BS EN 407:2020 specifies requirements, test methods, marking and information for protective gloves and other hand protective equipment's against thermal risks for professional use, consumer, domestic use.

This document is also applicable to arm protective equipment.

It is used for all gloves and other hand protective equipment's which protect the hands or part of the hand against heat and/or fire in one or more of the following forms: flame, contact heat, convective heat, radiant heat, small splashes or large quantities of molten metal.

This document is only applicable in conjunction with EN ISO 21420:2020.

This document does not apply to gloves for fire-fighters or welding that have their own standards.

Cross References:
EN 348:1992
EN ISO 7500-1:2018
EN 659:2003+A1:2008
EN ISO 6942:2002
EN ISO 9151:2016
EN ISO 15025:2016
EN ISO 9185:2007
EN ISO 12127
EN ISO 21420:2020