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UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARDS

The Personal Protective Equipment Directives (89/686/CEE) and
(93/68/CEE) have been enacted by the European Community to EUROPEAN STANDARDS (ENs)
ensure harmonisation of regulations regarding testing of all PPE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS EN420
sold within the community.
Deines the general requirements for most types of protective
All gloves of intermediate and complex design must now be gloves including:
tested independently to ascertain their performance and ensure • Design and construction
their safety. They must, if they meet these standards, carry a • Suitability for purpose
CE Mark on the gloves, or on their packaging when this is not • Sizing
practical. • Comfort and eiciency
• Innocuousness
Identiication of manufacturer
Ratings
SKYTEC
Glove designation
NINJA LITE MECHANICAL HAZARDS EN388
9/L Size a Resistance to abrasion 0-4
The CE mark
b Blade cut resistance 0-5
Approved body number c Tear resistance 0-4
98/0120
d Puncture resistance 0-4
THERMAL (HEAT) HAZARDS EN407
CATEGORISATION a Resistance to lammability 0-4
Under the terms of the above directive, gloves fall into the
b Contact heat resistance 0-4
following three categories: c Convective heat resistance 0-4
d Radiant heat resistance 0-4
CAT I - Simple Design e Resistance to small molten metal splash 0-4
For minimal risks only. Suitable only for low risk applications where f Resistance to large molten metal splash 0-4
hazards can be identiied by the wearer in time to deal with them.
ANTI-STATIC
CAT II - Intermediate Design
Reversible risks. Products are type examined by an approved body New EN1149 standard Pass
where they examine the manufacturers technical speciications or
and conduct tests for the relevant standards to ascertain their No pictogram is to be shown Fail
conformity and/or performance.
CHEMICAL AND MICRO-ORGANISMS EN374
CAT III - Complex Design
For protection against mortal danger or risks of irreversible harm. EN374-2 Resistance to penetration by 1-3
Products are type examined by an approved body as for category micro-organisms.
Referred to as acceptable quality level
II. In addition, the products and manufacturer are subject to EC
quality control according to an approved quality system. (AQL).
EN374-3 Resistance to chemical hazards - 1-6
permeation

PROTECTION FROM COLD EN511
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE PERMEATION
a. Resistance to convective cold 0-4
b. Resistance to contact cold 0-4
In compliance with EN374 Standard, the breakthrough time is
given as a permeation index according to the following table: c. Permeability of water 0-1
The breakthrough time (in minutes) of a chemical through the When scores are given, the higher the score the better the
glove is measured in conditions simulating a total immersion
of the glove in the chemical at 23˚C. The gloves scoring the performance. 0 denotes a fail and X denotes no test.
highest index have the best resistance to permeation. Index 0 OTHER HAND PROTECTION STANDARDS
denotes breakthrough time is less than 10 minutes.

Breakthrough time
higher than (in 10 30 60 120 240 480
minutes) FOOD RADIOACTIVE IONISING LOW
HANDLING CONTAMINATION RADIATION CHEMICAL
Permeation index 1 2 3 4 5 6 RESISTANT