British Standards Institution

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Overview: Under the direction of PH/3, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 162 WG2 and ISO/TC 94 SC13 WG2 and for the preparation of British Standards for Protective Clothing for Protection from heat and flame

Committee standards activity

In Progress (7)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN ISO 15384	Protective clothing for firefighters — Laboratory test methods and performance requirements for wildland firefighting clothing Categories: Protective clothing Public comment begins : 2025-07-10	Public comment
BS EN ISO 14116	Protective clothing — Protection against flame — Limited flame spread materials, material assemblies and clothing Categories: Protective clothing Comment resolution begins : 2025-08-19	Comment resolution
BS EN ISO 11612	Protective clothing — Clothing to protect against heat and flame — Minimum performance requirements Categories: Protective clothing Comment resolution begins : 2025-08-19	Comment resolution
BS EN ISO 11611:2024	Protective clothing for use in welding and allied processes Categories: Protective clothing \| Welding, brazing and soldering. General Approval begins : 2024-06-20	Approval
BS EN 469	Protective clothing for firefighters - Performance requirements for protective clothing for firefighting activities Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN 469	Protective clothing for firefighters - Performance requirements for protective clothing for firefighting activities Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN 13911	Protective clothing for firefighters - Requirements and test methods for fire hoods for firefighters Categories: Protective equipment. Head Public comment begins : 2024-02-15	Public comment

Published (19)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 2801:2007	Clothing for protection against heat and flame. General recommendations for selection, care and use of protective clothing Categories: Protective clothing Published standard begins : 2007-06-25	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 17620:2021	Guidelines for selection, use, care and maintenance of smart garments protecting against heat and flame Categories: Protective clothing \| Published standard begins : 2021-06-30	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 14560:2018	Guidance for selection, use, care and maintenance of protective clothing against heat and flame Categories: Protective clothing Published standard begins : 2018-11-27	Published standard
BS ISO 17493:2016	Clothing and equipment for protection against heat. Test method for convective heat resistance using a hot air circulating oven Categories: Protective clothing Published standard begins : 2016-12-14	Published standard
BS ISO 17492:2019	Clothing for protection against heat and flame. Determination of heat transmission on exposure to both flame and radiant heat Categories: Protective clothing Published standard begins : 2019-10-11	Published standard
BS EN ISO 6942:2022	Protective clothing. Protection against heat and fire. Method of test: Evaluation of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat Categories: Protective clothing Published standard begins : 2022-09-21	Published standard
BS EN ISO 15025:2016	Protective clothing. Protection against flame. Method of test for limited flame spread Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Protective clothing Published standard begins : 2016-12-21	Published standard
BS EN ISO 14116:2015	Protective clothing. Protection against flame. Limited flame spread materials, material assemblies and clothing Categories: Protective clothing Published standard begins : 2015-07-31	Published standard
BS EN ISO 13506-1:2024	Protective clothing against heat and flame. Test method for complete garments. Measurement of transferred energy using an instrumented manikin Categories: Protective clothing Published standard begins : 2024-06-28	Published standard
BS EN ISO 12127-2:2007	Clothing for protection against heat and flame. Determination of contact heat transmission through protective clothing or constituent materials. Test method using contact heat produced by dropping small cylinders Categories: Protective clothing Published standard begins : 2008-05-27	Published standard

Withdrawn (16)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 14560:2003	Guidelines for selection, use, care and maintenance of protective clothing against heat and flame Categories: Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2018-11-27	Withdrawn
BS ISO 17493:2000	Clothing and equipment for protection against heat. Test method for convective heat resistance using a hot air circulating oven Categories: Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2016-12-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 13506:2008	Protective clothing against heat and flame. Test method for complete garments. Prediction of burn injury using an instrumented manikin Categories: Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2017-09-20	Withdrawn
BS ISO 13506-2:2017	Protective clothing against heat and flame. Skin burn injury prediction. Calculation requirements and test cases Categories: Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2024-06-28	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 9185:2007	Protective clothing. Assessment of resistance of materials to molten metal splash Categories: Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2025-10-06	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 9151:2016	Protective clothing against heat and flame. Determination of heat transmission on exposure to flame Categories: Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2018-06-04	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 6942:2002	Protective clothing. Protection against heat and fire. Method of test: Evaluation of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat Categories: Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2022-09-21	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 15025:2002	Protective clothing. Protection against heat and flame. Method of test for limited flame spread Categories: Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products \| Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2016-12-21	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 14116:2008	Protective clothing. Protection against heat and flame. Limited flame spread materials, material assemblies and clothing Categories: Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2015-07-31	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 13506-1:2017	Protective clothing against heat and flame. Test method for complete garments. Measurement of transferred energy using an instrumented manikin Categories: Protective clothing Withdrawn begins : 2024-06-28	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

B S I F - Personal Safety Manufacturers Association
Ballyclare Ltd
BSIF – Portwest Ltd
Chemical Industries Association
Committee Manager
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Deputy Chair
DuPont UK
F I R E S A - Fire and Rescue Suppliers Association
H S E - Health and Safety Executive
Heathcoat Fabrics Limited
National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC)
S A T R A Technology Centre
Shirley Technologies Limited
Textile Institute
The British Safety Industry Federation - Distributor Association
U K Fashion and Textile Association
West Yorkshire Materials Testing Service

Liaisons with other committees

Individual Capacity - Fire and Rescue Operations
Individual Capacity - Firefighting Expert
Individual Capacity - Industrial Expert
Liaison - PH/3/7
Liaison - TCI/100/1

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

PH/3/2 - Heat and Flame Personal Protective Equipment

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