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PH/3/14 - Mechanical Impact and Protective Gloves Personal Protective Equipment

Sector: Governance & Resilience

Categories: Measurement. Vibration and shock | Protection. Hand and arm | Radiation protection | Protective clothing | Protection. Leg and foot | Vibration and shock. Human beings | Protective equipment | Protective devices. Respiratory | Environment. Health protection. Safety | Protective equipment. Other

Overview: Under the direction of PH/3, is responsible for standards for protective clothing against chain saws, responsible for the preparation of standards for protective gloves other than surgical and household gloves other gloves for the protection against ionizing radiation and for the UK input to CEN/TC 162/WG 5, CEN/TC 162/WG 8, ISO/TC 94/SC 13/WG 5 and ISO/TC 94/SC 13/WG 8

Committee standards activity

In Progress (5)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 23388 BS ISO 23388 Protective gloves against mechanical risks

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2025-05-23 		Drafting
BS EN ISO 23388 Protective gloves against mechanical risks

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Drafting begins : 2024-02-01 		Drafting
BS EN 659 Protective gloves for firefighters

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Public comment begins : 2021-08-05 		Public comment
BS EN 407:2020/A1 Protective gloves and other hand protective equipments against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Public comment begins : 2022-01-20 		Public comment
BS EN 12477 Protective gloves for welders

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Public comment begins : 2021-05-06 		Public comment
Published (29)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN ISO 374-4:2019 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms. Determination of resistance to degradation by chemicals

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Published standard begins : 2019-11-08 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 374-2:2019 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms. Determination of resistance to penetration

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Published standard begins : 2019-11-05 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 374-1:2016+A1:2018 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms. Terminology and performance requirements for chemical risks

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Protection. Hand and arm

Published standard begins : 2018-08-03 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 14877:2002 Protective clothing for abrasive blasting operations using granular abrasives

Categories: Protective clothing

Published standard begins : 2002-10-24 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 13998:2003 Protective clothing. Aprons, trousers and vests protecting against cuts and stabs by hand knives

Categories: Protective clothing

Published standard begins : 2003-02-21 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 13997:2024 Protective clothing. Mechanical properties. Determination of resistance to cutting by sharp objects

Categories: Protective clothing

Published standard begins : 2024-10-30 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 13995:2001 Protective clothing. Mechanical properties. Test method for the determination of the resistance to puncture and dynamic tearing of materials

Categories: Protective clothing

Published standard begins : 2001-01-29 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 11393-5:2019 Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws. Performance requirements and test methods for protective gaiters

Categories: Protective clothing

Published standard begins : 2019-08-01 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 11393-4:2019 Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws. Performance requirements and test methods for protective gloves

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Published standard begins : 2019-10-21 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 11393-3:2018 Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws. Test methods for footwear

Categories: Protection. Leg and foot

Published standard begins : 2018-10-31 		Published standard
Withdrawn (23)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 23388:2018 Protective gloves against mechanical risks

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Withdrawn begins : 2019-02-28 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 13999-1:1999 Protective clothing. Gloves and arm guards protecting against cuts and stabs by hand knives. Chain-mail gloves and arm guards

Categories: Protective clothing | Protection. Hand and arm

Withdrawn begins : 1999-07-27 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 374-5:2016 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms. Terminology and performance requirements for micro-organisms risks

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Protection. Hand and arm

Withdrawn begins : 2017-02-10 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 374-1:2016 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms. Terminology and performance requirements for chemical risks

Categories: Environment. Health protection. Safety | Protection. Hand and arm

Withdrawn begins : 2018-08-03 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 21420:2020 Protective gloves. General requirements and test methods

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Withdrawn begins : 2024-07-12 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 13997:2023 Protective clothing. Mechanical properties. Determination of resistance to cutting by sharp objects

Categories: Protective clothing

Withdrawn begins : 2024-10-30 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 11393-6:2019 Protective clothing for users of hand-held chainsaws. Performance requirements and test methods for upper body protectors

Categories: Protective clothing

Withdrawn begins : 2019-11-27 		Withdrawn
BS EN 659:2003+A1:2008 Protective gloves for firefighters

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Withdrawn begins : 2010-08-10 		Withdrawn
BS EN 420:2003+A1:2009 Protective gloves. General requirements and test methods

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Withdrawn begins : 2020-03-11 		Withdrawn
BS EN 407:2004 Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)

Categories: Protection. Hand and arm

Withdrawn begins : 2020-04-16 		Withdrawn