RIS-3279-TOM Standard | Arc Flash & Protective Clothing & Standards

Published 30 Jun 2021

RIS-3279-TOM Standard Arc Flash & Protective Clothing Standards

RIS-3279-TOM

Arc Flash & Protective Clothing Standards

RIS-3279-TOM (formerly GO-RT 3279) is a high visibility standard that only applies to the rail industry in the UK, as opposed to the EU-Wide nature of other EN standards. The aim is to ensure that rail workers on or near the trackside are sufficiently visible to trains approaching at speed or any other traffic.

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RIS-3279-TOM | Standard Overview

Protective clothing. Electrostatic properties. Material performance and design requirements.

High visibility clothing is the fundamental principle behind the UK Rail Industry Standard. This is based on the European Norm EN 20471:2013, and garments must comply to Class 2 High Visibility, the middle of a three class range. The standard states the following: ‘high visibility clothing worn by people on the lineside or on or near the line should conform to a single standard for the colour and luminance of background material and that this standard will accord with the detail contained within BS EN 20471:2013 high visibility clothing – Test methods and requirements (ISO 20471:2013).’

Stated in the standard is that: ‘the colour specific requirements within this standard conform to the range specified within BS EN 20471 clause 5.1.2.’ In order to confine this to a specific orange colour, and to prevent the selection of a colour at the red end of the spectrum, the precise chromaticity co-ordinates for the colour are specified as: Fluorescent orange, X:0.588, Y:0.371. with a luminance factor of at least 0.4. The accepted tolerance in colour is as laid out in EN 20471. However, there is no tolerance for the luminance factor.

Also stipulated in RIS-3279-TOM is the need of retro-reflective materials, with photometric and physical performance aligned with EN 20471.

Mentioned in RIS-3279-TOM is the accepted use of a mini vest where the nature of the work being carried out will not obscure the high visibility clothing, and thus reduce the surface area’ that is visible. The same applies to company logos; these are permitted where they do not compromise the surface area of background colour, and compensation may have to be made for this.

➡ Standards | BS EN 1149-5 | IEC 61482-2 | BS EN ISO 11611 | BS EN ISO 20471| BS EN ISO 14116 | BS EN ISO 11612 | BS EN 13034 | BS EN 342 | BS EN 14404 | BS EN 343 | HSG47

Hi vis and Flame Resistant polo shirt in unique VXS⁺ blend of fibres developed to meet the requirements of RIS-3279-TOM for workers on or near the trackside.

Arc Flash Clothing With RIS-3279-TOM Approvals

The ProGARM® Hi-Vis Orange Collection features a range of 100% VXS+ inherent garments tested for minimal shrinkage, low colour washout and for long-standing protection against Arc Flash incidents. All garments are certified for use in Rail environments with the Rail Industry Standard, RIS-3279.

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➡ Contact Thorne & Derrick for further information about the above arc flash garments with RIS-3279-TOM approvals.

Clothing & Garments

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