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ARTICLE
Glove standards
23 January 2013
To help ensure employers are able to protect their workforce, as well as be compliant with the current legislation, safety expert, Arco, and leader in hand protection solutions, Ansell, have combined their expertise to

To help ensure employers are able to
protect their workforce, as well as be
compliant with the current
legislation, safety expert, Arco, and
leader in hand protection solutions,
Ansell, have combined their
expertise to develop a
comprehensive, easy to use reference
guide on the EN standards for Safety
Gloves.
As well as explaining how to comply with the PPE directives and EN 420:2003 General Requirements for gloves, the new Guide offers information on how to protect hands specifically against Chemicals and Microorganisms (EN 374:2003); Mechanical risks (EN 388: 2003); Radiation and Radioactive contamination (EN 421: 1994); Thermal hazards (EN 407: 2004); and Cold (EN 511: 2006); as well as a comprehensive overview of the REACH directive.
As well as explaining how to comply with the PPE directives and EN 420:2003 General Requirements for gloves, the new Guide offers information on how to protect hands specifically against Chemicals and Microorganisms (EN 374:2003); Mechanical risks (EN 388: 2003); Radiation and Radioactive contamination (EN 421: 1994); Thermal hazards (EN 407: 2004); and Cold (EN 511: 2006); as well as a comprehensive overview of the REACH directive.
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