EN ISO 374-1:2016 - Protective gloves against hazardous chemicals and micro-organisms


Classification into three groups:
Type A:   Resistant against six chemicals for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Type B:   Resistant against three chemicals for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Type C:   Resistant against one chemical for a minimum of 10 minutes.

Table for penetration time:

Penetration timeIndexPenetration timeIndex
> 10 minLevel  1> 120 minLevel 4
> 30 minLevel  2> 240 minLevel 5
> 60 minLevel  3> 480 minLevel 6


Defined chemicals and related codes:

CodeChemical
AMethanol
BAcetone
CAcetonitrile
DDichloromethane
ECarbon disulphide
FToluene
GDiethylamine
HTetrahydrofuran
IEthyl acetate


CodeChemical
Jn-Heptane
KSodium hydroxide 40 %
LSulphuric acid 96 %
MNitric acid 65 %
NAcetic acid 99 %
OAmmonium hydroxide 25 %
PHydrogen peroxide 30 %
SHydrofluoric acid 40 %
TFormaldehyde 37 %


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Last update:  March 2024