1、June 2008DEUTSCHE NORM English price group 8No part of this standard may be reproduced without prior permission ofDIN Deutsches Institut fr Normung e. V., Berlin. Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, Germany,has the exclusive right of sale for German Standards (DIN-Normen).ICS 13.340.40!$Np“1439377www.d
2、in.deDDIN EN 659Protective gloves for firefighters (includes Amendment A1:2008)English version of DIN EN 659:2008-06Feuerwehrschutzhandschuhe (enthlt nderung A1:2008)Englische Fassung DIN EN 659:2008-06SupersedesDIN EN 659:2003-10www.beuth.deDocument comprises 12 pagesDIN EN 659:2008-06 2 Start of v
3、alidity This standard is valid from 1 June 2008. National foreword This standard includes safety requirements. This standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162 “Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets” (Secretariat: DIN, Germany). The responsible German
4、 body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschuss Persnliche Schutz-ausrstung (Personal Protective Equipment Standards Committee), Technical Committee NA 75-05-08 AA Handschutz. The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! “. Amendments T
5、his standard differs from DIN EN 659:2003-10 as follows: a) In subclause 3.9 “Radiant heat resistance” the sample size and the acceptance criteria have been modified. b) Clause 2 “Normative references” has been revised. c) Some terms in the German-language version of this standard have been correcte
6、d. Previous editions DIN EN 659: 1996-02, 2003-10 EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 659:2003+A1 March 2008 ICS 13.340.40 Supersedes EN 659:2003 English Version Protective gloves for firefighters Gants de protection pour sapeurs-pompiers Feuerwehrschutzhandschuhe This European Stan
7、dard was approved by CEN on 7 February 2003 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 5 January 2008. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
8、 Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translatio
9、n under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gr
10、eece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Manage
11、ment Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 659:2003+A1:2008: EEN 659:2003+A1:2008 (E) 2 Contents Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 4 2 Normative references 4 3 Requirements
12、.5 3.1 General requirements5 3.2 Sizes5 3.3 Abrasion resistance 5 3.4 Cut resistance 5 3.5 Tear resistance.5 3.6 Puncture resistance 6 3.7 Burning behaviour.6 3.8 Convective heat resistance 6 3.9 Radiant heat resistance 6 3.10 Contact heat resistance 6 3.11 Heat resistance of the lining material6 3.
13、12 Heat shrinkage .6 3.13 Dexterity6 3.14 Seam breaking strength6 3.15 Time for the removal of gloves.7 3.16 Resistance of glove material to water penetration (optional) .7 3.17 Whole glove integrity test .7 3.18 Resistance to liquid chemical penetration7 4 Preconditioning and testing conditions7 5
14、Marking .8 6 Information supplied by the manufacturer .8 Annex A (informative) Test results - Uncertainty of measurement9 Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other provisions of EU Directives 10 DIN EN 659:2008-06 Page EN 659:2003+A1:2008 (E)
15、 3 Foreword This document (EN 659:2003+A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162, “Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets“, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This document shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication
16、 of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2008 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2008. This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-01-05. This document supersedes !EN 659:2003“. This document has been prepared u
17、nder a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. Annex A is informative. According to th
18、e CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuan
19、ia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. DIN EN 659:2008-06 EN 659:2003+A1:2008 (E) 4 Introduction Suitable gloves for firefighters can enable the firefighters to work for long periods under hazardous co
20、nditions. However, it is not possible to relate the performance levels achieved in laboratory testing to protection levels under actual use conditions because the thermal hazards in wet and dry conditions may be very different. 1 Scope This European Standard defines minimum performance requirements
21、and test methods for firefighters protective gloves. This European Standard applies only to firefighters protective gloves which protect the hands during normal firefighting, including search and rescue. These gloves are not intended for deliberate handling of liquid chemicals, but provide some prot
22、ection against accidental contact with chemicals. Protective gloves for special operations within firefighting service are excluded from the scope of this standard. 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates, by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These no
23、rmative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated refer
24、ences the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments). !deleted text“ EN 367, Protective clothing Protection against heat and fire Method of determining heat transmission on exposure to flames !deleted text“ EN 388, Protective gloves against mechanical risks EN 407,
25、Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire) !EN 420:2003, Protective gloves General requirements and test methods“ EN 702, Protective clothing Protection against heat and flame Test method: Determination of the contact heat transmission through protective clothing or its materials EN
26、20811, Textile Determination of resistance to water penetration Hydrostatic pressure test !EN ISO 6530, Protective clothing Protection against liquid chemicals Test method for resistance of materials to penetration by liquids (ISO 6530:2005)“ EN ISO 6942, Protective clothing Protection against heat
27、and fire Method of test: Evaluation of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat (ISO 6942:2002) EN ISO 13935-2, Textiles Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles Part 2: Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the grab method (ISO
28、 13935-2:1999) DIN EN 659:2008-06 EN 659:2003+A1:2008 (E) 5 !EN ISO 20344:2004, Personal protective equipment Test methods for footwear (ISO 20344:2004)“ ISO 15383, Protective gloves for firefighters Laboratory test methods and performance requirements ISO 17493, Clothing and equipment for protectio
