EN 511:2016

EN 511:2006 

Gloves protecting against cold, including convective cold, contact cold and water penetration.  

The gloves insulation properties may be affected by for example air temperature, humidity, wind speed, time of exposure, activity level, health and well being of the user. If wet, the glove may lose its insulative properties. EN 511 is used to test how the safety gloves protect the wearer’s hands against cold. 

1. The first digit illustrates how glove protects against convective cold, based on the gloves’ insulating properties. 

The protection function is indicated by a number between 1 and 4, where 4 indicates the strongest material.  

2. The second digit illustrates how glove protects against contact cold, i.e gloves’ thermal capacity when in contact with a cold object.  

The protection function is indicated by a number between 1 and 4, where 4 indicates the strongest material.  

3. The third digit indicates the glove protection against water penetration, either 0 when there is water penetration after 5 minutes” and 1 for no water penetration after 5 minutes. (According to EN 511:2006, this replaces previous standards with 30 minutes)