Hohenstein Quality Label: UV Protection

Appropriate for:

• Clothing textiles
• Similar materials

Testing to determine UPF:

• Solar spectrum: Albuquerque, New Mexico (approximate to the solar spectrum of Southern Europe)
• New, unstretched and dry materials
• The requirements of DIN EN 13758-2 are not used in the testing program for the Hohenstein quality label

Certification:

• The quality label is issued upon conclusion of successful testing and valid contract
• Label is issued solely on the material test as per DIN EN 13758-1 and modified classification as per AS/NZS 4399 with the levels UPF 15, 30, 50 or 50+
• Depending on the product, modifications are possible, e.g. with regard to pretreatments

EU PPE Regulation

• Material testing and certification based on this standard is recognized as proof of UV protection compliance to the (EU) 2016/425 regulation on personal protective clothing
• The final product must meet all other requirements of the regulation

Submit samples for testing:

• At least 50 cm x 50 cm of each material and color, taken across the entire (or at least half of) the product width
• For certification, a finished product sample or sketch of each finished product
• Shipping address:
  Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH & Co. KG
  (ATTN: Silke Heidt)
  Schlosssteige 1
  74357 Bönnigheim
  GERMANY
  Phone: +49 7143 271-898

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