EN ISO 374-1: 2016

The standard defines requirement the capability of gloves to protect the user against penetration, permeation and degradation by chemicals and microorganisms. It classifies three types of glove by level of protection (using test method EN16523-1:2015):

Marking of protective gloves:

  • Type A: Protective glove with permeation resistance of at least 30 minutes each for at least 6 test chemicals.
  • Type B: Protective glove with permeation resistance of at least 30 minutes each for at least 3 test chemicals.
  • Type C: Protective glove with permeation resistance of at least 10 minutes for at least 1 test chemical.


List of chemicals:

Code 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 paraffin
E Carbone disulphide 75-15-0 Organic compound containing sulphur
F Toluene 108-88-3 Aromatic hydrocarbon
G Diethylamine 109-89-7 Amine
H Tetrahydrofurane 109-99-9 Heterocyclic ether
I Ethyl acetate 141-78-6 Ester
J N-Heptane 142-85-5 Saturated Hydrocarbon
K Sodium hydroxide 40% 1310-73-2 Inorganic base
L Sulphuric acid 96% 7664-93-9 Inorganic mineral acid
M 65% Nitric acid 7697-37-2 Inorganic mineral acid, oxidizing
N 99% Acetic acid 64-19-7 Organic acid
O 25% Ammonium hydroxide 1336-21-6 Organic base
P 30% Hydrogen peroxide 7722-84-1 Peroxide
S 40% Hydrofluoric acid 7664-39-3 Inorganic mineral acid, contact poison
T 37% Formaldehyde 50-00-0 Aldehyde


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