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AS/NZS 4824:2021
[Current]Protective clothing for firefighters — Laboratory test methods and performance requirements for wildland firefighting clothing (ISO 15384:2018, MOD)
This Standard adopts ISO 15384:2018 with modifications for Australia and New Zealand, which specifies methods of test and minimum performance requirements for personal protective clothing, designed to protect the wearer’s body, except for the head, hands, and feet, that is worn during wildland firefighting and associated activities. This clothing is not intended to provide protection during fire entrapment. This document covers the general design of the garment, the minimum level of performance for the materials employed and the methods of test to determine these levels.
Published: 23/07/2021
Pages: 19
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Clothing design
4.1 General
4.2 Collar
4.3 Protective coverall or protective suit
4.4 Pockets
4.5 Hardware
4.6 Retroreflective and/or fluorescent materials
4.7 Sleeves
4.8 Trousers
5 Sampling and pre-treatment
5.1 General
5.2 Sampling
5.3 Pre-treatment by cleaning
5.4 Conditioning
5.5 Exposure surface
5.6 Ageing
6 Thermal requirements
6.1 Flamespread
6.1.1 General
6.1.2 Face ignition
6.1.3 Edge ignition
6.2 Heat transfer (radiation)
6.3 Heat resistance
6.3.1 Heat resistance of the sewing thread
6.3.2 Heat resistance of retroreflective/fluorescent materials
7 Mechanical requirements
7.1 Tensile strength
7.2 Tear strength
7.3 Main seam strength
8 Ergonomic and comfort requirements
8.1 Thermal resistance
8.2 Water vapour resistance
9 General
9.1 Dimensional change after washing and/or dry-cleaning
9.2 Retroreflective and/or fluorescent performance
9.3 Summary of performance requirements
10 Marking and labelling
10.1 General
10.2 Label durability and legibility
10.3 Compliance marking requirements
11 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex A
Bibliography
Appendix ZZ
ZZ.1 Scope
ZZ.2 Variations
Amendment control sheet
AS/NZS 4824:2021
Amendment No. 1 (2023)
Revised text amendment
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics - Part 1: Determination of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method
[Current]
Textiles — Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles — Part 2: Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the grab method
[Current]
Plastics — Determination of melting behaviour (melting temperature or melting range) of semi-crystalline polymers by capillary tube and polarizing-microscope methods
[Current]
Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of tear resistance — Part 1: Constant rate of tear methods
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