriate workwear depends on various circumstances such as the type of work to be carried out, the particular risks of each job, and compliance with the required regulations. At this point, we could say that there are two types of workwear:

Multi-norm articles

This type of workwear must comply with the specific regulation indicated on the garment itself by a pictogram. It is usually common in:

Multisectoral articles

All these garments comply with the European standard ISO 13688. It covers both clothing for specific professions and mixed professions:

What general requirements does industrial protective clothing have?

The European protective standard EN-13688 sets out the requirements for ergonomics, ageing, sizes, and protection marking for clothing designed to protect workers against one or more hazards. However, for each type of adversity, a specific standard is established. For example:

• Antistatic protection (EN-1149). The materials and design of this type of protective clothing must prevent the formation of sparks that could cause a fire.

• Protection against heat and flame (EN-11612). This refers to clothing that can be used in situations where the wearer may be exposed to radiant, convective, or contact heat, as well as small splashes of molten metal.

• Protection against the effects of an electric arc (EN-61482). These effects include heat, flames, and radiant energy.

• Protection against welding (EN-11611). Includes small splashes of molten metal, short-term contact with a flame, and radiant heat from an arc. It also minimizes the possibility of a short electrical shock due to accidental contact with electrical conductors. These garments must fully cover the upper and lower torso, neck, arms, and legs and may require additional accessories for extra protection.

• High visibility clothing (EN-20471). Intended to make the worker visible under any type of light. For example, to be seen by drivers of vehicles and mechanized equipment in both daylight and nighttime conditions. The materials used have photometric properties.

• Protection against the weather (EN-343). Offers resistance against the penetration of rainwater and waterproofing of the outer layer material of the clothing.

• Protection against cold environments (EN-14058). Standards regulate performance in terms of thermal resistance, air permeability of fabrics, and the calibration of the resulting thermal insulation.

You can now order industrial workwear from Vesin on Rodavigo

If you are thinking of purchasing workwear, you should know that we have incorporated the Vesin digital catalogue on our website. It is therefore a good time to order it through us.

If you need further technical information on this type of product, we also have the Vesin PDF catalogue available on our B2B portal.

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