Foreword

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ISO 15027‑1 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 188, Small craft, Subcommittee SC 1, Personal safety equipment, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 15027‑1:2002) which has been technically revised. The main technical changes are:

a) addition of "underclothing" under terms and definitions;
b) addition of "cold shock" under terms and definitions;
c) revision of requirements for buddy lines;
d) revision of requirements regarding conspicuity;
e) addition of Clause 6 "Information supplied by the manufacturer";
f) revision of consumer information label;
g) reordering of subclauses;
h) revision of requirements regarding thermal protection in water.

ISO 15027 consists of the following parts, under the general title Immersion suits:

— Part 1: Constant wear suits, requirements including safety
— Part 2: Abandonment suits, requirements including safety
— Part 3: Test methods

BS EN ISO 15027-1:2012

Immersion suits - Constant wear suits, requirements including safety

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Nov 2012