29、n against heat Test method for convective heat resistance using a hot air circulating oven 3 Requirements 3.1 General requirements Firefighters protective gloves shall !conform to“ all the general requirements of EN 420 except the lengths which are defined in 3.2. When parts of the palm and/or parts
30、 of the back of the glove are made from dissimilar materials, these dissimilar materials shall be tested separately. In those circumstances when the sample size is significantly larger than the particular part of the glove being tested, then the manufacturer shall be requested to supply samples of t
31、he appropriate materials. After each thermal test (3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10), the innermost lining material shall be visually inspected. The glove is deemed to have failed the test if there is evidence of melting. 3.2 Sizes When measured according to !6.1 of EN 420:2003“, the sizes shall correspond with
32、those requirements established in the applicable clause of EN 420, but the minimum length shall be in accordance with table 1. !Table“ 1 Minimum length of protective gloves for firefighters Glove size 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fits hands size 6 hands size 7 hands size 8 hands size 9 hands size 10 hands size 11
33、Minimum length of glove (mm) 260 270 280 290 305 315 NOTE The user should take care that the gloves are compatible with the sleeves of the selected protective clothing and ensure that no skin is exposed when the arms are stretched. 3.3 Abrasion resistance The glove shall be tested according to the a
34、ppropriate clause of EN 388, on the palm of the glove. When tested accordingly, it shall be in accordance with at least performance level 3 (2 000 cycles). 3.4 Cut resistance The glove shall be tested according to the appropriate clause of EN 388, both on the palm and the back of the glove. When tes
35、ted accordingly, it shall be in accordance with at least performance level 2 (index 2.5). 3.5 Tear resistance The glove shall be tested according to the appropriate clause of EN 388, on the palm of the glove. When tested accordingly, it shall be in accordance with at least performance level 3 (50 N)
36、. DIN EN 659:2008-06 EN 659:2003+A1:2008 (E) 6 3.6 Puncture resistance The glove shall be tested according to the appropriate clause of EN 388, on the palm of the glove. When tested accordingly, it shall be in accordance with at least performance level 3 (100 N). 3.7 Burning behaviour The glove shal
37、l be tested according to the appropriate clause of EN 407. When tested accordingly, it shall be in accordance with performance level 4 (after flame time 13) of EN 407. The result shall be given as the arithmetic mean of the three individual values and rounded to the nearest whole second. 3.9 Radiant
38、 heat resistance !A sample of size 80 mm 170 mm shall be taken from the backs of three individual fire-fighters gloves and tested according to EN ISO 6942 with a heat flux of 40 kW/m. The value of RHTI 24 is calculated as the arithmetic mean of three values of t24and stated to the nearest whole seco
39、nd. When tested accordingly, the value RHTI 24 shall be at least 20 and no individual value shall be less than 18.“ 3.10 Contact heat resistance The material for firefighters protective gloves shall be tested according to EN 702, on the palm of the glove, with a contact temperature of 250C. A sample
40、 with a diameter of 80 mm is taken from each palm area of three gloves. When tested accordingly, each sample shall have a threshold time tt of at least 10 s. The gloves shall be tested both after wet conditioning (according to the relevant clause on pretreatments of ISO 15383) and dry conditioning (
41、according to clause 4). For each conditioning, the arithmetic mean of the three individual values shall be calculated and rounded to the nearest whole second. The lowest mean shall be given as the test result. 3.11 Heat resistance of the lining material The lining material closest to the skin, when
42、tested according to ISO 17493 at a minimum temperature of 180 C, shall not melt, drip or ignite. 3.12 Heat shrinkage The glove, when tested according to ISO 17493 at 180C shall not shrink more than 5 %. 3.13 Dexterity The glove shall be tested according to the dexterity test described in EN 420. Whe
43、n tested accordingly, the glove shall be in accordance with at least performance level 1 (smallest diameter of pin: 11 mm). 3.14 Seam breaking strength When tested according to EN ISO 13935-2, the seam breaking force shall be at least 350 N. DIN EN 659:2008-06 EN 659:2003+A1:2008 (E) 7 3.15 Time for
44、 the removal of gloves Three pairs of gloves shall be donned and then removed by a test subject, after conditioning according to clause 4. The time for removal of each pair shall be recorded. The mean value shall be calculated and rounded to the nearest whole second. This procedure shall be repeated
45、 after wet conditioning of three new pairs of gloves according to the relevant clause of ISO 15383 (without applying a pressure of 3,5 kPa). The mean value of time for removal of a pair of gloves, whether they are dry or wet, shall not be greater than 3 s. 3.16 Resistance of glove material to water
46、penetration (optional) If required for the application, material of the glove shall be tested for resistance to water penetration in accordance with the appropriate test method as follows: For leather: !6.13 of EN ISO 20344:2004“. The results shall be reported according to Table 2. For textile: EN 2
47、0811. The results shall be reported in accordance with EN 20811. !Table“ 2 Levels of performance - Resistance to water penetration according to !6.13 of EN ISO 20344:2004“ Performance level Time of penetration (min) 1 30 2 60 3 120 4 180 3.17 Whole glove integrity test If, for the end user, it is ne
48、cessary to have waterproof gloves, then the glove shall be tested according to the relevant test method in ISO 15383, but with complete immersion of the glove up to the wrist line only. 3.18 Resistance to liquid chemical penetration Glove material shall be tested according to !EN ISO 6530“, at 20 C,
49、 using an application time of 10 s, with the following test chemicals: 30 % by weight H2SO4; 40 % by weight NaOH; 36 % by weight HCl; o-xylene. When tested accordingly, there shall be no penetration. 4 Preconditioning and testing conditions Before testing, the test samples shall be conditioned for at least 24 h in the following conditioning atmosphere. Temperature (20 2) C; DIN EN 659:2008-06 EN 659:2003+A1:2008 (E) 8 Relative humidity (65 5 ) %. Tests are preferably carried out in the conditioning atmosphere.
