EN 407 - Gloves for protection from thermal risks

If your work glove is marked with EN407, it is certified and approved for protection against, for example, contact heat, radiant heat or molten metal.

Thermal risks arise from heat-related work such as welding and annealing work.

Below the pictogram, the level of protection is shown with the numbers 1-4 (The higher the number is below the EN mark, the better the protective result the glove has).
What the glove specifically protects against is marked with the letters A-F.

Here you can see all the test values that an EN407 standard comprises:

Protection level

Concrete test	1	2	3	4
A	After-burn time Post-glow time	≤ 20s no requirement	≤ 10s ≤ 120s	≤ 3s ≤ 25s	≤ 2s ≤ 5s
B	Contact heat (temperature and threshold)	100°C ≥ 15s	250°C ≥ 15s	350°C ≥ 15s	500°C ≥ 15s
C	Convection heat/Insulation properties (heat transfer index)	≥ 4s	≥ 7s	≥ 10s	≥ 18s
D	Radiant heat (heat transfer)	≥ 7s	≥ 20s	≥ 50s	≥ 95s
E	Molten metal (small drops)	≥ 10 drops	≥ 15 drops	≥ 25 drops	≥ 35 drops
F	Molten metal (large splashes/mass)	30g	60g	120G	200G

≤ = less than ≥ = more than

X = The manufacturer has chosen not to do the concrete test.