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FIREFIGHTING & EMERGENCY RESPONSE

GLOBAL STANDARDS

Our firefighting suits, station gears and accessories conforms to the international
standards to provide optimum comfort with high performance against heat stress
and flames. Firefighting clothing uses specialized fabrics that offer performance and
durability to firefighters under a range of operational conditions and hazards.

Protective Clothing for Firemen
EN 469 is an European Standard specifies minimum levels of performance
Fire Protection Solution You Can Trust requirements for protective clothing to be worn during firefighting operations
Firefighting is a tough business. EN 469 and associated activities such as e.g. rescue work, assistance during disasters.
Your protective clothing shouldn’t
make it any tougher. At Proof® we Protective clothing - Electrostatic Properties
understand that a lightweight and Provides the wearer with electrostatic dissipative clothing with reduced risk
flexible fire suit is essential for your of sparking. The garment should be used as part of a total earthed system
safety and mobility in dangerous EN 1149-5 to avoid combustible discharges. The requirements may not be sufficient in
oxygen enriched flammable atmospheres.
firefighting situation.
Protective clothing against Cold and Low Temperatures
Proof® firefighting suits are Gives the wearer protection against cold environment. This specifies
engineered to give maximum requirements and test methods for garments and clothing combinations
protection and durability EN 342 designed to protect the wearer in a cold environment (characterized by a
combination of humidity, wind and air temperature lower than -5 °C).
with less stress and less
fatigue. It is designed to allow Protective clothing against Rain and Bad Weather
maximum body movements, This standard specifies the requirements and test methods for materials and
enabling you to push the the seams of clothing designed to give protection against precipitation (rain,
limits of performance without EN 343 snow), mist and ground moisture. The garment and seams are tested for its
restriction. water resistance, but also water vapor resistivity.

Protective Clothing to Protect against Heat and Flame
Custom-Made and Approved Protection against brief contact with heat and flame. The heat can be
We can do custom designs convective, radiant, molten material, or a combination. Performance
base on your specification EN ISO 11612 requirements are applicable to garments where there is a need for clothing
and standards delivering with limited flame spread properties.
higher level of protection.
Proof® fire suits conforms to Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Firefighting
international requirements for and Proximity Firefighting
NFPA 1971 sets the minimum requirements for design, performance, testing,
radiant heat and flame and certification of the ensembles for body protection in structural firefighting
protection. 1971:2013 and in proximity firefighting: coats, trousers, one piece suits, hoods, helmets,
gloves, footwear, and interface elements such as wrister.
Gloves Giving Protection from Mechanical Risks
This standard applies to all kinds of protective gloves in respect of physical and
mechanical aggressions caused by abrasion, blade cut, puncture and tearing.
This is expressed by a pictogram followed by four numbers (performance
EN 388
levels), each representing test performance against a specific hazard.
Gloves Giving Protection from Thermal Hazards
This standard specifies thermal performance for protective gloves against
heat and/or fire. The nature and degree of protection is shown by a pictogram
followed by a series of six performance levels, relating to specific protective
EN 407
qualities.
A. Resistance to flammability (Performance Level 0 - 4)
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B. Contact heat resistance (Performance Level 0 - 4)
C. Convective heat resistance (Performance Level 0 - 4)
D. Radiant heat resistance (Performance Level 0 - 4)
E. Resistance to small splashes of molten metal (Performance Level 0 - 4)
F. Resistance to large splashes of molten metal (Performance Level 0 - 4)
Protective gloves for Firefighters
Defines minimum performance requirements and test methods for firefighters’
protective gloves. EN 659 applies only to firefighters’ protective gloves which
protect the hands during normal firefighting, including search and rescue.
EN 659

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