SIST EN 407:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 407:2020
01-junij-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 407:2004
Varovalne rokavice in druga oprema za zaščito rok pred toplotnimi tveganji
(toplote in/ali ognja)
Protective gloves and other hand protective equipments against thermal risks (heat
and/or fire)
Schutzhandschuhe und andere Handschutzausrüstung gegen thermische Risiken (Hitze
und/oder Feuer)
Gants de protection et autres équipements de protection de la main contre les risques
thermiques (chaleur et/ou feu)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 407:2020
ICS:
13.340.40 Varovanje dlani in rok Hand and arm protection
SIST EN 407:2020 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 407
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

April 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.340.40 Supersedes EN 407:2004
English Version

Protective gloves and other hand protective equipments
against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)
Gants de protection et autres équipements protecteur Schutzhandschuhe und andere Handschutzausrüstung
de la main contre les risques thermiques (chaleur gegen thermische Risiken (Hitze und/oder Feuer)
et/ou feu)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 October 2019.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.





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© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 407:2020 E
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references. 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 General requirements . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Cleaning . 7
4.3 Mechanical strength . 8
4.4 Sizes and dimensions . 8
4.5 Thermal performances . 8
5 Sampling and conditioning . 11
6 Test methods . 11
6.1 General . 11
6.2 Limited flame spread. 12
6.3 Contact heat . 14
6.4 Convective heat . 14
6.5 Radiant heat . 15
6.6 Small splashes of molten metal . 16
6.7 Large quantities of molten metal . 16
6.8 Tear resistance . 17
7 Marking . 20
8 Information supplied by the manufacturer . 22
Annex A (informative) Examples of hands protective equipment for thermal domestic
risks . 24
Annex B (informative) Example of relevant tests to be performed depending of the field of
use of the product . 25
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of Regulation 2016/425 aimed to be covered . 26
Bibliography . 27

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European foreword
This document (EN 407:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162 “Protective
clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2020, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by April 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 407:2004.
The major changes are:
— New tests 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.8;
— Mechanical strength;
— Hand protective equipment;
— New pictogram Figure 7;
— Clause 8 (information supplied by the manufacturer: revised);
— New Annex A;
— New Annex B.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Regulation.
For relationship with EU Regulation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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Introduction
This document has been developed to cover all type of Personal Protective Equipment protecting the
hand, a part of the hand or a part of the arm against thermal risks, no matter where they are used
(professional use, consumer, domestic use…).
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1 Scope
This document specifies requirements, test methods, marking and information for protective gloves
and other hand protective equipment’s against thermal risks for professional use, consumer,
domestic use.
This document is also applicable to arm protective equipment.
It is used for all gloves and other hand protective equipment’s which protect the hands or part of the
hand against heat and/or fire in one or more of the following forms: flame, contact heat, convective
heat, radiant heat, small splashes or large quantities of molten metal.
This document is only applicable in conjunction with EN ISO 21420:2020.
This document does not apply to gloves for fire-fighters or welding that have their own standards.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
EN 348:1992, Protective clothing — Test method: Determination of behaviour of materials on impact of
small splashes of molten metal
EN ISO 21420:2020, Protective gloves — General requirements and test methods (ISO 21420:2020)
EN 659:2003+A1:2008, Protective gloves for firefighters
EN ISO 6942:2002, Protective clothing — Protection against heat and fire — Method of test:
Evaluation of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat (ISO 6942)
EN ISO 7500-1:2018, Metallic materials — Calibration and verification of static uniaxial testing
machines — Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines — Calibration and verification of the force-
measuring system (ISO 7500-1:2018)
EN ISO 9151:2016, Protective clothing against heat and flame — Determination of heat transmission
on exposure to flame (ISO 9151)
EN ISO 9185:2007, Protective clothing — Assessment of resistance of materials to molten metal splash
(ISO 9185)
EN ISO 12127-1:2015, Clothing for protection against heat and flame — Determination of contact heat
transmission through protective clothing or constituent materials — Part 1: Contact heat produced by
heating cylinder (ISO 12127-1)
EN ISO 15025:2016, Protective clothing — Protection against flame — Method of test for limited flame
spread (ISO 15025)
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
after flame time
length of time for which a material continues to flame, under the specified test conditions, after the
ignition source has been removed
3.2
afterglow time
time for which a material continues to afterglow, under specified test conditions after cessation of
after flaming or after removal of the ignition source
3.3
back of the glove
back of hand, excluding fingers
3.4
char
formation of a carbonaceous brittle residue when material is exposed to thermal energy
[SOURCE: EN ISO 15025:2016, 3.4]
3.5
cuff
part of the glove that extends beyond the opening of glove body to cover the wrist area and
sometimes part of the forearm
3.6
debris
material separating from the specimen during the test procedure and falling from the specimen
without flaming
3.7
dripping
detachment of molten droplets during the melting process
3.8
flaming debris
material separating from the specimen during the test procedure and igniting the filter paper
3.9
hands protective equipment against thermal risks
equipment which protect hand and/or areas of the hand intended to be exposed to thermal risks
Note 1 to entry: See examples in Annex A.
