scope:

This Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for protective clothing including hoods, aprons, sleeves, and gaiters that are designed to protect the wearer's body including head (hoods) and legs (gaiters) and that are to be worn during welding and allied processes (hereafter referred to as welding processes). For the protection of the wearer's head and legs, this Standard is only applicable to hoods and gaiters. This Standard does not cover requirements for foot, hand, face, and/or eye protectors.

Protective clothing specified in this Standard is intended to protect the wearer against spatter (small splashes of molten metal), short contact time with flame and an electric arc used for welding processes, and to minimize the possibility of electrical shock by contact with live electrical conductors at voltages up to approximately 100 V d.c. in normal welding conditions. Sweat and soiling may affect the level of protection provided.

NOTE The International Standard corresponding to this Standard and the symbol of degree of correspondence are as follows.

ISO 11611: 2015 Protective clothing for use in welding and allied processes (MOD)

In addition, symbols which denote the degree of correspondence in the contents between the relevant International Standard and JIS are IDT (identical), MOD (modified), and NEQ (not equivalent) according to ISO/lEC Guide 21-1.