Industry Standards

Ansell supports the development and maintenance of the best hand protection safety standards.

Ansell supports the development and maintenance of the best hand protection safety standards

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Australian/New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS) help classify specific product attributes and communicates the quality and protection levels of personal protection equipment. These standards are there to help assist managers in the provision and maintenance of workplace safety levels.

Many countries across the Asia-Pacific region have adopted the established European Union (EU) standards for their own use. Called the EN standards, Ansell is dedicated to delivering gloves that meet the stringent regulatory standards set by the EU.

The importance of knowing your EN standards

Knowing the EN standards is essential as it will help you make the right decisions when it comes to protecting your workers hands.

When buying industrial gloves, an understanding of the numeric or alphabetical codes and symbols used for specifying protection levels in the standards is recommended.

Download our Guide to EN Standards for Gloves to get a better understanding as well as to learn how to read the codes and symbols.

The EN standard pictograms at a glance