---
title: "Safety standards | Knowledge | uvex safety"
url: "https://www.uvex-safety.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards"
description: Our products meet all the necessary standards, and not just that – we always require that little bit more from our products.
date: 2017-06-23
modified: 2024-05-01
locale: en_GB
---

# Safety standards | Knowledge | uvex safety

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

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.

  [    ![White uvex safety helmet being tested](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/9MGkJHfwohyKKsFE5Ni2HVbwGxhMh3zBmS0BJINgxEw/w:350/h:350/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eS1zdGFuZGFyZHMtaGVsbWV0c18zYTcxMTEyNDUz:t/cb:07d1b1834e7b366b0b2f5e62a64863d2447e37ef/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvLnVrL01lZGlhL2tub3dsZWRnZS9zYWZldHktc3RhbmRhcmRzLWhlbG1ldHMuanBnPzE1Mjc2OTE1MTU "Learn more about safety helmets safety standards")  ](https://www.uvex-safety.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-helmets)

### 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.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-helmets)

  [    ![Graphic showing uvex lens blocking uv light but allowing colour through](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 "Learn more about safety spectacles standards")  ](https://www.uvex-safety.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-glasses)

### Safety spectacles

The standards for industrial eye protection include ultraviolet filters, filters for welding and related techniques and personal eye protection.

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

  [    ![Testing machine for earmuff hearing protection](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 "Learn more about hearing protection standards")  ](https://www.uvex-safety.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards/hearing-protection)

### Hearing protection

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

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

  [    ![Learn more about respiratory protection safety standards](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/G_0V8R5k1lj9sg4-el6vwQZfvtY_zIKw7grEpsjaZDo/w:350/h:350/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eS1zdGFuZGFyZHMtcnBlLTM1MF84ZTJhODZhMTkz:t/cb:5a3e37645a4efd6b65175e346af0a69b4412c5db/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvLnVrL01lZGlhL2tub3dsZWRnZS9zYWZldHktc3RhbmRhcmRzLXJwZS0zNTAuanBnPzE2NzQ3NDg4Njg "Learn more about respiratory protection safety standards")  ](https://www.uvex-safety.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards/respiratory-protection)

### Respiratory protection

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

[Learn about respiratory protection standards](https://www.uvex-safety.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards/respiratory-protection)

  [    ![Machine used for safety glove testing](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/t8eFZ39wiqQAgLFhX-BinvPXZpc4EuoqETYGArrXAGo/w:409/h:409/fn:Y3NtX3V2ZXhfc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkc19nbG92ZXNfZTM3NGUyMjc3ZQ:t/cb:2d29affe22b767909b45ff079e1b1fd8a2f09f41/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/c:409:409:fp:0.50493195521102:0.5/rt:force/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvbS9Lbm93bGVkZ2Uvc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkcy91dmV4X3NhZmV0eV9zdGFuZGFyZHNfZ2xvdmVzLmpwZz8xNTEwMzE5MTU4 "Learn more about hand protection standards")  ](https://www.uvex-safety.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-gloves)

### Safety gloves

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

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

  [    ![uvex safety footwear undergoing testing](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/qldSgo63NgMlqk9j-iSIXD3VPUq3HexcTltO4-tnXCU/w:537/h:537/fn:Y3NtX3NhZmV0eV9zdGFuZGFyZHNfZm9vdHdlYXJfZW5faXNvXzIwMzQ1X2YzMTRmN2JiMTc:t/cb:1c3dfb7c11f0555300037edacd67acead6e0e760/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvbS9Lbm93bGVkZ2Uvc2FmZXR5X3N0YW5kYXJkcy9zYWZldHlfc3RhbmRhcmRzX2Zvb3R3ZWFyX2VuX2lzb18yMDM0NS5qcGc_MTQ3MzY4NDA3NQ "Learn more about foot protection standards")  ](https://www.uvex-safety.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-footwear)

### Safety footwear

There is essentially only one standard for foot protection – but it has many additional classifications.

[Learn more about foot protection standards](https://www.uvex-safety.co.uk/en/knowledge/safety-standards/safety-footwear)