Protective clothing certified according to EN ISO 11393 gives the wearer protection against cuts from hand-held chainsaws. Part 2 of the standard refers to leg protection and defines requirements for both design, ergonomic and material performance.

The standard defines three types of chainsaw leg protectors:

The chainsaw leg protectors are divided into three safety classes, based on the speed of the chain. Class 3 protects against the highest speed and is also the highest class.
— class 1: 20 m/s ± 0,2 m/s
— class 2: 24 m/s ± 0,2 m/s
— class 3: 28 m/s ± 0,2 m/s

The protection class is advised in connection with the pictogram: