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AS/NZS 6530:2006

Standard Identifier: Protective Clothing Protection against liquid chemicals test method for resistance of materials to penetration by liquids.
EN471:2003

Standard Identifier: High-visibility warning clothing for professional use. Test methods and requirements.

AirTec™ orange fabric meets the following standards:

AS/NZS 6530:2006

Standard Identifier: Protective Clothing Protection against liquid chemicals test method for resistance of materials to penetration by liquids.
EN533:1997

Standard Identifier: Protective clothing. Protection against heat and flame. Limited flame spread materials and material assemblies
EN1149-3 Method 2

Standard Identifier: Protective clothing. Electrostatic properties. Test methods for measurement of charge decay

Method 2 anti-static requirements for clothing. This test method is for measurement of charge decay. This means a charge across or through a material leading to a reduction of charge density. Test method 2 measures the strength of the electric field on a recording device.

Other Standards

ISO 6530-2005

Standard Identifier: Protective clothing. Protection against liquid chemicals. Test method for resistance of materials to penetration by liquids.

This ISO internationally-recognised test performance method is a measurement of chemical penetration, absorption and repellency for chemical fabrics and materials.

Chemical Test Standard ASTM F903-03 Performance Results

Resistance of materials used in protective clothing to penetration by liquids.

Procedure C: 0 psig for 5 minutes followed by 2psig (13.8kPa) for 1 minutes followed by 0psig for 54 minutes

Samples of the fabric are clamped over a PTFE test cell and held vertically so that the face of the fabric forms one side of the cell. The cell is filled with the test liquid and a stopwatch started. At all times the fabric is observed for penetration by the liquid.

The fabric is said to fail if a droplet of liquid appears indicating penetration of liquid through to the viewing side of the specimen. Identification of penetration of droplets is effected by use of blotting paper.