Gloves Standard

European legal standards.

European standards for protective gloves.

Before presenting the various standards on PPE, we would like to inform you that GUYARD establishments have been ISO 9002 certified since 1998. The ISO 9002 standard is the quality assurance of production, installation and related services.


Categories of PPE according to the risks

There are 3 main categories of PPE according to the risks:

       

TYPE I

MINOR RISKS

TYPE II

SERIOUS RISKS

TYPE III

MORTAL RISKS OR
IRREVERSIBLE

Ex: Anti-stain gloves
 
Ex: Handling gloves Ex: Anti-heat gloves + 100°
 Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing
  • Manufacturer's self-certification

  • Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity

  • Design and launch on the market under its sole responsibility
  • EC type-examination certificate issued by a Notified Laboratory
  • Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity with EC type-approval certificate

  • Manufacturing control by the manufacturer 
  • EC type-examination certificate issued by a Notified Laboratory
  • Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity with EC type-approval certificate
  • Manufacturing follow-up by another notified body according to:
    • PROCEDURE 11A:
    • Periodic tests
    • PROCEDURE 11B:
      AUDIT if the manufacturer is in Quality Assurance
Marking Marking Marking 
  • CE Marking
  • Manufacturer's name
  • Glove reference
  • Size indication 
  • CE Marking
  • Manufacturer's name
  • Glove reference
  • Size indication
  • CE marking + N ° of the NOTIFIED ORGANIZATION which audits the manufacture.
  • Manufacturer's name
  • Glove reference
  • Size indication
 
Information Notice  Information Notice  Information Notice 
  • Conditions of use mentioning "For minor risks only"
  • Available sizes 
  • Terms of use
  • Available sizes
  • Storage conditions
  • Cleaning conditions
  • Levels of performance and their meanings
  • Pictograms
  • Contact details and number of the laboratory that issued the certificate
  • Terms of use
  • Available sizes
  • Storage conditions
  • Cleaning conditions
  • Levels of performance and their meanings
  • Pictograms
  • Contact details and number of the laboratory that issued the certificate


Pictograms of European standards

The specificity of our gloves are indicated by standardized pictograms.
These pictograms are also used for the marking of protective gloves. 

Characteristics of materials

NEOPRENE : greater flexibility and greater chemical protection

NITRILE : excellent resistance to abrasion

PVC : protection against liquids and solvents

RUBBER : adhesion, resistance to cuts and punctures

VINYL : breathable, good adhesion, good permeability to water, oil and grease

NATURAL LATEX : good acid permeability and good mechanical resistance

LEATHER : good resistance to abrasion, cuts, tears and perforations

TYPE II and TYPE III gloves

The performance of the gloves is evaluated according to the criteria of the European Standards below and symbolized by pictograms which are accompanied by figures representing the performance levels.

    Correspondence of figures:       
Performance level not tested 
Null 
 Minimum
2  Good
3  Very Good
4 and + Excellent 

EN 420 : General requirements 

This European standard corresponds to the general requirements for protective gloves.

  • Absence of chromium (2 mg/kg)
  • Neutrality of PH
  • Dexterity, Comfort
  • Transmission and absorption of water vapor

EN 420

EN 388 : Mechanical hazards 

Protective gloves in accordance with EN 388 must first meet the requirements of EN 420 which we have just presented to you.


This standard certifies protective gloves against mechanical risks according to the following 4 specific risks:

A. Abrasion The abrasion resistance (4 levels) is measured by the number of cycles required to obtain glove wear.
 B.Trenching The cut resistance (5 levels) by slicing is measured by an index resulting from 5 tests. These tests are carried out according to the principle of the number of cycles necessary to cut the test sample "ee" which is compared with a control sample "and". (index = average of tests, test = and + ee / ee)
C. Tear  Tear resistance (4 levels) is expressed in Newton and corresponds to the force required to tear the sample.
 D.Perforation The resistance to perforation (4 levels) is also measured in Newton and corresponds to the force required to perforate the sample.



EN 388

Trial  Level 1 Level 2  Level 3 Level 4 Level 5
Abrasion resistance (number of cycles)  100  500   2000 8000 
Resistance to slicing cut (index)  1,2  2,5   10 20 
Tear resistance (in Newtons)   10 25  50  75 
Puncture resistance (in Newtons)   20  60  100 150   -

Standard ISO 13997 CUTTING TEST TDM accepted in addition to EN 388.
The new version of EN 388 2003 incorporates another test method according to the international standard ISO 13997 on a TDM branded device.

This test method may be used in addition to the cut according to EN 388 2003 for levels greater than or equal to 4.


EN 388 2003 : The reference index is calculated according to the number of cycles performed by the blade on the specimen.

ISO 13997 - TDM : The reference index is calculated as a function of the force required to slice the specimen over a blade's travelling distance of 20 mm. The blade is changed at each test. The requirements of this test to obtain the level 5 are more severe than the EN 388 2003 standard. Thus this technique of slicing test guarantees a level of resistance to the cut more in phase with the reality of use of the products.



