EN 1150:1999
(Main)Protective clothing - Visibility clothing for non-professional use - Test methods and requirements
General Information
- Abstract
This Standard specifies the optical performance requirements for high-visibilty clothing to be worn by adults and by juveniles, and designed for non-professional use. High-visibility clothing for non-professional use is intended to signal the user's presence visually in any daylight condition and, when illuminated by vehicle headlights or search lights in the dark as well as lit up in urban roads. This standard is not applicable to accessories to be carried by persons or attached to garments.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 19-Jan-1999
- Withdrawal Date
- 16-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 162 - Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 162/WG 7 - Visibility clothing and accessories
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 12-Aug-2020
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
- Directive
- Harmonized Standard2016/425 - Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EECOJ Ref: C, C 113 OJ Date: 27-Mar-2018
Not Harmonized89/686/EEC - Personal protective equipment (PPE)OJ Ref: C 157, C 2, C 203, C 247, C 306, C 46, C 91 OJ Date: 04-Jun-1999
Relations
- Effective Date
- 07-Jun-2017
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 25-Aug-2026
- Effective Date
- 01-Jul-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Refers
EN 13892-8:2002 - Methods of test for screed materials - Part 8: Determination of bond strength - Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
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CIS Institut d.o.o.
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Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije
Agricultural Institute of Slovenia. Soil testing, plant health, agricultural product analysis.
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 1150:1999 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Protective clothing - Visibility clothing for non-professional use - Test methods and requirements". This standard covers: This Standard specifies the optical performance requirements for high-visibilty clothing to be worn by adults and by juveniles, and designed for non-professional use. High-visibility clothing for non-professional use is intended to signal the user's presence visually in any daylight condition and, when illuminated by vehicle headlights or search lights in the dark as well as lit up in urban roads. This standard is not applicable to accessories to be carried by persons or attached to garments.
This Standard specifies the optical performance requirements for high-visibilty clothing to be worn by adults and by juveniles, and designed for non-professional use. High-visibility clothing for non-professional use is intended to signal the user's presence visually in any daylight condition and, when illuminated by vehicle headlights or search lights in the dark as well as lit up in urban roads. This standard is not applicable to accessories to be carried by persons or attached to garments.
EN 1150:1999 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 1150:1999 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 17353:2020, ISO 4675:1990, ISO 7854:1995, EN ISO 105-X11:2026, EN ISO 3175:1995, EN 12414:1999, EN ISO 6330:2000, EN ISO 3758:2023, EN ISO 105-D01:2010, EN ISO 105-X11:1996, EN 471:1994, EN ISO 13688:2013, EN ISO 105-C06:1997, EN 13892-8:2002, EN 530:1994. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 1150:1999 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2016/425, 89/686/EEC; Standardization Mandates: M/BC/CEN/90/2. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-1999
Varovalna obleka – Vidna obleka za nepoklicno uporabo – Preskusne metode in
zahteve
Protective clothing - Visibility clothing for non-professional use - Test methods and
requirements
Schutzkleidung - Warnkleidung für den nicht professionellen Gebrauch - Prüfverfahren
und Anforderungen
Vetements de protection - Vetement
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