EN 659:2003

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 659:2003
01-november-2003
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Protective gloves for firefighters
Feuerwehrschutzhandschuhe
Gants de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 659:2003
ICS:
13.220.10 Gašenje požara Fire-fighting
13.340.40 Varovanje dlani in rok Hand and arm protection
SIST EN 659:2003 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 659:2003
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 659
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2003
ICS 13.340.40 Supersedes EN 659:1996
English version
Protective gloves for firefighters
Gants de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers Feuerwehrschutzhandschuhe
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 February 2003.
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 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United
Kingdom.
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Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36  B-1050 Brussels
© 2003 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 659:2003 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 659:2003 (E)
Contents
Page
Foreword. 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope. 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Requirements . 5
3.1 General requirements . 5
3.2 Sizes . 5
3.3 Abrasion resistance. 5
3.4 Cut resistance. 5
3.5 Tear resistance. 5
3.6 Puncture resistance. 5
3.7 Burning behaviour . 6
3.8 Convective heat resistance. 6
3.9 Radiant heat resistance. 6
3.10 Contact heat resistance. 6
3.11 Heat resistance of the lining material . 6
3.12 Heat shrinkage. 6
3.13 Dexterity. 6
3.14 Seam breaking strength . 6
3.15 Time for the removal of gloves. 6
3.16 Resistance of glove material to water penetration (optional) . 7
3.17 Whole glove integrity test . 7
3.18 Resistance to liquid chemical penetration . 7
4 Preconditioning and testing conditions . 7
5 Marking. 8
6 Information supplied by the manufacturer. 8
Annex A (informative) Test results - Uncertainty of measurement . 9
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other
provisions of EU Directives. . 10
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EN 659:2003 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 659:2003) 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 December 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by December 2003.
This document supersedes EN 659:1996
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 Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
Annex A is informative.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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EN 659:2003 (E)
Introduction
Suitable gloves for firefighters can enable the firefighters to work for long periods under hazardous conditions.
However, it is not possible to relate the performance levels achieved in laboratory testing to protection levels under
actual use conditions because the thermal hazards in wet and dry conditions may be very different.
1 Scope
This standard defines minimum performance requirements and test methods for firefighters' protective gloves.
This standard applies only to firefighters' protective gloves which protect the hands during normal firefighting,
including search and rescue.
These gloves are not intended for deliberate handling of liquid chemicals, but provide some protection against
accidental contact with chemicals.
Protective gloves for special operations within firefighting service are excluded from the scope of this standard.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European
Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).
EN 344-1:1992, Requirements and test methods for safety, protective and occupational footwear for professional
use.
EN 344-1:1992/A1:1997, Requirements and test methods for safety, protective and occupational footwear for
professional use.
EN 367, Protective clothing- protection against heat and fire- method of determining heat transmission on exposure
to flames.
EN 368, Protective clothing- Protection against liquid chemicals- Test method: Resistance of materials to
penetration by liquids.
EN 388, Protective gloves against mechanical risks.
EN 407, Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire).
EN 420:1994, General requirements for gloves.
EN 702, Protective clothing — Protection against heat and flame — Test method: Determination of the contact heat
transmission through protective clothing or its materials.
EN 20811, Textile — Determination of resistance to water penetration —- Hydrostatic pressure test.
EN ISO 6942, 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 6942:2002)
EN ISO 13935-2, Textiles - Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles - Part 2: Determination of
maximum force to seam rupture using the grab method (ISO 13935-2:1999)
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SIST EN 659:2003
EN 659:2003 (E)
ISO 15383, Protective gloves for firefighters — Laboratory test methods and performance requirements.
ISO 17493, Clothing and equipment
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