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title: Safety standards
url: "https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards"
date: 2017-06-23
modified: 2017-06-23
locale: en_GB
---

# Safety standards

Standards and Directives
==========================

Of course, our products meet all the necessary standards, and not just that – we always require that little bit more from our products. This ensures the extra safety that our customers – rightly – expect from us.

  [    ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/BFAZAc2XtSPqGROUwol2TEQ11F3UgNPsXnq1_1ty7sw/w:537/h:537/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eV9zdGFuZGFyZHNfaGVhZF9kaW5fZW5fMzk3XzYyY2Q3OGViMGU:t/cb:f2274aaf476335381da4f8771bb2fa685dfde306/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/c:915:915:fp:0.5:0.50023106005513/rt:force/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvbS9Lbm93bGVkZ2Uvc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkcy9zYWZldHlfc3RhbmRhcmRzX2hlYWRfZGluX2VuXzM5Ny5qcGc_MTQ3MzMyODM3Ng)  ](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-helmets)

What does industrial head protection mean? And what exactly is set out in standard DIN EN 397?

[Learn more about head protection standards](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-helmets)

  [    ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/LsLNfcGwuwT7UBeLz493m8RzXNkoZWKw2bbd1B4-fNA/w:537/h:537/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eV9zdGFuZGFyZHNfZXlld2Vhcl9kaW5fZW5fMTcwX3V2X3Byb3RlY3Rpb25fMjczYzliMDhjOQ:t/cb:d88af899e5ee4f07b9f3bce01c96fe95c57c3c34/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/c:654:654:fp:0.58253537117904:0.5/rt:force/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvbS9Lbm93bGVkZ2Uvc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkcy9zYWZldHlfc3RhbmRhcmRzX2V5ZXdlYXJfZGluX2VuXzE3MF91dl9wcm90ZWN0aW9uLmpwZz8xNDczMzM1Nzcw)  ](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-glasses)

There are many standards for industrial eye protection – we'll help to give you the lowdown.

[Learn more about eye protection standards](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-glasses)

  [    ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/DC3S5p0Gp9ylTcvg3SvgbYBXs-EKmSCHaAdhaMJHgiE/w:434/h:434/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eV9zdGFuZGFyZHNfaGVhcmluZ19kaW5fZW5fMzUyXzgwMjVhMGIxMzY:t/cb:34f5764fa043f8daa3295cca92616407bba888ec/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/c:433.66802443992:433.66802443992:fp:0.44704684317719:0.59164969450102/rt:force/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvbS9Lbm93bGVkZ2Uvc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkcy9zYWZldHlfc3RhbmRhcmRzX2hlYXJpbmdfZGluX2VuXzM1Mi5qcGc_MTQ3MzY3MDY4NA)  ](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/hearing-protection)

What do the different parts of DIN EN 352 state? And how does signal detection work?

[Learn more about hearing protection standards](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/hearing-protection)

  [    ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/s2G9wWh0cnwzix83r9Cahhb5bK_Rxt9OyhwAAs7qG58/w:537/h:537/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eV9zdGFuZGFyZHNfcmVzcGlyYXRvcnlfZGluX2VuXzE0OV85MWIxMGUzZTM5:t/cb:5950d425a3a218c38882c114ed644fd8d410089c/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/c:655:655:fp:0.44363372399103:0.5/rt:force/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvbS9Lbm93bGVkZ2Uvc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkcy9zYWZldHlfc3RhbmRhcmRzX3Jlc3BpcmF0b3J5X2Rpbl9lbl8xNDkuanBnPzE0NzM2NzExMTk)  ](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/respiratory-protection)

What exactly are the differences between the face mask categories FFP1, FFP2 and FFP3?

[Learn more about respiratory protection standards](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/respiratory-protection)

  [    ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/jamNQQmkohdXetxGvrBeCAHQT7VjG1H_Z3lTZAYSUkA/w:537/h:537/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eV9zdGFuZGFyZHNfZ2xvdmVzX2Rpbl9lbl8xNjM1MF9lMDk5NjMxNGFk:t/cb:ca826fbe131688121102f64b8d49fbe122745e5b/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvbS9Lbm93bGVkZ2Uvc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkcy9zYWZldHlfc3RhbmRhcmRzX2dsb3Zlc19kaW5fZW5fMTYzNTAuanBnPzE0NzM2ODIwMjM)  ](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-gloves)

Protection from cuts, chemicals and mechanical impacts – what do the labels mean?

[Learn more about hand protection standards](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-gloves)

     ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/4wXGfsSAMJI4C1XwAq0wiZfcoGVfCa-iouHYcSfdnQo/w:537/h:537/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eV9zdGFuZGFyZHNfdGV4dGlsXzIwMThfMjhjNDU5MzAyOA:t/cb:b87e31902cd5cad2d91da82874bdf7fd91d8f7a4/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/c:2456:2456:fp:0.5:0.33333837631505/rt:force/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvbS9Lbm93bGVkZ2Uvc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkcy93b3Jrd2Vhci9zYWZldHlfc3RhbmRhcmRzX3RleHRpbF8yMDE4LmpwZz8xNTE2ODA3NDM0)

 Protective clothing and disposable coveralls
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The many standards for protective clothing mean there are also many questions – we provide answers.

[ Learn more about textile standards](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/knowledge/safety-standards/protective-clothing-and-disposable-overalls)

  [ Safety Footwear    ![](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/IgqlWD1xKOyxgTJN3jui3u410LzgxX75Bmeb_6QnYuE/w:543/h:543/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eV9zdGFuZGFyZHNfZm9vdHdlYXJfZW5faXNvXzIwMzQ1XzQxMWE2MjA5MTg:t/cb:1c3dfb7c11f0555300037edacd67acead6e0e760/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvbS9Lbm93bGVkZ2Uvc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkcy9zYWZldHlfc3RhbmRhcmRzX2Zvb3R3ZWFyX2VuX2lzb18yMDM0NS5qcGc_MTQ3MzY4NDA3NQ)  ](https://www.uvex-safety.com.sg/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-footwear)