ISO 13998:2003适用于与手刀一起使用的防护围裙、裤子和背心，以及在事故中为身体部位提供类似保护的其他服装。它规定了制造商为防护围裙、裤子和背心用户提供的设计、抗渗透性、抗切割性、尺寸、人体工程学特征、无害性、透水性、清洁和消毒、标记和信息的要求。它还描述了保护级别的分类和适当的测试方法。

ISO 13998:2003 is applicable to protective aprons, trousers and vests for use with hand knives, and to other garments which provide similar protection to parts of the body in accidents. It specifies requirements for the design, penetration resistance, cut resistance, sizing, ergonomic characteristics, innocuousness, water permeability, cleaning and disinfection, marking and information to be supplied by the manufacturer for users of protective aprons, trousers and vests. It also describes the classification of protection levels and appropriate test methods.