This document 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 European Standard was approved by CEN on 24 July 2003. This document supersedes EN 374-1:1994. — 9 p.
This standard specifies the requirements for gloves to protect the user agaings chemicals and/or micro-organisms and defines terms to be used. This standard should be used in conjunction with EN 420. This standard does not specify the requirements for protection against any mechanical hazards.