First edition. ISO 17491-3 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 162, Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets, in collaboration with Technical Committee ISO/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). This first edition of ISO 17491-3, together with ISO 17491-4, cancels and replaces ISO 17491:2002, Clauses 6 and 7 of which have been technically revised. — 12 p.
This part of ISO 17491 specifies a test method for determining the resistance of protective clothing against penetration by a jet of liquid.
This part of ISO 17491 is applicable to clothing with liquid-tight connections between different parts of the clothing and, if applicable, between the clothing and other items of personal protective equipment worn with it.
This part of ISO 17491 does not address chemical permeation resistance of the clothing materials, which is specified in other standards.