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EN STANDARDS

Health & Safety
HAND PROTECTION Hands at work are extremely vulnerable to a wide range of hazards which include cuts, blows, chemical attack and temperature extremes. With

industry’s increasingly complex and sensitive manufacturing and handling processes, there is a growing insistence on the use of ‘job fitted’ gloves that
meet each user’s specific requirements; hence our offering of a wider and more comprehensive range of gloves in our main catalogue.
Maintenance
Contaminated and worn gloves may fail to protect the hands from the very hazard they were designed for. Effective protection is maintained by
regular replacement of the gloves. Check the condition of the gloves, inside and out.

Buying Guide EN388 - Mechanical Hazards
This standard applies to all kinds of protective gloves giving
protection from mechanical risks, in respect of physical problems
caused by abrasion, blade cut, puncture or tearing. This standard also
European Standards x.x.x.x covers risk of electrostatic discharge.
implies that the gloves comply with the basic requirements laid EN388:2003 Performance Level
down by the EEC directive: Personal Protective Equipment. 1. Abrasion Resistance 0 - 4
2. Blade Cut Resistance 0 - 5
Simple Design (Category 1): 3. Tear Resistance 0 - 4
4. Puncture Resistance 0 - 4
For areas of ‘minimal risk’ where the effects of not wearing a glove are EN388:2016
easily reversible or superficial. Such products are self-certified. 1. Abrasion Resistance 1 - 4
2. Cut Resistance (Coup Test) 1 - 5
Intermediate Design (Category 2): 3. Tear Resistance 1 - 4
4. Puncture Resistance 1 - 4
For areas of specific risk i.e. mechanical risks. Such products will have been EC
5. Cut Resistance (TDM-100 Test) A - F
type tested against European test methods and certified by a notified body. 6. Impact Protection P
Complex Design (Category 3)
EN511 - Cold
For areas/applications that can seriously or irreversibly harm the health. This standard applies to gloves which protect the hands against
convective and contact cold.
Such products, in addition to the CE type test, will also have to be either Performance Level
x.x.x
produced under an apporved quality system OR be type tested on an 1. Convective cold 0 - 4
annual basis. 2. Contact cold 0 - 4
3. Water proofness 0 - 1
EN374 - EN407 - Thermal Hazards
This standard specifies the capability of gloves to protect the This standard specifies thermal performance for protective gloves
A.B.C.
user against chemicals and/or micro-organisms. against heat and/or fire.
Performance Level
x.x.x.x.x.x 1. Burning behaviour 0 - 4
EN659 - 2. Contact heat 0 - 4
3. Convective heat 0 - 4
This standard defines performance requirements for gloves 4. Radiant heat 0 - 4
designed to protect fire fighters against heat and flames. 5. Small splashes of molten metal 0 - 4
6. Large splashes of molten metal 0 - 4

Contact Heat
EN421 - A sample is taken from the palm area of a glove. The outside of the
This standard lays down test methods and performance glove is put on a hot surface and the temperature of the inside of the
criteria for gloves offering protection against ionising radiation glove is then monitoried. The temperature on the inside of the glove
must take 15 seconds of more to rise by 10°C from room
and radioactive contamination.
temperature.
EN407 Performance Contact Threshold Time
EN455 - Level Temperature °C Seconds
Medical gloves for single use. 1 100 >15
2 250 >15
3 350 >15
If a glove is to be used for food handling, it is required to carry
either the words ‘for food use’ or this symbol. 4 500 >15

70 EN388 EN407 Heat & Fire Hazard
1. Burning Behaviour
Mechanical Hazard
1. Abrasion Resistance 2. Contact Heat
3. Convective Heat
2. Blade Cut Resistance 4. Radiant Heat EN374-3 EN374-2 EN374 EN381-4 EN511 EN455 EN659 EN420
3. Tear Resistance 5. Small splashes of molten metal Chemical Hazard Micro-organisms Chemical Hazard Handheld Cold Hazard Medical Gloves Heat & Hazards
4.5.4.4 4. Puncture Resistance 4.4.4.4.4.4 6. Large quantities of molten metal A.B.C. (with letters) Risks (no letters) Chainsaw Hazard for Single Use for Fire Fighters General
Compliance