Gardening and Oven Gloves Testing & Certification

Testing and Certification Services for Gardening and Oven Gloves

Gardening gloves and oven gloves prevent users from the dangerous of cuts and heat. They are essential in many work environments and daily use situation so they must be duly tested and certified to ensure that they will provide adequate protection to the users.

Gardening and Oven Gloves – CE Marking & Testing Standards

Gardening gloves and oven gloves are considered Category II PPE which requires certification by a Notified Body in Europe. Our laboratory in Spain is one such Notified Body (No. 2865) and is able to certify CE Marking for these types of gloves. Besides, the below standards per regulations are recommended for retailers to understand their goods’ performance before putting them up for sale to ensure the protective performance:

Gardening Gloves

• EN ISO 21420/BS EN ISO 21420:2020 Protective gloves. General requirements and test methods
• EN 388/BS EN 388:2016+A1:2018 Protective gloves against mechanical risks of abrasion, blade cutting, tearing and perforation
  

Oven Gloves

• EN ISO 21420/BS EN ISO 21420:2020 Protective gloves. General requirements and test methods
• EN 407/BS EN 407:2020 Protective gloves against thermal risks (heat and/or fire)

Gardening and Oven Gloves – UKCA Marking

When placing gardening gloves and oven gloves on the Great Britain market, businesses need to meet the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations (Regulation (EU) 2016/425 as brought into UK law and amended) and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018. This requires certification by an Approved Body. Our Eurofins E&E CML laboratory is one such UK Approved Body (2503) and is able to certify UKCA marking for these gloves.

Find out more about our full-scope PPE certification services if you need assistance with this.

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