EN 511

EN 511:2006

Gloves protecting against cold, including convective cold, contact cold and water penetration.  

This part of the standard specifies how safety gloves protect the wearer's hands against cold. The gloves' insulation properties may be affected by factors such as air temperature, humidity, wind speed, exposure time, activity level, health, and user well-being. If wet, the gloves may lose their insulative properties.

1. The first digit illustrates how glove protects against convective cold, based on the gloves’ insulating properties. 

The protection function is indicated by a number between 1 and 4, where 4 indicates the strongest material.  

2. The second digit illustrates how glove protects against contact cold, i.e gloves’ thermal capacity when in contact with a cold object.  

The protection function is indicated by a number between 1 and 4, where 4 indicates the strongest material.  

3. The third digit indicates the glove protection against water penetration, either 0 when there is water penetration after 5 minutes” and 1 for no water penetration after 5 minutes. (According to EN 511:2006, this replaces previous standards with 30 minutes)