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3.10
high thermal resistant gloves
gloves which claimed at least level 3 for one of the following properties: convective heat, contact
heat, radiant heat, small metal splashes, large quantities of molten metal
3.11
hole
opening, break, or discontinuity of any size in the original structure of the test specimen's material
caused by application of the test flame
3.12
melting
liquefaction of the material under the influence of heat
3.13
innermost layer
layer closest to the wearer's skin
3.14
reinforcement
additional layer which does not cover the full area where the protection is claimed
Note 1 to entry: Most of the time, this area has a limited surface to preserve comfort and dexterity of the gloves.
4 General requirements
4.1 General
Where protection against other than thermal risk is needed the specific standard shall be used.
The protective gloves according to this document shall meet all the applicable requirements of
EN ISO 21420:2020.
When parts of the glove are made from dissimilar materials, these dissimilar materials shall be tested
separately, except if another way is specified in the standard. The results of each material shall
comply with the requirements given in 4.5.
In those circumstances when the sample size is significantly larger than the particular part of the
glove or hands protective equipment being tested, then the manufacturer shall be requested to
supply samples of identical material.
4.2 Cleaning
All tests required in this document shall be performed on unused gloves or hand protective
equipment unless otherwise specified.
If care instructions are provided, the relevant tests shall be performed on the gloves or hand
protective equipment, before and after they have been subjected to the procedure described in the
care instruction, including the maximum recommended number of cleaning cycles. The levels of
performance and the mechanical strength (4.3) are given by the lowest of the 2 results obtained
before and after cleaning.
NOTE Manufacturer’s instructions typically indicate one or several of the various methods and processes
of ISO 6330, ISO 15797 or equivalent as standardized processes for cleaning.
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4.3 Mechanical strength
The glove material(s) shall be tested according to 6.8. The tear strength resistance shall have at least
a value of 10 N.
4.4 Sizes and dimensions
4.4.1 Gloves
The gloves shall correspond to the relevant requirements of EN ISO 21420:2020.
If according the intended use, the hand protector needs to be taken off quickly, the protective gloves
of performance levels 3 and 4 as specified in 4.5.2 to 4.5.7 shall be manufactured so that they can
easily be removed in case of an emergency. The test shall be performed according to
EN 659:2003+A1:2008, 3.15 using the same requirement. This property shall be justified and
explained in a warning included in the manufacturer’s information.
The removal test shall be carried out only in the dry state if the manufacturer’s information states
that the glove is not intended for use in wet conditions.
If protection against metal splashes as described in 4.5.6 and/or 4.5.7 is claimed, the minimal length
of the glove shall correspond to the requirements of Table 1.
Table 1 — Minimal length of the glove
Size of the hand 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Minimal length of
290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
glove (mm)
4.4.2 Hand protective equipment’s
Hand protective equipment’s against thermal risks shall have a sufficient dimension to fully cover the
part of the hand intended to be protected against thermal risk. The property shall be verified by
visual inspection.
The manufacturer information shall contain precise information about how to use the hand
protective equipment and which part of the hand is protected.
4.5 Thermal performances
4.5.1 General
For each of the following test methods the defined performance level depends upon the intended
field of application of the glove or hand protective equipment. Only the tests which are relevant to
the risks in the intended end-use application shall be carried out.
For the choice of relevant testing, examples are given in Annex B.
4.5.2 Limited flame spread
Using test method 6.2 the glove and other hand protective equipment, as well as all outer materials
shall correspond to the requirements of Table 2. Surface of the innermost layer of the glove shall be
inspected, it shall show no sign of melting. No hole shall appear on all layers of the tested area. The
seam shall not come apart after the ignition time.
For high thermal resistant gloves (level 3 or 4), all outer materials different to the finger area shall be
tested according to EN ISO 15025:2016, method A and comply at least with level 3 of Table 2. Seams
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and outer accessories with a surface area greater than 10 cm shall also be tested.
If the outermost layer melts, the material shall not produce molten or flaming debris.
