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BS EN 12477:2001

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Protective gloves for welders

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

14-03-2006

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Requirements
   3.1 General requirements
   3.2 Sizes
   3.3 Specific requirements
   3.4 Optional requirements for gloves intended for arc
        welding in normal conditions of use
4 Conditioning
5 Test methods
   5.1 Abrasion resistance
   5.2 Blade cut resistance
   5.3 Tear resistance
   5.4 Puncture resistance
   5.5 Burning behaviour
   5.6 Contact heat resistance
   5.7 Convective heat resistance
   5.8 Resistance to small splashes of molten metal
   5.9 Dexterity
   5.10 Test for gloves intended for arc welding in normal
        conditions of use - Electrical vertical resistance
6 Marking
7 Information supplied by the manufacturer
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
         addressing essential requirements or other
         provisions of EU Directives
Bibliography

Defines requirements and test methods for protective gloves for use in manual metal welding, cutting and allied processes. Protective gloves for welders are classified into two types: type A, having lower dexterity and type B, having higher dexterity.

Committee
PH/3/14
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 96/541804 DC (01/2002) Supersedes 02/562868 DC. (03/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

EN 407:2004 Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)
89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
EN 60903 : 2003 COR 2005 LIVE WORKING - GLOVES OF INSULATING MATERIAL
EN 388 : 1994 PROTECTIVE GLOVES AGAINST MECHANICAL RISKS
EN 702:1994 Protective clothing - Protection against heat and flame - Test method: Determination of the contact heat transmission through protective clothing or its materials
EN 420:2003+A1:2009 Protective gloves - General requirements and test methods
EN 1149-2:1997 Protective clothing - Electrostatic properties - Part 2: Test method for measurement of the electrical resistance through a material (vertical resistance)
EN 367:1992/AC:1992 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - PROTECTION AGAINST HEAT AND FIRE - METHOD OF DETERMINING HEAT TRANSMISSION ON EXPOSURE TO FLAME
EN 348:1992/AC:1993 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - TEST METHOD: DETERMINATION OF BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS ON IMPACT OF SMALL SPLASHES OF MOLTEN METAL

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