Explanation of Risk Categories
(According to 89/686/EEC PPE Directive)
Cat.I –Gloves of Simple Design, designed to protect from low-level risks. The manufacturers can test and certify the glove themselves.
Cat.II –Gloves of Intermediate Design, designed to protect against intermediate risks requiring protection from cuts, abrasion etc. Only a Notified Body can issue CE marking.
Cat.III –Gloves of Complex Design, designed to protect against highest levels of risk. The manufacturer’s quality assurement system of the manufacturer must be audited independently. Only a Notified Body can issue CE marking and the identification number of the Body must appear next to the CE mark.
This pictogram indicates that the user must read the Instructions for use.
4 —— Abrasion resistance
5 —— Blade cut resistance
X —— Tear resistance
4 —— Puncture resistance
The sign “X”, instead of a number, means that be gloves is not designed for the use covered by the corresponding test.
3 —— Burning behaviour
2 —— Contact heat
1 —— Convective heat
X —— Radiant heat
X —— Small splashes of molten metal
X —— Large quantities of molten metal