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Table 2 — Performance levels for limited flame spread
After flame
After glow time
Performance
time
level
s
s
1 ≤ 15 no requirement
2 ≤ 10 ≤ 120
3 ≤ 3 ≤ 25
4 ≤ 2 ≤ 5
After flame time is measured to the nearest second and after flame times of less than 1,0 s should be
recorded as zero.
Afterglow time is measured to the nearest second and afterglow times of less than 1,0 s should be
recorded as zero.
4.5.3 Contact heat
Using the test method 6.3 the material shall correspond to the requirements of Table 3.
Table 3 — Performance levels for contact heat test
Contact Temperature T
c
Threshold time t
t
Performance level
s
°C
1 100 ≥ 15
2 250 ≥ 15
3 350 ≥ 15
4 500 ≥ 15
For contact heat performance levels of 3 or 4, the limited flame spread test according to 6.2 shall be
performed. The product shall reach at least level 3 in the limited flame spread test, otherwise the
maximum contact heat performance that shall be reported is level 2.
Innermost layers of the glove shall be inspected, it shall show no sign of melting and holing.
4.5.4 Convective heat
Using the test method 6.4 the material shall correspond to the requirements of Table 4.
Table 4 — Performance levels for convective heat
Heat transfer index HTI
Performance level
s
1 ≥ 4
2 ≥ 7
3 ≥ 10
4 ≥ 18
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For convective heat performance levels of 3 or 4, the limited flame spread test according to 6.2 shall
be performed. The product shall reach at least level 3 in the limited flame spread test, otherwise the
maximum convective heat performance that shall be reported is level 2.
Innermost layers of the glove shall be inspected, it shall show no sign of melting and holing.
4.5.5 Radiant heat
Using the test method 6.5 the material shall correspond to the requirements of Table 5.
Table 5 — Performance levels for radiant heat
Heat transfer t
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Performance level
s
1 ≥ 7
2 ≥ 20
3 ≥ 50
4 ≥ 95
For radiant heat performance levels of 3 or 4, the limited flame spread test according to 6.2 shall be
performed. The product shall reach at least level 3 in the limited flame spread test, otherwise the
maximum radiant heat performance that shall be reported is level 2.
Innermost layers of the glove shall be inspected, it shall show no sign of melting and holing.
4.5.6 Small splashes of molten metal
Using the test method 6.6 the number of droplets which produce a temperature rise of 40 °C, shall
correspond to the requirements of Table 6.
Table 6 — Levels of performance for the test of small splashes of molten metal
Performance level Number of droplets
1 ≥ 10
2 ≥ 15
3 ≥ 25
4 ≥ 35
For small splashes of molten metal performance levels of 3 or 4, the limited flame spread test
according to 6.2 shall be performed. The product shall reach at least level 3 in the limited flame
spread test, otherwise the maximum small splashes of molten metal performance that shall be
reported is level 2.
Outermost and innermost layers of the glove shall be inspected, it shall show no sign of melting. No
hole shall appear on innermost layer.
4.5.7 Large quantities of molten metal
Using the test method 6.7 the PVC foil skin-simulant shall not exhibit any smoothness or other
changes to the grained surface with the relevant quantities of molten iron used. See Table 7.
For large quantities of molten metal performance levels of 3 or 4, the limited flame spread test
according to 6.2 shall be performed. The product shall reach at least level 3 in the limited flame
spread test, otherwise the maximum large quantities of molten metal performance that shall be
reported is level 2.
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Material and material assemblies which ignite during the test do not meet the requirement of this
test.
Table 7 — Levels of performances for the test of large quantities of molten metal
Molten iron
Performance Level
g
1 30
2 60
3 120
4 200
Innermost layers of the glove shall be inspected, it shall show no sign of melting and holing.
The use of molten iron is mandatory. Other optional molten materials could be tested as required
(example Aluminium, molten glass,). The corresponding test results shall be given on the information
supplied by the manufacturer (Clause 8).
5 Sampling and conditioning
Specimens shall be conditioned in the following conditioning atmosphere:
— Temperature (23 ± 2) °C and relative Humidity (50 ± 5) %
The following conditioning could be used, and shall be reported in the test report:
— Temperature (20 ± 2) °C and relative Humidity (65 ± 5) %
— The period of conditioning is at least 24 h before testing.
6 Test methods
6.1 General
6.1.1 General information
The test shall be started within 5 min after removal of the specimen from the conditioning.
For multi-layered gloves, the tests are carried out simultaneously on all layers, even if these in some
circumstances, are no longer connected. This applies to test methods described in 6.2 to 6.7.
