CE MARKING GLOVES - CURRENT PPE (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT) STANDARDS

Concerning gloves PPE users (Directive 89/656 dated 30.11.1989 and the associated texts).

Obligations are fixed in the PPE users” Directive 89/656 dated 30.11.1989 and the associated texts.

Employers of people using PPE must insure that they analyse and assess, in collaboration with the various internal committees, the weaknesses of the protection systems.

In accordance with the definition above, they select personal protective equipment with the appropriated level of protection necessary in view of the potential danger and risk likely to be incurred.

They provide personal protective equipment free of charge and conforming to the legal requirements, i.e.:

• CE marked ;
• with user information attached to each pair of glove;
• with a declaration of conformity given to the user during the purchase phase.

 

CE TYPE-EXAMINATION

 

Concerning  Gloves PPE manufacturers (“PPE design” Regulation 2016/425/UE).

 

CE marking is based on the following texts: “PPE design” Regulation 2016/425/UE

Manufacturers must place PPE gloves on the market that comply with the essential requirements of European Regulation 2016/425/EU.

 

For this purpose, they are required to:

1- Characterize the level of risks against which their protective glove will protect its user. It will define the certification rules (see A).

2- Define all risks precisely. It will set all necessary standards during the certification process (see B) .

3- The manufacturer will choose his Notified Body, CTC. Most protective gloves (see C) are in category II. For category III PPE gloves, an annual control system must be defined (module C2 with CTC or module D with another Notified Body).

4- The manufacturer shall send to the Notified Body a technical file containing :

• the risks covered and the scope of use of the PPE ;
• a complete description of the manufacturing organisation (materials, location, production, etc.) ;
• the results of tests confirming the conformity of the products (see B) ;
• the final marking of the protective glove (see D) ;
• the instruction manual for the PPE.

5- Once the Notified Body has issued an EU type-examination certificate number, the manufacturer shall:

• issues its declaration of conformity
• affixes the CE marking to its production
• can sell his protective glove anywhere in the European Union and in many other countries.
• remain at the disposal of the market supervisory authorities
• performs annual production monitoring for category III gloves.

 

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A - Characterize the product / Define the risks

PPE certification Rules - PPE Gloves

Certification rules	Category I	Category II	Category III
CLASSIFICATION	Minor risks	Other risks	Lethal or irreversible risks
EXAMPLES	Gardening glove	Glove for mechanical risks	Glove for chemical risks
OBLIGATIONS OF THE MANUFACTURER	Technical file of the PPE Declaration of conformity User instruction CE marking	Category I + UE type examination by a Notified Body (module B)	Category II + Annual PPE surveillance by a Notified Body (Module C2 ou D) Affix the number of the Notified Body on the marking

 

B - Choose the PPE gloves standard

ANSI/ISEA 105	Hand Protection Classification
EN ISO 374-1	Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and microorganisms - Part 1: Terminology and performance requirements for chemical risks
EN ISO 374-5	Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and microorganisms - Part 5: Terminology and performance requirements for micro-organisms risks
EN 388	Protective gloves against mechanical risks
EN 407	Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)
EN 421	Protective gloves against ionizing radiation and radioactive contamination
EN 511	Protective gloves against cold
EN 659	Protective gloves for firefighters
EN 1082	(part 1 to 3) Protective clothing - Gloves and arm guards protecting against cuts and stabs by hand knives
EN ISO 10819	Mechanical vibration and shock - Hand-arm vibration - Measurement and evaluation of the vibration transmissibility of gloves at the palm of the hand
EN ISO 11393-4	Protective clothing for users of hand-held chain-saws - Part 4: Test methods and performance requirements for protective gloves
EN 12477	Protective gloves for welders
EN 13594	Protective gloves for motorcycle riders - Requirements and test methods
EN ISO 13997	Protective clothing - Mechanical properties - Determination of resistance to cutting by sharp objects
EN 14328	Protective clothing - Gloves and armguards protecting against cuts by powered knives - Requirements and test methods
EN 16027	Protective clothing - Gloves with protective effect for association football goal keepers
EN 16350	Protective gloves - Electrostatic properties
EN 16523	(parties 1 et 2) Determination of material resistance to permeation by chemicals
EN 16778	Protective gloves - The determination of Dimethylformamide in gloves
EN 18889	Protective gloves for pesticide operators and re-entry workers - Performance requirements
EN ISO 21420	Protective gloves - General requirements and test methods

 

C - CE Marking "PPE Gloves" Choose your Notified Body

Since 1992, CTC is one of the earliest Notified Bodies for PPE with number 0075. We have issued more than 35,000 CE certificates for safety footwear, protective gloves and protective garments. The skill for testing and certification is guaranteed by the ISO 17025 and ISO 17065 accreditation.

The professionalism and the accuracy of our physical and technical tests help our customers to produce the safest footwear and glove product. We test and certify at the same time, so you save time.

CTC has a large experience of the innocuousness testing in materials and products. The European legislation is the most severe legislation in the world. CTC will help you to define the right critical substances to test. The integration of safety requirements will enable you to guarantee the conformity of the products according to Annex XVII of REACh.

CTC is Convenor or member for the mains standardization technical committees for glove, footwear and garment.

 

	CTC Shanghai et CTC Dongguan Laboratoires accredités CNAS CTC Shanghai : CNAS L4577 CTC Dongguan : CNAS L5912	CTC Asia, Laboratoires à Hong Kong accredités"HKAS"

 

 

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D- Safety gloves marking system

All gloves marked CE guarantee a high level of protective, comfort and durability established on the basis of the following marking standards :

• Gloves must comply with the requirements of the European Regulation. The compliance is established by the implementation of harmonized European standards applicable in all the countries of the European Community.
• In addition to the CE marking, the international standards enforce a secondary indication allowing the identification of the protection afforded by the gloves.