Helly Hansen Workwear Safety Standards

The CE Marking System

Helly Hansen makes workwear which falls under the definition of personal protective equipment (PPE), and is therefore marked in accordance with the CE marking regulations (EN standards). Such workwear is intended to protect against accidents or injuries when working under conditions involving cold, heat, flame, rain and reduced visibility.

The EU directives classify PPE in three categories:

Category 1 covers the lowest level of PPE. The user is assumed to assess the needs for protection himself, and there is a limited risk of severe consequences of not using appropriate clothing. The products under this category are self declared by the marketer to comply with the standards. HH products under this category are waterproof clothing (EN 343) and clothing protecting against cold (EN 342).

Category 2 covers products intended to be used in environments with risk for severe, but not fatal consequences (not category 1 or 3). The products must be tested and certified by a notified body. Products under this category are flame retardant clothing (EN 531/533, EN 470), clothing with protection against static electricity (EN 1149), high visibility (EN 471), lifejackets (EN 395, 396 and 399) and buoyancy aids (EN 393).

Category 3 covers products and environments where the user can be exposed to mortal danger or to dangers that may seriously and irreversibly harm health. Products under this category comply with CLC/TS 50354; clothing for use by workers at risk from exposure to an electrical arc.

Product Performance

The CE mark provides documentation that the product complies with performance standards set for a product of such nature. It is not an assurance that the product will prevent risk of accidents or severe injuries when the user is exposed to such risks in a working environment. Below is a condensed presentation of the EN standards used in the HH Workwear collection. For complete information about the CE marking system, please contact our representative or the local authorities.

The test data is given as an integral part of the symbol as measured to prescribed methods or on a scale from 1 to 3, whereby 3 is the highest level.
The actual data for a HH product is given on the inseam label and on the booklet attached to the garment as well as in the product section of this website.

EN340

Size Designation

HH protective clothing is designed and manufactured not to adversely affect the health or hygiene of the user. The design ensures correct positioning and cover of the body when worn correctly.

Design and fabrics provide functionality and user comfort.

The fabrics offer good colour fastness, dimensional stability, strength and durability, to assure the garments prolonged lifetime through hard wear and a high number of cleaning cycles.

The size designation is based on body dimensions measured in centimetres, ref. size chart.

The garments are marked properly on labels and hang tags to provide information as required by this standard.

EN342

Protection against cold

The standard specifies test methods and demands on performance of clothing which is intended to protect against cold. Helly Hansen has tested the products in accordance with a method (B) whereby the insulation (X) is measured for an ensemble (jacket/trouser) worn with a base layer. Also air permeability (Y) and water vapour resistance (Z) are measured.

X Insulation, actual data (higher figure is best)
Y Air permeability, level 1,2 or 3
Z Water vapour resistance, level 1,2 or 3

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EN343

Protection against foul weather

The standard specifies test methods and demands on fabrics and seams in garments intended to protect against foul weather, i.e. weather conditions with combinations of precipitation (rain, snow), fog, humidity and wind at temperatures down to 5°C. The garments are tested for waterproofness (X) and water vapour resistance (Y).

X Waterproofness, level 1,2 or 3
Y Water vapour resistance, level 1,2 or 3

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EN393

Buoyancy Aids 50N

This standard specifies test methods and requirements for design and performance of buoyancy aids with 50 Newton (N) buoyancy for adult sizes. The standard covers floating vests and floating suits providing a minimum of 50N buoyancy. Helly Hansen Workwear currently only carries floating suits. Buoyancy Aids do not bring the person into a stable position in the water. As the buoyancy material is a foam, our floating suits provides suitable protection against hypothermia according to EN ISO 15027-3 Class D standard.

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EN396

Life Jackets 150N

This standard specifies the requirements for performance and design and the test procedures of lifejackets with 150 Newton (N) buoyancy in adult size. With the buoyancy on the chest and around the neck the lifejacket will turn an unconscious person to a safe upright position with mouth and nose well above water. 150N lifejackets are suitable for use in coastal and offshore conditions wearing normal foul weather clothing. It is not suitable if heavy tools or equipment are carried.

150N lifejackets from Helly Hansen provides buoyancy with inflatable buoyancy in a single chamber. The lung is inflated by a Co2-cylinder. To ensure the highest standard of safety, all our 150N lifejackets are equipped with a fully automatic inflation system.

Helly Hansen offers two variants of 150N lifejackets. One with a donning system with ordinary web belts, - and one with a Safety Harness that may withstand a force of 1.000kg in order to protect the user against falling overboard. The safety harness complies with the standard EN1095, and should be worn with a Safety Line complying with the same standard. Be aware that it is unsafe to wear the harness loose. Please note that the harness/line-system is not providing appropriate protection against falls from heights.

