EN 659:2003+A1:2008

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2008
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Protective gloves for firefighters
Feuerwehrschutzhandschuhe
Gants de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 659:2003+A1:2008
ICS:
13.220.10 Gašenje požara Fire-fighting
13.340.40 Varovanje dlani in rok Hand and arm protection
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 659:2003+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2008
ICS 13.340.40 Supersedes EN 659:2003
English Version
Protective gloves for firefighters
Gants de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers Feuerwehrschutzhandschuhe
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 February 2003 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 5 January 2008.

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 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 Management Centre has the same status as the
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Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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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 .6
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.7
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

Foreword
This document (EN 659:2003+A1:2008) 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 document shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by
endorsement, at the latest by September 2008 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by
September 2008.
This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-01-05.
This document supersedes !EN 659:2003".
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, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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 European Standard defines minimum performance requirements and test methods for firefighters' protective
gloves.
This European 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).
!deleted text"
EN 367, Protective clothing — Protection against heat and fire — Method of determining heat transmission on
exposure to flames
!deleted text"
EN 388, Protective gloves against mechanical risks
EN 407, Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)
!EN 420:2003, Protective gloves — General requirements and test methods"
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 6530, Protective clothing — Protection against liquid chemicals — Test method for resistance of
materials to penetration by liquids (ISO 6530:2005)"
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)
!EN ISO 20344:2004, Personal protective equipment — Test methods for footwear (ISO 20344:2004)"
ISO 15383, Protective gloves for firefighters — Laboratory test methods and performance requirements
ISO 17493, Clothing and equipment for protection against heat— Test method for convective heat resistance using
a hot air circulating oven
3 Requirements
3.1 General requirements
Firefighters' protective gloves shall !conform to" all the general requirements of EN 420 except the lengths
which are defined in 3.2.
When parts of the palm and/or parts of the back of the glove are made from dissimilar materials, these dissimilar
materials shall be tested separately. In those circumstances when the sample size is significantly larger than the
particular part of the glove being tested, then the manufacturer shall be requested to supply samples of the
appropriate materials.
After each thermal test (3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10), the innermost lining material shall be visually inspected. The glove is
deemed to have failed the test if there is evidence of melting.
3.2 Sizes
When measured according to !6.1 of EN 420:2003", the sizes shall correspond with those requirements
established in the applicable clause of EN 420, but the minimum length shall be in accordance with table 1.
!Table" 1 — Minimum length of protective gloves for firefighters
Glove size 6 7 8 9 10 11
Fits hands size 6 hands size 7 hands size 8 hands size 9 hands size hands size
10 11
Minimum length of glove (mm) 260 270 280 290 305 315

NOTE The user should take care that the gloves are compatible with the sleeves of the selected protective clothing and
ensure that no skin is exposed when the arms are stretched.
3.3 Abrasion resistance
The glove shall be tested according to the appropriate clause of EN 388, on the palm of the glove. When tested
accordingly, it shall be in accordance with at least performance level 3 (2 000 cycles).
3.4 Cut resistance
The glove shall be tested according to the appropriate clause of EN 388, both on the palm and the back of the
glove. When tested accordingly, it shall be in accordance with at least performance level 2 (index 2.5).
3.5 Tear resistance
The glove shall be tested according to the appropriate clause of EN 388, on the palm of the glove. When tested
accordingly, it shall be in accordance with at least performance level 3 (50 N).
3.6 Puncture resistance
The glove shall be tested according to the appropriate clause of EN 388, on the palm of the glove. When tested
accordingly, it shall be in accordance with at least performance level 3 (100 N).
3.7 Burning behaviour
The glove shall be tested according to the appropriate clause of EN 407. When tested accordingly, it shall be in
accordance with performance level 4 (after flame time < 2 s and after glow time < 5 s).
The outside material of the glove shall not drip if the material melts. The seam shall not come apart in the test area
after an ignition time of 15 s.
3.8 Convective heat resistance
The material for firefighters' protective gloves shall be tested according to EN 367, both on the back and the palm
of the glove. For each material or each material assembly, three samples shall be tested. When tested accordingly,
each sample shall be in accordance with at least performance level 3 (HTI > 13) of EN 407. The result shall be
given as the arithmetic mean of the three individual values and rounded to the nearest whole second.
3.9 Radiant heat resistance
!A sample of size 80 mm × 170 mm shall be taken fro
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