European standards for protective apparel against UV radiation.
The first European standard which describes the test procedure to determine the UV-protection factor of clothing is about to be completed. A second part of the same standard, dealing with labelling and marking aspects, is ready to be submitted to public enquiry. In this effort a group of experts from most EU member states have cooperated with a high degree of consensus. In this chapter we explain this European standard together with the standard developed in the UK.
Laperre
Jan
J
Centexbel, Technical and Scientific Centre of the Belgian Textile Industry, Zwijnaarde.
Foubert
Fred
F
D005060:Europe; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000592:standards*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*