CHEMICAL GLOVE TESTING IS CHANGING
A new version of EN 374, the standard used to regulate chemical protective gloves, has been published as a joint International and European standard.
PERMEATION EN ISO 374-1
CODE LETTER
|
CHEMICAL
|
CAS NUMBER
|
CLASS
|
CODE LETTER
|
CHEMICAL
|
CAS NUMBER |
CLASS |
| A |
Methanol
|
67-56-1
|
Primary alcohol
|
B
|
Acetone | 67-64-1
|
Ketone
|
| C |
Acetonitrile
|
75-05-8
|
Nitrile compound
|
D |
Dichloromethane
|
75-09-2
|
Chlorinated hydrocarbon
|
| E |
Carbon disulphide
|
75-15-0
|
Sulphur containing organic compound
|
F |
Toluene
|
108-88-3
| Aromatic hydrocarbon
|
| G |
Diethylamine
|
109-89-7
|
Amine
|
H |
Tetrahydrofuran
|
109-99-9
|
Heterocyclic and ether compound |
| I |
Ethyl acetate
|
141-78-6
|
Ester
|
J |
n-Heptane
|
142-82-5
|
Saturated hydrocarbon
|
| K |
Sodium hydroxide 40%
|
1310-73-2
|
Inorganic base
|
L |
Sulphuric acid 96%
|
7664-93-9
|
Inorganic mineral acid
|
| M |
Nitric acid 65%
|
7697-37-2
|
Inorganic mineral acid, oxidising
|
N |
Acetic acid 99%
|
64-19-7
|
Organic acid
|
| O |
Ammonium hydroxide 25%
|
1336-21-6
|
Organic base
|
P |
Hydrogen peroxide 30%
|
7722-84-1
|
Peroxide
|
| Q |
Hydrofluoric acid 40%
|
7664-39-3
|
Inorganic mineral acid
|
R |
Formaldehyde 37%
|
50-00-0
|
Aldehyde
|
 PROTECTION AGAINST MICRO-ORGANISMS EN 374-1:2003
|
EN 374-1:2003: covers the ability of the glove to protect the user against micro-organisms. In very simple terms how likely is the glove to have a pin hole or other imperfection which would allow the glove to leak. In order to carry the “micro-organism” pictogram the glove should achieve Level 2 or above based on the table below.
|
Performance Level
| Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)
| Inspection Level
|
Level 1
| >4.0
| S4
|
Level 2
| >1.5
| G1
|
Level 3
| >0.65
| G1
|
NEW TEST EN ISO 374-5:2016
