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.
Protective gloves against mechanical risks.
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 accrodingly 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):
• 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 performace level.
Higher numbers correspond to higher levels of perfomance.
EPI
Risk level
Control of
PPE
Control of
manufacturing
I
Minimal risks Self-certification from
the manufacturer.
Under the responsability of the manufacturer
II
Intermediate risks EC type examination
from a notified body
Under the responsibility of the manufacturer
III
Mortal risks
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)
STANDARD PR EN 374 EN 374-1 Terminologie et performances requises
EN 374-2 Résistance à la pénétration
EN 374-3 Résistance à la perméation
classe 1
classe 2
classe 3
classe 4
classe 5
classe 6
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 therefor necessary to measure breakthrough times
or the time taken for a hazardous liquid to come into contact with the skin.
EN 388
Protection against mechanical risks
EN 374-3
Protection against chemicals and micro-organisms
EN 374-2
Protection against
micro-organisms
EN 407
Protection against heat
EN 511
Protection against cold
Materials and articles in contact with food-stuffs
STANDARD PR EN 420 General requirements for protective gloves
• pH
• Chromecontent
• 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 hamful to the health or hygiene of the wearer).
STANDARD PR EN 511 Gants protégeant contre les risques de froid
convectif et froid de contact
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)
STANDARD PR EN 388 Protective gloves against mechanical risks
STANDARD PR EN 407 Protective gloves against thermal risks
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
