Potential hazards to hands and arms include skin absorption of chemical or biological hazards, chemical or thermal burns, electric shock, bruises, abrasions, cuts, punctures, fractures or amputations. Protective equipment includes gloves, finger guards and arm coverings.
Selection must be based on the performance characteristics of the glove in relation to the tasks to be performed. Suppliers and manufacturers may provide compliance guidelines or references for food and pharmaceutical applications.
Standard Guide for Protective Gloves
PPE: Definition under the new regulation 2016/425
Category l
PPE in this category is designed to protect users against minimal risks. These include as examples: superficial mechanical injury; contact with water or cleaning materials of weak action; contact with hot surfaces not exceeding 50’c; damage to the eyes due to exposure to sunlight (other than during observation of the sun); atmospheric conditions that are not of an extreme nature.
Category ll
Category ll includes risks other than those listed in Categories l and ll. The following products are included as examples: safety spectacles and goggles, industrial helmets and bump caps, hi visibility clothing
Category lll
PPE falling under this category “includes exclusively the risks that may cause very serious consequences such as death or irreversible damage to health’ Risks include: substances and mixtures which are hazardous to health; atmospheres with oxygen deficiency; harmful biological agents: Ionizing radiation: high-temperature environments the effects of which are comparable to those of an air temperature of at least 100 9c: low-temperature environments the effects of which are comparable to those of an air temperature of -50 or less, falling from a height; electric shock and live working; drowning; cuts by hand-held chainsaws; high-pressure jets; bullet wounds or knife stabs; harmful noise
How To Maintain Protective Gloves?
- A good storage environment can prolong the service life of gloves appropriately. It is recommended to store gloves in dry, dark and room temperature environment.
- For gloves with special functions, such as electrical insulating gloves, the products shall be tested before use to ensure the use effect of the products.
- When there is a large amount of chemical residue, please clean it with appropriate solvent, but avoid using corrosive cleaning solution, and fully dry it after washing.
- Note : We do not recommend the use of disposable protective gloves repeatedly. In order to proceed from the point of view of safely and hygiene, It is correct to choose the disposable use mode
Guidelines for Washing and Maintenance
Washing Guide
Proper cleaning method can effectively prolong the service life of the product and the hand protection budget.
Many types of protective gloves are easy to clean, removing everyday dirt and contaminants.
But depending on the material of the gloves, the washing method is also different.
The following guide will give a brief introduction to the washing methods of the Series of SAFETY-INXS gloves.
Anti-Cutting SeriesUse industrial laundry soap or detergent (non-bleach able)Wash with warm water at a temperature not exceeding 40 ℃Wash for 10 minutes. Warm water rinseRepeat washing and rinsing if necessary. Cold water rinseDrying or rolling spin drying,maximum temperature 40 ℃※ Please note whether the washing instruction area of each products marked machine washable. | General SeriesUse industrial laundry soap or detergent (non-bleach able)Wash with warm water at a temperature not exceeding 30 ℃Wash for10 minutes.Warm water rinseRepeat washing and rinsing if necessary. Cold water rinseDrying or rolling spin drying,maximum temperature 40 ℃※ Please note whether the washing instruction area of each product is marked machine washable. |
Chemical Defense SeriesCold water rinseRinse with cold water or industrial laundry soap or detergent (not bleach)Washing time approx. 5 minutesRepeat washing and rinsing if necessaryDry by airing※ Pay attention to the chemical reaction with gloves material when using industrial washing soap or detergent | High Performance SeriesUse industrial laundry soap or detergent (non-bleach able)Wash with warm water at a temperature not exceeding 50 ℃Wash for 10 minutes. Warm water rinseRepeat washing and rinsing if necessary. Cold water rinseDrying or rolling spin drying, with the highest temperature of 40 ℃※ Please note whether the washing instruction area of each product is marked machine washable. |
List of Various Standard, Performance and Grades
EN ISO 21420: 2020 (Protective gloves-General requirements and test methods)
General requirements (structure, water permeability, harmlessness, etc.)
Comfort(size, flexibility, etc.)
