What is EN407?
All of our Heat Resistant Gloves will be tested to EN 407, so if you see EN 407 on your safety gloves or if you see them in a listing then you'll know that they are resistant to some level of heat. Similarly if you're after buying some heat-resistant gloves but you aren't too sure where to start, then we would recommend you look for the EN 407 score in the copy of our listings. We'll explain that further in a moment, but firstly if you want to know if the gloves sat on your desk will protect you from heat, then you can look for the following EN 407 symbol.
EN407
If a glove is resistant to heat then a table of six tests will be included in the listing and the tests results will be on the back of the hand of the gloves. Your gloves will receive a score between Level 0 (a fail) and Level 4 (highest score) or achieve an N/A, which means that they were not subjected to that test. The scores will be presented in a table like this.
| Hazard | Level of Resistance |
|---|---|
| Burning | Level 0 to Level 4 |
| Contact Heat | Level 0 to Level 4 |
| Convective Heat | Level 0 to Level 4 |
| Radiant Heat | Level 0 to Level 4 |
| Molten Metal (Small Splashes) | Level 0 to Level 4 |
| Molten Metal (Large Splashes) | Level 0 to Level 4 |
