ISO 13998:2003 Protective clothing - Aprons, trousers and vests protecting against cuts and stabs by hand knives

First edition. ISO 13998 was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) in collaboration with ISO Technical Committee 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). — 38 p.
This European Standard applies to protective aprons trousers and vests for use with hand knives, and to other garments providing similar protection to parts of the body in accidents. It specifies requirements for the design, penetration resistance, cut resistance, sizing, ergonomic characteristics, innocuousness, water permeability, cleaning and disinfection, marking and information to be supplied by the manufacturer for users of protective aprons, trousers and vests. It also describes the classification of protection levels and appropriate test methods.