Identification (Packaging Identification, Manufacturer Information, Storage, Washing, Maintenance)
EN 388: 2016+A1: 2018(Protective gloves against mechanical hazards)
Testing Item | Performance Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Abrasion Resistance (Frequently) | 100 | 500 | 2000 | 8000 | |
Blade cut resistance (Index) | 1.2 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 |
Tear strength resistance (N) | 10 | 25 | 50 | 75 | |
Puncture resistance (N) | 20 | 60 | 100 | 150 |
EN 388: 2016+A1: 2018
TDM: Cut Resistance (N) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 30 |
Performance Level | A | B | C | D | E | F |
Impact Test | P |
Mechanical Risk Identification and Examples
Testing Item | NO. 1 | NO. 2 | NO. 3 |
Abrasion Resistance | Level 3 | Level 3 | Level 3 |
Blade Cut Resistance (Index) | Level 4 | Test not performed | Level 2 |
Tear Strength Resistance (N) | Level 4 | Level 1 not achieved | Level 1 not achieved |
Puncture Resistance (N) | Level 3 | Level 3 | Level 3 |
TDM: Cut Resistance (N) | Level E | Level E | Test not performed |
Impact Test | Pass | Test not performed | Test not performed |
Example |
Radioactive Pollution Protection + Ionizing Radiation Protection Standard
Protectiveness of gloves in direct contact with radioactive substances | Protection of gloves against ionizing radiation (X-ray, a-ray, B-ray, r-ray or neutron radiation) |
Note: CE
“CE” (CONFORMITE EUROPENNE) is a safely certification mark and is regarded as a passport for manufacturers to open and enter the European market The “CE” sign in the EU market is a mandatory certification mark. The products marked with “CE” can be freely circulated in the EU market.This is a mandatory requirement of EU law for products.
EN407 Protective gloves against thermal risks(heat and/ or fire)
Thermal Performance | Performance Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Performance levels for burning behaviour test | After flame times (S) | ≤20 | ≤10 | ≤3 | ≤2 |
After glow times (S) | No requirement | ≤120 | ≤25 | ≤5 | |
Performance levels for contact heat test | Contact Temperature(℃) | 100 | 250 | 350 | 500 |
Threshold time(S ) | ≥15 | ≥15 | ≥15 | ≥15 | |
Performance levels for convective heat test | Heat transfer index HTI (S) | ≥4 | ≥7 | ≥10 | ≥18 |
Performance levels for radiant heat test | Heat transfer index HTI (S) | ≥7 | ≥20 | ≥50 | ≥95 |
Performance levels for small splashes of molten metal | Number of droplets | ≥10 | ≥15 | ≥25 | ≥35 |
Performance levels for large quantities of molten metal | Molten iron (g) | 30 | 60 | 120 | 200 |
Examples | The sign X, instead of a number,means that the glove is not designed for the use covered by the corresponding test |
EN511 (Protective gloves against cold)
Performance Level | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Convective Cold (ITR in m2 K/W) | 0.10≤ITR<0.15 | 0.15≤ITR<0.22 | 0.22≤ITR<0.30 | 0.30≤ITR | |
Contact Cold (R in m2 K/W) | 0.025≤R<0.050 | 0.050≤R<0.100 | 0.100≤R<0.150 | 0.150≤R | |
Water Penetration | Fail | 1 | |||
Example | The sign X, instead of a number,means that the glove is not designed for the use covered by the corresponding test |
EN374 (Standards for Chemical Resistance/Microbial Protection)
Microbial protection
Microorganisms are defined as bacteria, fungi or viruses. According to en374-2:2014 standard, to obtain the resistance to bacteria and fungi, gloves must pass the puncture resistance test. If the gloves pass theiso16604:2004 (method B) test, it can also claim the resistance to the virus, and the “virus” mark will be added under the biohazard mark Qualified quality standards for liquid penetration.The higher the index, the worse the quality, and the lower the index, the better the quality.
Performance Level | |
1 | 4.0 |
2 | 1.5 |
3 | 0.65 |
Chemical corrosion resistance of selected chemicals (AQL<4.0)
This illustration can be used for gloves that fail to meet the above requirements and whose AQL score is equal to or less than 2
Chemical Resistance Protection
The minimum penetration time of class C gloves for a single chemical in the list is 10 minutes
The minimum penetration time of class B gloves for more than 3 chemicals in the list is 30 minutes
The minimum penetration time of class A gloves for more than 6 chemicals in the list is 30 minutes
Performance Level | Time |
0 | <10 |
1 | 10 |
2 | 30 |
3 | 60 |
4 | 120 |
5 | 240 |
6 | >480 |
Methanol
- Acetone
- Acetonitrile
- Chloromethane
- Carbon Di-sulfide
- Toluene
- Diethylamine
- Oxyheterocyclic Pentane
- Ethyl Acetate
- Heptane
- 40%Sodium Hydroxide
- 96% Concentrated Sulfuric Acid
- 65% Nitric Acid
- 99% Acetic Acid
- 5% Ammonium
- 30% Hydrogen Peroxide
- 40% Hydrofluoric Acid
- 37% Fromaldehyde