Handbescherming: welke 5 normeringen zijn er?

Hand protection: which 5 standards are there?

Hand protection is a very important form of personal protection during work. With the right hand protection you prevent affected skin and damaged fingers. But what should you pay attention to when choosing hand protection? First of all there are 5 standards for hand protection. These standards have been established to ensure that work gloves meet certain conditions.

 

1. Standard EN 374: protection against chemicals and micro-organisms gloves standard EN 3784

 

This standard is mainly aimed at the penetration and permeation of hazardous substances and acids. Penetration means that the glove must not leak and permeation indicates that the glove must not behave like a sponge, otherwise the skin will still come into contact with the fabric.

(New) Standard EN ISO 374-1:2016 gloves standard EN ISO 374-1:2016

According to the new standard a glove that protects against chemicals is therefore certified according to EN ISO 374-1:2016. This part 1 describes the requirements that such a glove must meet. These requirements are:
  • Comply with the leakage tests whose methods are described in EN ISO 374-2:2014
  • Meeting permeation requirements for one or more chemicals. This test method is described in EN 16523-1:2015 (former EN 374-3:2003).
The three icons from the old EN 374 standard have been replaced by one pictogram for three categories of chemical gloves with the addition of a letter. The new standard therefore specifies three levels of protection based on permeation performance (EN 374-2:2014). Gloves are classified as Type A, Type B or Type C and labeled accordingly with new pictograms.

Extensive information about standard EN 374

2. Standard EN 388: protection against mechanical risks glove standard EN388:2003

EN 388 is the classification standard for protective work gloves based on their resistance to mechanical risks. Work gloves with the EN 388 standard protect against risks such as abrasion (A), cutting (B), tearing (C), perforation (D), cut resistance TDM test (E) and impact resistance (F). Each letter has its own performance level, with 4 or 5 being the best possible (whether 4 or 5 is the highest depends on the category). These performances are also indicated for all our gloves.

Extensive information about standard EN 388

3. Standard EN 407: protection against thermal risks glove standard EN 407:2004

This standard protects the hands against heat and/or fire. Here too, different letters apply to the icon that indicate how much the material can handle. For the protective effect of the work gloves it is important whether it concerns ambient heat or direct contact with hot objects. Dangers can arise from contact with high heat, caused by combustion, radiation or otherwise.

Extensive information about standard EN 407

4. Standard EN 421: protection against radiation and radioactivity glove standard EN421

For protection against radioactivity, a glove must be liquid-tight and pass the penetration test. To protect the hands against radiation the glove must contain lead.

Extensive information about standard EN 421

5. Standard EN 511: protection against cold glove standard EN 511

Gloves with the EN 511 standard protect against cold. There are different performance categories within this, namely (A) protection against conductive cold, (B) protection against contact cold and (C) water permeability.

Extensive information about standard EN 511

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