This document has been prepared by CEN/NC 162, "Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets", the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 November 2003. This European Standard supersedes EN 340:1993. — 25 p.
This European Standard specifies general performance requirements for ergonomics, innocuousness, size designation, ageing, compatibility and marking of protective clothing and the information to be supplied by the manufacturer with the protective clothing.