Regulation ISO 15384 Firefighters. Technical fabrics. Marina Textil.

ISO 15384 Firefighters

The aim of this standard is to provide the minimum performance requirements for the protective clothing designed to be used during long periods in the fight against forest fires and similar.

This clothing should be light, flexible and adequate to the risks that forest workers or firemen are exposed; it should be effective and should not produce any thermal stress to the person.

This standard specifies two test methods and the minimum performance requirements for the clothing designed to protect the body of the person, except for the head, hands and feet. It is not designed to give protection during the fire surrounding. The standard covers the garment design, the minimum level of performance of the materials used and the test methods to determine these levels.

These are the requirements for this standard:

Requirements for fire
Limited flammability	EN 15025	Code A
Heat transference	ISO 6942	RHTI 24 ≥ 11s RHTI24-RHTI12 ≥ 4s
Heat resistance	ISO 17493	Cannot melt, drop, burn or shrink ± 5%
Mechanical requirements
Tensile strength	ISO 13934-1	≥ 450 N
Tear resistance	ISO 13937-2	≥ 20 N
Resistance to the main seam	ISO 13935-2	≥ 225 N
Ergonomics and comfort requirements
Thermal resistance	EN 31092	≤ 0,055 m2K/W
Resistance to water-vapour	EN 31092	≤ 10 m2Pa/W
General requirements
Dimensional variations	ISO 5077	± 3%
Reflecting and fluorescent performance	EN 471	Total area of the garment > 0,2 m2