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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
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