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EN 399 - (EN 1095), (SOLAS)

Lifejacket 275N (CE 0120 Safety harness/ line) (Double chamber)

EN 399 specifies the requirements for performance and design and the test procedures in lifejackets with 275 Newton (N) buoyancy in adult size. With the buoyancy on the chest and around the neck the lifejacket will turn an unconscious person to a safe upright position with mouth and nose well above water. 275N lifejackets provides extra buoyancy compared to the 150N lifejackets, and are suitable for offshore shipping and industrial use in extreme conditions and when wearing heavy tools or equipment. The lifejacket is compatible with heavy protective clothing, - as survival- and immersion-suits.

Our 275N lifejackets are provided with a Safety Harness that withstands a force of minimum 1.000kg in order to protect the user against falling overboard. The safety harness complies with the standard EN1095, and should be worn with a Safety Line complying with the same standard. Be aware that it is unsafe to wear the harness loose. Please note that the harness/line-system is not providing appropriate protection against falls from heights.

275N lifejackets from Helly Hansen also comply with the SOLAS-standard and provides buoyancy with two separate inflatable chambers. The chambers are automatically inflated by two Co2-cylinders/inflation systems. The SOLAS-standard, developed in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), is generally regarded as the most important of all international treaties concerning the safety of merchant ships.

EN 470 – 1

Protective clothing during welding or similar operations

The clothing is intended to protect the user against small splashes of molten metal (EN348), short contact time with flame (EN532), and ultra violet radiation, and to be worn continuously for up to 8 hours at ambient temperature.

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EN471

High visibility clothing

The standard specifies requirements for clothing intended to provide visibility of the user in hazardous situations under any light conditions by day and under illumination by vehicle headlights in the dark (24 hours visibility). Effective visibility is to be provided by a fluorescent fabric and reflective stripes. The visibility is measured as a combination of the area and positioning of the reflective materials (X) and the quality of same (Y).

X Area reflex/fluorescent fabric, level 1,2,3
Y Reflex type/quality 1 or 2

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EN531

Protection against heat and flame

The standard specifies the performance requirements for protective clothing for workers exposed to heat. Limited flame spread (A) (Pass/Fail) is tested in accordance with a test method defined by EN 532. To pass the EN 531 requirements the clothing must also protect against at least one form of heat. The heat may be in the form of convective heat B (level B1-B5) according to EN 367, radiant heat C (level C1-C4) according to EN 366, molten aluminum splash (D) according to EN 373, molten iron splash (E) according to EN 373. HH products subjected to EN 531 are tested on radiant- and convective heat.

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EN533

Protection against heat and flame

Protection against heat and flame. The standard specifies the performance requirements for the limited flame spread properties of materials and material assemblies used in protective clothing. The material(s) is classified in accordance with an index for limitation of flame spread (X) before and after a standard washing procedure (Y).

X/Y Flame spread index, index 1,2 or 3.
Y Number of washes at a given temperature.

If the index is 1 (lowest level) The garment can only be used outside a garment with index 2 or 3.

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EN1149

Electrostatic properties

EN 1149 constitutes a set of requirements and test methods to measure protection against static electricity or charge decay.

EN 1149-1 specifies electrostatic requirements and test methods for electrostatic dissipative protective clothing to avoid incendiary charges. This standard is used for measuring surface resistivity of woven or kitted fabrics with metal fibres providing grounding.

EN 1149-2 specifies a test method for measuring the electrical vertical resistance of protective clothing materials. This European standard is not applicable for specifying protection against main voltages.

ENV 1149-3 specifies methods for measuring the dissipation of electrostatic charge from the surface of materials for garments. This standard is used for surface conducting or core conducting fibres, i.e. fibres without grounding.

prEN 1149-5 specifies product standard requirements for electrostatic dissipative protective clothing, used as part of a total earthed system to avoid flammable discharges. The material shall meet requirements according to EN 1149-3 or -1

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CLC/TS 50354

Electrical Arc Protection

This standard specifies test and classifications for materials and clothing for wearing when at risk of exposure to an electrical arc. Such clothing shall not aggravate the electrical arc consequences, by catching fire or by melting onto the skin.

The protection provided by the clothing is classified as

Class 1: 4kA
Class2; 7kA

Specific dangers from accidental electrical arc arise from the high temperature, the pressure surge and the evaporation and splatter of hot molten metal, the effect of heat flux, noise, UV emission, hot oil or the consequences of physical and mental shock.

IEC/EN 61482-1-2:2007

Protective clothing against the thermal hazards of an electric arc - Part 1: Test methods – Method 2 – Determination of the arc protection class of material and clothing by using a constrained and directed arc (box test).

The test is intended to simulate an accidental exposure to an electric are in a low voltage installation. This standard specifies testing of materials and of complete garments on a mannequin. Material tests are used to determine thermal insulation and corresponding risks of skin burns, whereas the garment tests are to make sure that the clothing still is operational after exposure.

Both material and garment tests are carried out with a low voltage installation (400 VAC). The duration of the electric arc is 500 ms and the electric current is respectively 4 kAfor class 1 and 7 kAfor class 2 protection.

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