Foreword

This PAS was sponsored by the Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI). Its development was facilitated by BSI Standards Limited and it was published under licence from The British Standards Institution. It came into effect on 30 November 2015.

Acknowledgement is given to the following organizations that were involved in the development of this PAS as members of the steering group:

• Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI)
• AiQ Smart Clothing Incorporated, Taiwan
• CENTEXBEL, the Belgian Textile Research Centre
• Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
• Committee for Conformity Assessment of Accreditation and Certification on Functional and Technical Textiles (FTTS), Taiwan
• Co-opted technical expert
• Co-opted technical expert
• Dankook University, Personal Protective Equipment Centre, Korea
• Electronics Testing Centre (ETC), Taiwan
• Fabric King Textile Company Limited, Taiwan
• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Finland
• Harvatek Corporation, Taiwan
• National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
• Polytechnic University, Textile Bioengineering Research Centre, Hong Kong
• SATRA Technology Centre, UK
• Shinshu University, Japan
• Transport Research Institute (TRL), UK

Acknowledgement is also given to the members of a wider review panel who were consulted in the development of this PAS.

The British Standards Institution retains ownership and copyright of this PAS. BSI Standards Limited as the publisher of the PAS reserves the right to withdraw or amend this PAS on receipt of authoritative advice that it is appropriate to do so. This PAS will be reviewed at intervals not exceeding two years, and any amendments arising from the review will be published as an amended PAS and publicized in Update Standards.

This PAS is not to be regarded as a British Standard. It will be withdrawn upon publication of its content in, or as, a British Standard.

The PAS process enables a specification to be rapidly developed in order to fulfil an immediate need in industry. A PAS can be considered for further development as a British Standard, or constitute part of the UK input into the development of a European or International Standard.

Relationship with other publications

This PAS specifies requirements for high visibility clothing conforming to EN ISO 20471 incorporating active lighting via Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).

It is envisaged that further standards for clothing incorporating active lighting will be developed in the future. These might include other types of technology or other forms of clothing.

Product certification/testing. Users of this PAS are advised to consider the desirability of third-party certification/testing of product conformity with this PAS. Users seeking assistance in identifying appropriate conformity assessment bodies or schemes may ask BSI to forward their enquiries to the relevant association.

Test laboratory accreditation. Users of this PAS are advised to consider the desirability of selecting test laboratories that are accredited to EN ISO/IEC 17025 by a national or international accreditation body.

Assessed capability. Users of this PAS are advised to consider the desirability of quality system assessment and registration against the appropriate standard in the EN ISO 9000 series by an accredited third-party certification body.

Use of this document

It has been assumed in the preparation of this PAS that the execution of its provisions will be entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people, for whose use it has been produced.

Presentational conventions

The provisions of this PAS are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Its requirements are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “shall”.

Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.

Requirements in this PAS are drafted in accordance with Rules for the structure and drafting of UK standards, subclause J.1.1, which states, “Requirements should be expressed using wording such as: ‘When tested as described in Annex A, the product shall …’”. This means that only those products that are capable of passing the specified test will be deemed to conform to this PAS.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a PAS cannot confer immunity from legal obligations

Particular attention is drawn to the need to be aware of regulations and legal obligations that might be applicable to the scope covered by the PAS or compliance with it. Regulations and legal obligations might vary from one country and jurisdiction to another. Particular attention is drawn to those regulations and legal obligations that address Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), where applicable, though it is important to note that the scope of this PAS is not limited to PPE.

PAS 10412:2015

Intelligent clothing. LED active high visibility clothing. Specification

Published:

30 Nov 2015

Withdrawn:

16 Nov 2022