| Protective gloves against minimal risks. |
| Gloves of simple design (gloves conform to the European standard EN420) offering protection from low level risks. The manufacturer presumes that the user can judge by himself/herself the efficiency against the minimal risks and who will be able to feel the efficiency against the minimal risks of which the effects, when gradual, can be felt in time and without danger for the wearer. |
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| Protective gloves against mechanical risks. |
| Gloves of simple design (gloves conform to the European standard EN420) offering protection from low level risks. The manufacturer presumes that the user can judge by himself/herself the efficiency against the minimal risks and who will be able to feel the efficiency against the minimal risks of which the effects, when gradual, can be felt in time and without danger for the wearer. |
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| Gloves conform to the European standard EN420 for most kind of protective gloves in terms of construction, fitness of purpose, innocuousness, comfort and having obtained a performance level which shows how a glove has performed in a specific test for the mechanical risks accordingly to the EN388, and by which the results of that testing may be graded (excepted for gloves which applies for specific risks accordingly to a specific standard): |
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• Resistance to abrasion (4 levels)
• Resistance to blade cut (5 levels)
• Resistance to tear (4 levels)
• Resistance to puncture (4 levels)
Level 0 indicates that the glove falls below the minimum 1 performance level.
Higher numbers correspond to higher levels of performance |
Class of Personal Protection Equipment |
EPI |
Risk level |
Control of PPE |
Control of manufacturing |
I |
Minimal risks |
Self-certification from the manufacturer. |
Under the responsibility of the manufacturer |
II |
Intermediate risks |
EC type examination from a notified body |
Under the responsibility of the manufacturer |
III |
Mortal risks |
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Subjected to third party testing and certification by a notified body. (In addition the gloves must be manufactured under a formal Quality Assurance System EN 29000) |
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STANDARD PR EN 374
EN 374-1 Terminology and requisite performances
EN 374-2 Resistance at penetration
EN 374-3 Resistance at permeation |
EN 374-3
EN 374-2
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Measured
breakthrough time |
Protection
index |
> 10 minutes
> 30 minutes
> 60 minutes
> 120 minutes
> 240 minutes
> 480 minutes |
class 1
class 2
class 3
class 4
class 5
class 6 |
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Protective gloves against chemicals and micro-organisms Definitions : Penetration is the movement of a chemical and/or micro-organism through porous materials, seams, pinholes or other imperfections in a protective glove material. Breakthrough time is the time taken for a hazardous liquid to soak all the way through from the exterior to the interior of the sample. Permeation is the diffusion at molecular level of a chemical product through the constituent material of the glove.
Requirements :
a) Penetration. Air and/or water leak tests establish the resistance of the sample to penetration (pass or fail test).
b) Permeation. The rubber or plastic films in gloves do not always act as barriers to liquids. Sometimes they can act as sponges, soaking up the liquids and holding them against the skin. It is therefore necessary to measure breakthrough times or the time taken for a hazardo |
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EN 388
Protection against mechanical risks |
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EN 374-3
Protection against chemicals and micro-organisms |
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EN 374-2
Protection against
micro-organisms |
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EN 407
Protection against heat |
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EN 511
Protection against cold |
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Materials and articles in contact with food-stuffs |
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STANDARD PR
EN 420
General requirements for
protective gloves |
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STANDARD PR EN 511
Gloves protecting against convective and contact cold. |
• pH
• Chrome content
• Sizing
• Dexterity
• Water penetration
• Innocuousness (Neither the construction of the glove, nor the materials used, nor any degradation consequent on the normal use of the glove should be in any way harmful to the health or hygiene of the wearer). |
A Resistance to
convective cold
B Resistance to contact
cold
C Resistance to water
(0=water penetration
after 30 mn)
(1=no water
penetration after 30
mn) |
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STANDARD PR EN 388
Protective gloves against mechanical risks |
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STANDARD PR EN 407
Protective gloves against thermal risks |
2 Abrasion
1 Blade cut
2 Tear
1 Puncture |
A Resistance to
flammability
B Resistance to contact
heat
C Resistance to
convective heat
D Resistance to radiant
heat
E Resistance to small
splashes of molten
metal
F Resistance to large
splashes of
molten metal |
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