EN 407:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
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© 2020 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 407:2020 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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

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.
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…).
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)
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.
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 shal
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