EN 343 · 34 pieces in the catalogue

Protective clothing against rain EN 343

The EN 343 standard is always written with two digits, such as 3/3. The first is waterproofness, the second breathability, each rated from 1 to 4. A 4/1 jacket is a perfectly watertight plastic bag in which you sweat; a 1/4 breathes very well and lets the rain through. These are the two extremes to avoid.

For outdoor work all day long in Belgium, aim for 3/3 at least. Below that, the jacket ends up being worn open — and an open jacket protects against nothing.

Result, Tricorp, WK. Designed To Work, Yoko · from €19.84 excl. VAT per piece · marking in our workshop in Liège

What to know before choosing

Waterproofness: how long you can stay in the rain

The rating measures the resistance of the material and above all of the seams. A class 3 or 4 jacket has heat-sealed seams: that is where water gets in first on a cheap jacket, well before the fabric.

Breathability: what decides comfort

It is the rating people look at last and the one that spoils everything. A worker who gets wet from the inside is as cold as one who is wet from the outside. If your teams move a lot, breathability takes priority over the last point of waterproofness.

Rain and high visibility add up

A parka can be both EN 343 and EN ISO 20471. In that case, the high-visibility marking rules apply: neutral areas only.

Marking without downgrading the garment

This is the point on which we turn down orders. Protective clothing marked just anywhere is no longer protective clothing.

What EN 343 guarantees

Resistance to water penetration and breathability, each rated from 1 to 4. A site rain jacket should be chosen at 3/3 at least.

On a waterproof material, marking must never pierce the membrane: embroidery goes through the fabric and creates as many micro-holes as there are stitches. On a rain jacket, DTF transfer is therefore the answer — it is applied on the surface, without perforating, and it costs less. When embroidery is required all the same, it is done on an added patch, never on the back.

Recommended technique here: DTF transfer, from €5.00 per piece. No set-up fee. See the full price grid

EN 343 pieces in the catalogue

Price of the garment alone, excluding marking. Each product page lists the standards declared by the manufacturer.

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Protective clothing against rain EN 343

What to know before choosing

Marking without downgrading the garment

EN 343 pieces in the catalogue

Unisex hooded performance parka

Unisex coated rain set

Prism PU Safe & Dry trousers

Recycled safety parka 4 in 1

Hi-Vis ladies' executive jacket

Winter Jacket Ripstop Reflective Redefined

Hi-Vis Bomber Jacket

Women's Winter Techshell Redefined

Hi-Vis Two Tone Bomber Jacket

Winter Techshell Redefined

Hi-vis parka

Parka Revisible

Hi-Vis Contrast Jacket

Cordura Parka

Hi-Vis Waterproof Over Trousers

Midi Parka Rewear

Hi-Vis Contrast Jacket

Midi Canvas Parka

Hi-Vis Soft Flex Breathable Rain Jacket

Hi-Vis Soft Flex Breathable Rain Trousers

Prism PU Safe & Dry jacket

Winter Jacket Ripstop High Vis Redefined

Rain Jacket Techshell Redefined

Rain Jacket Techshell High Vis Redefined

RWS Rain Trousers

Winter Tech Shell Accent

Tech Shell

RWS bomber Jacket

Traffic Marshall's Parka

RWS Parka

Parka Multi-Standard

Bi-Color Parka, ISO 20471

Midi Parka High Vis Bicolor

Parka High Vis Bicolor

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