Chemical protection gloves - EN ISO 374

Protective gloves for chemicals are personal protective equipment designed to protect hands from the harmful effects of chemicals. In accordance with EN 374 standard, these gloves must be tested and certified for their resistance to different types of chemicals.

Summary:

EN ISO 374 standard, what is it?

• Chemical protection
• Microorganism protection

Uses of protective gloves

• Construction
• Industry
• Laboratory
• Cleaning
• Agriculture

Sequenced into three protection branches of different levels, the 374 standard covers chemical risks but also risks related to microorganisms.

The new EN 374-1 standard concerns protection against chemicals and focuses on three main principles:

• Penetration (EN 374-2)
• Permeation (EN 16523:1)
• Degradation (EN374-4)

According to the results of various tests, protective gloves are classified into three categories:

Type A: Watertightness OK, permeation test > 30min for at least 6 products

Type B: Watertightness OK, permeation test > 30min for at least 3 products

Type C: Watertightness OK, permeation test > 30min for at least 1 product

With the code of products that the glove has resisted indicated under the normative pictogram.

Chemical product codes:

The EN ISO 374-5 standard concerns gloves for protection against microorganisms, these gloves must pass the watertightness test seen previously. It is also possible to indicate virus resistance through ISO 16604: 2004 tests.

Much more widely used than it appears, EN ISO 374 gloves concern many professionals and are not limited to a single profession, quite the contrary. Here's how EN 374 standard chemical protection gloves can be used in different professional environments.

Chemical protection gloves can also be used in construction and building environments for handling chemicals such as paints, adhesives and sealants. They help protect workers' hands from the corrosive and toxic effects of these chemicals and thus minimize risks to their health and safety.

Workers in chemical plants or other facilities are exposed to a variety of hazardous chemicals such as solvents, acids or bases. EN 374 standard chemical protection gloves provide a physical barrier against these products, ensuring reduced health and safety risks for workers.

Chemical protection gloves are also used in laboratories for experiments and manipulations involving chemicals or microorganisms. EN 374 standard gloves provide protection against leaks and chemical splashes and against bacterial contamination.

Chemical protection gloves can be used for industrial cleaning work involving hazardous chemicals, such as detergents and solvents. Beyond industrial cleaning, it is obviously important to equip yourself properly for domestic cleaning tasks.

Chemical protection gloves can be used for handling phytosanitary products, such as pesticides or herbicides, in agriculture.

With a wide spectrum of actions, EN ISO 374 gloves are very good personal protective equipment, very important for workers exposed to chemicals or hazardous organic products. Despite the fact that these PPE are very versatile, it is necessary to select gloves adapted to the task and products to be handled to ensure worker protection.