140 CALL 132 100 OR SHOP 24/7 AT RSEA.COM.AU CLICK&COLLECT FREE Pick-up from our Stores EN STANDARDS IN DETAIL PPE - HAND PROTECTION Standard EN 407 - Protection Against Heat & Fire Relevant Australian Standard: AS/NZS 2161.4:1999 This standard specifies thermal performance for protective gloves against heat and/or fire. Performance Levels 1 2 3 4 2 pictograms would be applicable but cannot be used together. A. Limited Flame Spread (After flame and after glow time) < 15 secs no requirement < 10 secs < 120 secs < 3 secs < 25 secs < 2 secs < 5 secs B. Contact Heat (10°C increase) (Contact temperature and threshold time) 100ºC > 15 secs 250ºC > 15 secs 350ºC > 15 secs 500ºC > 15 secs C. Convective Heat (24°C increase) (Heat Transfer index) > 4 secs > 7 secs > 10 secs > 18 secs D. Radiant Heat (24°C increase) (Heat transfer - back of glove) > 7 secs > 20 secs > 50 secs > 95 secs E. Small Drops Molten Metal (Number of droplets) > 10 > 15 > 25 > 35 F. Large Quantity Molten Metal (Mass of molten iron) 30g 60g 120g 200g Standard EN511 - Protection Against Cold Relevant Australian Standard: AS/NZS 2161.5:1998 This standard applies to any gloves to protect the hands against convective and contact cold down to -50 °C. Performance Levels 0 1 2 3 4 A. Convective Cold Thermal insulation ITR in m2. ºC/W |< 0.10 0.10 <|< 0.15 0.15 <| 0.22 0.22 <|< 0.30 0.30 <| B. Contact Cold Thermal resistance R in m2. ºC/W R < 0.025 0.025 < R < 0.050 0.050 < R < 0.100 0.100 < R < 0.150 0.150 < R C. Water Penetration Test Fail Pass - - - Standard EN421 - Radioactive Contamination & Ionising Radiation Relevant Australian Standard: AS/NZS 2161.8:2002 This standard applies to any gloves that protect the hands against radioactive contamination & ionising radiation. Gloves protecting from direct contact with radioactive substances. Gloves protecting from direct contact with radiations (X-ray, alpha-, beta-, gamma- or neutron radiations). Standard 60903 - Electrical Insulating Gloves This standard applies to any gloves that protect the hands against electrical voltage. Gloves protecting from electrical voltage. ABCDEF EN407 ABC EN511 EN421 EN421 Material Courtesy of Ansell XBCDEF EN407
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