What is EN ISO 374?

What is EN ISO 374?

ISO 374-1:2016 specifies the requirements for protective gloves intended to protect the user against dangerous chemicals and defines terms to be used. Further information on protective gloves standards can be found in the EN 420.

What is EN 374-1?

EN (ISO) 374 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms – consists of the following: BS EN ISO 374-1:2016 Terminology and performance requirements for chemical risks. BS EN 16523-1:2015 Determination of material resistance to permeation by chemicals.

What en374 5?

ISO 374-5:2016 specifies the requirements and test methods for protective gloves intended to protect the user against micro-organisms. Further information on protective gloves standards can be found in the EN 420.

What is en420?

EN 420 covers both Disposable Single Use Gloves and Reusable Gloves. The point in EN 420 is that it proves that the gloves will not be a harm to the user and that the gloves are comfortable to wear, something that when passed, will allow the gloves to be tested to EN 388, EN 374, EN 455 and other glove standards.

What is EN standard for gloves?

The EN 388, similar to ANSI/ISEA 105, is the European standard used to evaluate mechanical risks for hand protection. Gloves with a EN 388 rating are third party tested, and rated for abrasion, cut, tear, and puncture resistance. Cut resistance is rated 1-5, while all other physical performance factors are rated 1-4.

What does AQL 1.5 mean?

An AQL result of 1.5 accepts the statistical probability that there are less than 1.5% of the products with defects in the batch of gloves. An AQL of 0.65 assumes a more stringent quality acceptance level, allowing the wearer to have a higher degree of personal protection.

What does en455 mean?

EN 455 Medical Gloves for Single Use covers any glove that could be used for medical work. The glove must adhere to four separate parts before it is considered safe to be used for medical practice. The four parts are: Part 1: Requirements and testing of gloves for freedom from holes.

What is ASTM d6978?

Title. “Standard Practice for Assessment of Resistance of Medical Gloves to Permeation by Chemotherapy Drugs” Description. This practice covers a protocol for the assessment of resistance of medical glove materials to permeation by potentially hazardous cancer chemotherapy drugs under conditions of continuous contact.

Is EN 420 still valid?

From a standardization point of view and for the CEN, EN 420 will be deleted after September 30th, 2020. Therefore, we highly recommend you to apply EN ISO 21420:2020 for all your coming certification requests.

What is en455?

The EN 455 specifies the requirements and test methods for the physical properties of medical disposable gloves, to ensure an adequate level of protection from mutual contamination of the patient and the user.

What does CAT II mean on gloves?

Category 2 (Cat II): Intermediate Design – Gloves designated for specific risk applications, where there is a risk of injury and are type tested against European test standards by a notified body.

What do you need to know about en 374?

The first thing you need to understand is the difference between the two tests. A glove does not need to pass both tests to pass EN 374, but it does mean that they will only be suitable to protect against certain substances. A glove than passes EN 374 – 2, but not EN 374 – 3 will be awarded with this symbol:

What are the defect levels in ANSI Aql table?

On the top of the second chart are the defect levels, ranging from 0 to 6.5. You can choose which level to apply for your type of defect: critical, major, and minor. ( Learn more about Product inspection standards)

Which is the minimum sampling size for an aql table?

If your order has multiple references, ideally we should at least inspect a level II on each reference. Indeed, for a standard order, the standard level II from the AQL table gives the minimum sampling size we should check per reference if we do not want to take additional risks.

Which is the latest standard EN for permeation test?

Permeation test in accordance with standard EN 16523-1: 2015 which replaces standard EN 374-3 Degradation test in accordance with standard EN 374-4: 2013. To be able to claim protection against a chemical of the list, permeation and from now degradation tests must be carried out.