For each of the required measurements performed in accordance with this document, a
corresponding estimate of the uncertainty of measurement should be evaluated. One of the following
approaches should be used:
— Statistical method e.g. as given in ISO 5725-2 [3];
— Mathematical method e.g. as given in ISO/IEC GUIDE 98-3 [4];
— Uncertainty and conformity assessment as given in ISO/IEC GUIDE 98-4 [5];
— JCGM-100:2008 [6].
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6.1.2 Optional additional tests
If special applications require testing in a different environment, manufacturer, in the information
supplied by the manufacturer (Clause 8), shall describe that environment, and conditioning and
testing shall be performed in that environment.
6.2 Limited flame spread
6.2.1 Specimen
For whole gloves, three specimens shall be tested.
All outer material of high thermal resistant gloves and hand protective equipment against thermal
risks shall be tested according to EN ISO 15025:2016, method A, except for 8.1.1, only three
specimens are necessary.
6.2.2 Procedure for gloves
Test method according to EN ISO 15025:2016, method B, for complete gloves with the following
modification:
The glove is mounted vertically so that the point A (Figure 1) is at the midpoint of the lower edge.
Dimensions in mm

Figure 1 — Mounting of test glove
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Dimensions in mm

Key
1 metallic rod
Figure 2 — Mounting of test glove (finger simulation)
The burner is placed below the glove so that it is in a plane with the vertical middle line of the glove
or the middle finger and is perpendicular to the surface of the glove. The burner is mounted at an
angle of 30° ± 3° to the vertical. The distance between the tip of the burner and the lower edge of the
glove or the middle finger shall be 20 mm ± 2 mm.
For leather gloves and mittens, a metallic rod simulating the finger shall be inserted to ensure that
the material is in contact to the flame and limit the retraction of material during all the test time (see
Figure 2).
The rod shall be rigid. Material and dimensions have no influence on the test.
The after flame time and afterglow time shall be recorded after an ignition time of 10 s (see Table 2).
6.2.3 Test report
The test report shall contain the following information:
— reference to the clause of this document;
— the reference of the sample;
— the three single values for after flame time and afterglow time to the nearest second;
— any deviation from the test method;
— the performance level corresponds to the situation where the three single values fulfilled one
level of Table 2. (the lower test result defines the level of performance)
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— report any observations of changes in the physical appearance of the material specimens
following exposure: the occurrence of melting, the occurrence of debris, the number of holes
that develop, the size of the largest hole to the nearest millimetre, the seam integrity…
6.3 Contact heat
6.3.1 Specimen
For gloves, palm area shall be tested. All other areas, different from the palm, intended to be exposed
to contact heat shall be tested (e.g. palm side of fingers area).
For hand protective equipment, all areas intended to be exposed to contact heat shall be tested.
For each tested part, three specimens taken from three different products shall be tested.
If a reinforcement is added to the tested area, then the samples taken shall be without reinforcement.
6.3.2 Procedure
The test method is according to EN ISO 12127-1:2015.
6.3.3 Test report
The test report shall contain the following information:
— reference to the clause of this document;
— the reference of the sample;
— the contact temperature T ;
c
— the three single values for the threshold time t to the nearest whole second;
t
— any deviation from the test method;
— the performance level in accordance with Table 3 based on the lowest of the single values;
— report any observations of changes in the physical appearance of the material specimens
following exposure: the number of holes that develop, the size of the largest hole to the
nearest millimetre, hardening, swelling, shrinking, melting…
The manufacturer may additionally report test results from the parts of the glove with reinforcement
in the information as described in Clause 8. The material of the reinforcement shall not melt at the
test temperature.
6.4 Convective heat
6.4.1 Specimen
The specimens shall be taken from the palm and the back of the glove if different of the palm.
If the protection is given by a multi-layered assembly, the full assembly shall be tested in the usual
order of the layers.
For each material or material assembly, three specimens shall be tested taken from three different
products.
The size of the tested specimen shall be (140 ± 5) mm × (140 ± 5) mm taken from the glove. If it is
not possible to take such a specimen from a glove then a material sample shall be used, provided it
was produced in the same way as the glove and includes any seam present.
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If a reinforcement is added to the tested area, then the samples taken shall be without reinforcement.
6.4.2 Procedure
The test method is according to EN ISO 9151:2016, with modifications of specimen (6.4.1).
6.4.3 Test report
The test report shall contain the following information:
— reference to the clause of this document;
— the reference of the sample;
— the three single values for the heat transfer index HTI to the nearest whole second;
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— any deviation from the test method;
— the performance level in accordance wit
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