EN 407 : Thermal hazards 


Protective gloves in accordance with EN 407 must first meet the requirements of EN 420 that we have previously presented to you. But also satisfy Level 1 of abrasion resistance, tearing of EN 388.

This standard certifies thermal protection gloves according to the following six specific risks:

 A. Fire Behavior    Fire performance tests classify gloves by level according to the length of time the flame persists (time elapsing between the time the glove is removed from the ignition source and the extinction flames) and according to the residual incandescence time (time that elapses from the extinction of the flame to the disappearance of the residual incandescence.
 
 B. Contact heat Tests are used to establish performance levels by observing whether, after a time, the contact temperature passes through the glove and therefore would be detrimental to the user.
 C. Convective Heat Tests determine the time in seconds that each glove resists the heat produced by a flame. That is the time during which the glove prevents the transfer of heat to the hand.
D. Radiant heat  Tests determine the time in seconds for the glove to rise to radiant heat.
E. Small Splashes of Liquid Metal  Tests determine the time in seconds for the glove to rise to the level of radiant heat.
D. Radiant heat  The tests show the number of drops of molten metal that the glove is able to withstand before projections become a risk for its user.
 F. Large Projections of Molten Metal Tests show the amount of molten metal that the glove is able to withstand before the projections become a risk to its user

 EN 407

Trial  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Level 4 
Fire behavior
(persistence and glow times)  
< 20 s
< 10 s
< 120 s
 
 < 3 s
< 25 s
< 2 s
< 5 s
 
Heat of contact
(contact temperature and time limit)
100 °C
15 s 
 250 °C
15 s
 350 °C
15 s
500 °C
15 s
 
Convective heat (time in seconds)  4 s  7 s    10 s   18 s
 Radiant heat (time in seconds)   5 s   30 s 90 s  150 s 
 Small splashes of molten metal (number of drops) 15  25 35 
Large splashes of molten metal (gram of molten iron)  30 g 60 g  120 g
 
 200 g

EN 511 : Cold 

Protective gloves in accordance with EN 511 must first meet the requirements of EN 420 which we have previously presented to you. But also satisfy the level 1 of abrasion resistance, tearing of EN 388.

A. Convective cold Convective cold Performance levels (4 levels) are established by thermal insulation levels. The tests are the observation of the conservation of the natural temperature of the hand in the glove at different levels of convective cold.
B. Contact cold  Contact cold Performance levels (4 levels) are established by thermal resistance levels. The tests are the observation of the conservation of the natural temperature of the hand in the glove at the surface contact of different levels of cold.
C. Impermeability to water  Impermeability to water A glove is considered impervious (level 1) if no penetration of water takes place for at least 30 minutes.

EN 511

EN 374: Chemicals and microorganisms 

Protective gloves in accordance with EN 374 must first meet the requirements of EN 420 which we have previously presented to you. In addition, this standard imposes the precision of the performance levels of EN 388. 

This standard certifies protective gloves against chemicals and microorganisms according to the following 2 specific risks:

374.1 : Terminology and required performance  
 374.2 : Resistance to penetration Penetration is the diffusion, on a non-molecular scale, of a chemical and / or a micro-organism through the porosities, seams, micro-holes or other imperfections present in the skin. glove material. Tests that meet the law of all or nothing allow to enter or not on the data sheet the acceptable quality level (AQL). 

374.3 : Resistance to permeation   Permeation is the process by which a chemical diffuses through the glove material at the molecular level. Resistance to permeation is determined by measuring the passage time of the chemical through the glove material.

EN 374 1

The following table shows the values ​​necessary for the protective glove to be considered level 1, 2 ... for the permeation resistance of EN 374-3.

Trial Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
 Time of passage (in minutes) 10 mn 30 mn
 
60 mn 120 mn  240 mn 480 mn


EN 659: Firefighters gloves 

Protective gloves according to EN 659 must first meet the requirements of EN 420 with the exception of the minimum glove lengths which must be in millimeters for sizes 6 to 11: 260, 270, 280, 290, 305, 315.

In addition, the EN 659 standard requires the minimum achievement of performance level 2 for all risks of EN 388.
Finally, the EN 659 standard requires the achievement of various levels of risk in EN 407. Performance level 4 is the highest in terms of fire behavior, at least level 2 for contact heat, at least level 3 for convective heat and at least 15 seconds of resistance to radiant heat in the middle of level 1. This standard certifies protective gloves against chemicals and microorganisms according to the following 2 specific risks: This standard certifies protective gloves for firefighters. Heat resistance of the lining material: This specific resistance to firefighters gloves involves no melting, drip, inflammation of the lining material closest to the skin.



EN 659

The letter i in the pictogram indicates the obligation to consult the instructions of the manufacturer. Our customer service is at your disposal to provide you with all the additional information on the European Standards. Size of the glove The choice of the size of the glove is very important because in no case the glove should be a gene for its user.

Size of the glove Hand circumference  Hand length Minimum glove length 
6 152 mm  160 mm  220 mm 
 7 178 mm  171 mm  230 mm 
 8  203 mm  182 mm  240 mm
 9  229 mm 192 mm  250 mm 
10   254 mm 204 mm   260 mm
 11 279 mm   215 mm 270 mm 

                                  
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