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EN 343:2019 INFORMATION NOTE
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING – PROTECTION AGAINST RAIN
Items: 702.176216
MANUFACTURER:
Diadora S.p.A. Via Montello, 80 - 31031 Caerano di San Marco - Treviso - Italy
Clothing designed for protection against the rain must be considered as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Therefore, it must comply with the requirements set out in EU Regulation UE 2016/425, which requires it to carry
the compulsory CE mark for marketing. These garments belong to Category I of PPE clothing. For further details
and for the relevant Declarations of Conformity, please visit www.diadora.com/declarations-utility/.
WARNINGS:
The employer is responsible by law to make sure that the piece of PPE used is adequate to the relevant type of risk
(PPE features and category). Before use, make sure that the features of the chosen model are suitable to the
relevant needs. The rain protection clothing manufactured by Diadora is designed and constructed according to the
risk the wearers require protection against, and in compliance with the following European standards:
EN ISO 13688: 2013 : PROTECTIVE CLOTHING – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
EN 343:2019: PROTECTIVE CLOTHING – PROTECTION AGAINST RAIN.
All the materials used, of both natural and synthetic origin, as well as all the processing techniques applied, have
been chosen to meet the requirements provided for by the abovementioned European technical standard in terms
of safety, ergonomics, comfort, structural integrity and harmlessness.
WATER PENETRATION RESISTANCE AND WATER VAPOUR RESISTANCE CLASSES:
Clothing designed for protection against the rain is divided into 4 classes, based on the assessment of risk and the
environmental conditions. For each class, a performance level with regard to water penetration and water vapour
penetration into the materials and seams is provided.
Classification of water penetration resistance:
Water penetration resistance
W
p
Classes
1
2
3
4
samples that must be tested:
- material before pre-treatment
W
p ≥ 8 000 Pa
-
-
-
- material after each pre-treatment
-
W
p ≥ 8 000 Pa
W
p ≥ 13 000 Pa
W
p ≥ 20 000 Pa
- seams before pre-treatment
W
p ≥ 8 000 Pa
W
p ≥ 8 000 Pa
W
p ≥ 13 000 Pa
-
- seams after cleaning
-
-
-
W
p ≥ 20 000 Pa
Classification of water vapour resistance
Water vapour resistance
R
et
Classes
1
a
2
3
4
m
² ·
Pa
W
W
R
et
more than
40
25 <
R
et
≤ 40
15 <
R
et
≤ 25
R
et
≤ 15
ª CAUTION: class 1 has a limited usage time, please refer to the table "Recommendations regarding usage
time"
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