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Holik International s.r.o. is a company that manufactures tactical gloves for firefighters, gloves for army, police and rescue teams that it develops according to specific requirements of its customers. more...
Which standard is valid for certification of fire-fighting gloves? What does this standard contain? How are our gloves certified?
Protection gloves for fire-fighters have to meet requirements of EN659:2004+A1:2008 European standard. The fact that the glove meets this standard has to be written on the glove in form of the pictogram symbol and the CE symbol that confirms the product’s accordance with the standard.
EN659 standard sums up requirements of several standards:
1) EN 388 – Protection gloves against mechanical risks
2) EN 407 – Protection gloves against heat risks
3) EN 420 – Protection gloves, general requirements
It is apparent that fire-fighting gloves have to fulfil the highest requirements in comparison with other protection gloves and a fire-fighting glove is definitely the queen of protection gloves.
The following table shows all requirements.
Holik gloves are tested and certified by an independent institution ITC Zlin that is a notified person no. 1023 (www.itczlin.cz)
EN 659:2004+A1:2008 standard overview
| EN659:2004+A1:2008 | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1. | General requirements | According to EN 420 |
| 3.2. | Glove length and size | For size nu.9: min. 290 mm |
| 3.3. | Abrasion resistence | Level 3 (min. 2000 cycles), palm |
| 3.4. | Cut resistence | Level 2 (index 2,5) palm/back |
| 3.5. | Tear resistence | Level 3 (50 N), palm |
| 3.6. | Puncture resistence | Level 3 (100 N), palm |
| 3.7. | Burning behaviour | Level 4, afterflame time max. 2sec, afterglow time max. 5sec |
| 3.8. | Convection heat resistence | Level 3 (HTI24 min.13sec),palm/back |
| 3.9. | Radiant heat resistence | t24 min. 20 sec at 40kW/m²,back |
| 3.10. | Contact heat resistence | Min 10sec at 250°C, palm (wet/dry) |
| 3.11. | Heat resistance of the lining material | Material must neitheir melt, nor drip, nor catch fire at min.180°C |
| 3.12. | Heat shrinkage | Max. 5% at 180°C (length/width) |
| 3.13. | Finger grip | Level 1 |
| 3.14. | Seam breaking strength | Min. 350N |
| 3.15. | Time for the removal of gloves | Max. 3s (wet/dry) |
| 3.16. | Water penetrating | Voluntary tests |
| 3.17. | Integrity of the glove | Voluntary tests |
| 3.18. | Resistance to liquid chemical penetration | There shall be no penetration of: H₂SO₄, HCL, NaOH,heptan |
