Certificates

Work gloves - Guidelines for European Standards.

Category	Description
I category	Minimal hazards, minor protection demand.
II category	Medium hazards, good cut resistance, abrasion and puncture. The gloves must be tested by an independent approved body. The CE marking with the pictogram will appear on the glove.
III category	Protection against irreversible and fatal hazards. The gloves must be tested and certified by an approved body that will implement periodical quality checks. The approved body will be identified by a number that will appear in the marking of the glove, next to the pictogram.

EN420 - General requirements

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EN388 - Mechanical hazard

A B C D	Performance levels	1	2	3	4	5
	A. Abrasion resistance (in number of cycles)	100	500	2000	8000	-
	B. Cut resistance (ressistance index)	1,2	2,5	5	10	20
	C. Tear resistance (in newton)	10	25	50	75	-
	D. Puncture resistance (in newton)	20	60	100	150	-

EN407 - Heat protection

A B C D E F	Performance levels	1	2	3	4
	A. Burning behaviour (lenth of resistance to flame)	< 20 s	< 10 s	< 3 s	< 2 s
	B. Contact heat resistance (15 seconds at)	100ºC	250ºC	350ºC	500ºC
	C. Convective heat resistance (heat transfer index)	> 4 s	> 7 s	> 10 s	> 18 s
	D. Radiant heat resistance (heat transfer index)	> 7 s	> 20 s	> 50 s	> 95 s
	E. Small splashes of molten metal resistance (number of droplets)	> 10 s	> 15 s	> 25 s	> 35 s
	F. Large splashes of molten metal resistance (mass (g) of molten iron needed to cause superficial burn)	30 g	60 g	120 g	200 g

EN374-2 - Resistance to microorganisms

	Performance levels	1	2	3
	AQL - acceptable quality level. A Quality Check Test that detects a number of defective glove units from a hundred units sample.	4,0	1,5	0,65

EN374-3 Chemical hazard

X Y Z	Breakthrough time greater than 30 minutes against at least 3 chemicals listed on the side (X-Y-Z represent the codes of the 3 chemicals against which the glove performed a breakthrough time > 30 minutes)	A Methyl alcohol	G Diethylamine
		B Acetone	H Tetrahidrofuran
		C Acetonitrile	I Ethyl acetate
		D Dichlormethane	J n-Heptanae
		E Carbon disulphide	K Sodium hydroxide 40%
		F Toluene	L Sulphuric acid 96%

Small Resistance to Chemicals or Waterproof Gloves (AQL <4)

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EN511 - Cold protection

A B C	Performance levels	0	1	2	3	4
	A. Convective cold resistance (thermal insulation in m². ºC/W)	<0,10	>0,10	>0,15	>0,22	>0,3
	B. Contact cold resistance (thermal insulation in m². ºC/W)	<0,025	>0,025	>0,05	>0,10	>0,15
	C. Water oermeable - level 1(waterproff minimum 30 minutes)	-	-	-	-	-

Norms for food safety

The European Community has introduced provisions for the management of the food and food industry. These provisions guarantee that gloves that come into direct contact with food do not decompose and do not mix with the food that is being prepared. Gloves marked with this label are suitable for use in the food industry.

Classification of work shoes according to European Union standards.

EN 20345

SB	Footwear with basic protection requirements
S1	Footwear with SB protection requirements plus closed heel area, antistatic properties, energy absorption properties in the heel area and outsole resistant to hydrocarbons. A+FO+E
S1P	Footwear with S1 protection requirements plus penetration resistance midsole. A+FO+E+P
S2	Footwear with S1 protection requirements plus water penetration and absorption resistant upper. A+FO+E+WRU
S3	Footwear with S2 protection requirements plus penetration resistance midsole and deep sole grooves. A+FO+E+WRU+P
S4	Footwear with SB protection requirements plus antistatic properties, energy absorption properties in the heel area and outsole resistant to hydrocarbons. A+FO+E+Watertight
S5	Footwear with S4 protection requirements plus penetration resistance midsole and deep sole grooves. A+FO+E+P+Watertight

A	Antistatic footwear
E	Energy absorption properties in the heel area
FO	Outsole resistant to hydrocarbons
P	Penetration resistant sole through steel midsole
HRO	Footwear with sole resistant to heat contact greater than 300ºC
CI	Footwear insulating from cold
HI	Footwear insulating from heat
WR	Water resistant footwear
WRU	Footwear with upper material resistant to water penetration
MT	Additional upper material resistance from 100J impact energy
CR	Cut resistance upper