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UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARDS

The Personal Protective Equipment Directives (89/686/CEE) and EUROPEAN STANDARDS (ENs)
(93/68/CEE) have been enacted by the European Community to
ensure harmonisation of regulations regarding testing of all PPE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS EN420
sold within the community.
Defines the general requirements for most types of protective
All gloves of intermediate and complex design must now be gloves including:
tested independently to ascertain their performance and ensure • Design and construction
their safety. They must, if they meet these standards, carry a • Suitability for purpose
CE Mark on the gloves, or on their packaging when this is not • Sizing
practical. • Comfort and efficiency
• Innocuousness
Identification of manufacturer

SKYTEC Ratings
NINJA LITE
Glove designation MECHANICAL HAZARDS EN388
The CE mark 9/L
98/0120 Size a Resistance to abrasion 0-4
Approved body number b Blade cut resistance 0-5
c Tear resistance 0-4
d Puncture resistance 0-4

THERMAL (HEAT) HAZARDS EN407

CATEGORISATION a Resistance to flammability 0-4
Under the terms of the above directive, gloves fall into the b Contact heat resistance 0-4
following three categories: c Convective heat resistance 0-4
CAT I - Simple Design d Radiant heat resistance 0-4
For minimal risks only. Suitable only for low risk applications where e Resistance to small molten metal splash 0-4
hazards can be identified by the wearer in time to deal with them. f Resistance to large molten metal splash 0-4
CAT II - Intermediate Design
Reversible risks. Products are type examined by an approved body ANTI-STATIC
where they examine the manufacturers technical specifications
and conduct tests for the relevant standards to ascertain their New EN1149 standard Pass
conformity and/or performance. No pictogram is to be shown or
CAT III - Complex Design Fail
For protection against mortal danger or risks of irreversible harm.
Products are type examined by an approved body as for category CHEMICAL AND MICRO-ORGANISMS EN374 1-3
II. In addition, the products and manufacturer are subject to EC EN374-2 Resistance to penetration by 1-6
quality control according to an approved quality system. micro-organisms.
Referred to as acceptable quality level
(AQL).
EN374-3 Resistance to chemical hazards -
permeation

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE PERMEATION PROTECTION FROM COLD EN511 0-4
In compliance with EN374 Standard, the breakthrough time is a. Resistance to convective cold 0-4
given as a permeation index according to the following table: b. Resistance to contact cold 0-1
The breakthrough time (in minutes) of a chemical through the c. Permeability of water
glove is measured in conditions simulating a total immersion
of the glove in the chemical at 23˚C. The gloves scoring the When scores are given, the higher the score the better the
highest index have the best resistance to permeation. Index 0 performance. 0 denotes a fail and X denotes no test.
denotes breakthrough time is less than 10 minutes.
OTHER HAND PROTECTION STANDARDS

Breakthrough time 10 30 60 120 240 480 FOOD RADIOACTIVE IONISING LOW
higher than (in 123456 HANDLING CONTAMINATION RADIATION CHEMICAL
minutes) RESISTANT
Permeation index