ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 13998 First edition 2003-01-15 Protective clothing Aprons, trousers and vests protecting against cuts and stabs by hand knives Vetements de protection Tabliers, pantalons et vestes de protection contrelescoupuresetlescoupsdecouteauxamain Reference number ISO 13998:2003(E) ISO Copyright International Organization for Standardization @ISO2003 itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO13998:2003(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below ISO2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland Copyightinteratinal organization for Standardization @ ISO 2003 - All rights reserved nitted without licensefromIHS Not for Resale ISO13998:2003(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (isO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IsO technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(iEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEc Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 13998 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in collaboration with ISO Technical Committee TC 94, Personal safety - Protective clothing and equipment, Subcommittee SC 13 Protective clothing, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement). Standard...". Annex Zz provides a list of corresponding International and European Standards for which equivalents are not given in the text. For the purposes of this International Standard, the CEN annex regarding fulfilment of European Council Directives has been removed. ii Not for Resale ISO 13998:2003(E) Contents Foreword. vi Introduction 1 Scope. 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions. 4 Performance level classification .... 5 Requirements 5 5.1 Innocuousness.. 5 5.2 5.3 Minimum dimensions of zones of protection .. 5.4 Support and restraint of aprons, divided aprons and protective trousers. 5.5 Ergonomic requirements.... .8 5.6 5.7 Penetration resistance.... 9 5.8 Cut resistance of performance level 1 garments... 9 5.9 Tensile str