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EN 407 BBQ gloves: what 800°C does not mean

Updated: 22 October 2026

You have seen 800°C or 1,472°F on a pair of EN 407 BBQ gloves and you want to know whether that figure is a test. On this amazon.co.uk shelf it is a slogan. BS EN 407:2020 contact heat stops at 500°C, held for at least 15 seconds, and none of these twelve saved listings prints the six-digit code. The [barbecue gloves comparison](/hub/grill-accessories/barbecue-gloves) keeps the product grid. This page is the mark. The order of buying checks is the [buying guide](/hub/grill-accessories/barbecue-gloves/sub/barbecue-gloves-buying-guide). Peter F. checked these listings on 20 October 2026. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You have seen 800°C or 1,472°F on a pair of EN 407 BBQ gloves and you want to know whether that figure is a test. On this amazon.co.uk shelf it is a slogan.

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On this page
  1. 1.The six digits, and the one that matters on a grate
  2. 2.Why 800°C is outside the contact test
  3. 3.What this shelf actually prints
  4. 4.What the mark is for, in Britain

The six digits, and the one that matters on a grate

EN 407 uses six characters. In order they are limited flame spread, contact heat, convective heat, radiant heat, small splashes of molten metal, and large quantities of molten metal. For a barbecue grate, a tray, or the rim of a chimney starter, the position that matches the burn you are trying to avoid is contact heat, the second character. Contact-heat levels are 100°C, 250°C, 350°C, and 500°C. Each level has to survive at least 15 seconds before the inside of the glove rises 10°C. Level 4 is 500°C. Welding gloves and firefighter gloves sit outside EN 407.

Why 800°C is outside the contact test

Level 4 stops at 500°C. Eight hundred degrees Celsius is above the top of the contact test, so a box cannot honestly mean EN 407 contact heat at 800°C. 1,472°F is the same 800°C converted. 932°F is 500°C, which is the top of the table, and only if a test at that temperature was done for at least 15 seconds and the code says so. Flintronic's sentence, open flames up to 1,472°F for up to 10 seconds, is a flame claim with a short clock. Ten seconds is not the 15-second contact interval, and a flame sentence is not position two of the code. An SGS mention on that listing is not the six digits either.
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What this shelf actually prints

Beesgarden and Primajor are the two that say EN 407, or EN407 certified, and then stop. The saved listings do not include six numbers or letters. Those words are not level 4, and they are not evidence the gloves failed the test either. The code is absent. You cannot award a level from a missing string. FSTIANXIA, yenlk, Houbobo, and the Primajor and Beesgarden bullets use 800°C or 1,472°F as a maximum. None of the twelve prints the pictogram code a catalogue would use to compare level for level. If you need that code before you buy, this shelf does not supply it. Material choice is a different question, covered on leather vs silicone BBQ gloves.

What the mark is for, in Britain

Private-use heat gloves sit inside Regulation (EU) 2016/425 as it applies in Great Britain, enforced through the PPE (Enforcement) Regulations 2018. GOV.UK allows a UKCA or CE mark for that regime. Category I, the lightest PPE category, stops at contact heat of 50°C. A grate, a charcoal chimney, and a roasting tin out of a hot oven are all above that, so a glove sold for those jobs is not a trivial garden mitten. Annex II, section 3.6, expects instructions for brief high-heat use to give exposure data: how hot, and for how long. A title that stops at 1,472°F, with no seconds, does not do that job. Flintronic's 10-second flame line and WZQH's short period are closer to an exposure note than a bare 800°C, and they remain seller text, not a BS EN 407 report. You can hold the seller to the instructions. You cannot invent the missing code. If the palm warms, the practical limit is the one on how to use BBQ gloves: let go, and cool a burn for at least 20 minutes if the skin is injured. What you still must not claim: that any of these twelve passed level 4, that 800°C is a certification, or that a star rating is a burn test.

Common questions

What are the six EN 407 positions?
Limited flame spread, contact heat, convective heat, radiant heat, small molten splash, and large molten metal. Contact heat is the second character, and it is the one that matches a hand on a grate or a tray. X in any position means not tested. A high flame digit does not fill in a missing contact digit.
What temperature is contact-heat level 4?
500°C for at least 15 seconds, without the inside of the glove rising more than 10°C. Level 3 is 350°C, level 2 is 250°C, and level 1 is 100°C, on the same 15-second idea. A claim at level 3 or 4 also needs limited flame spread of at least level 3, or the reported contact level stays at 2.
Why can a box not mean 800°C contact heat under this test?
Because the contact test ends at 500°C. 800°C and 1,472°F are the same temperature, and both sit above level 4. A glove can still be sold with that sentence on the bullet. The sentence is not the standard's top mark, and these twelve listings do not show the code that would record a level at all.
What does EN407 certified mean with no digits?
It means the listing used the name of the standard and did not show the result. Beesgarden and Primajor do this. Without the six characters you cannot tell flame from contact, and you cannot tell level 1 from level 4. Absence of the code is not the same thing as a failed test. It is an incomplete label.
Is an ANSI heat field the same as EN 407?
No. RAPICCA's 16-inch leather file shows Ansi Isea Heat Level 350. That field is not a BS EN 407 six-digit code, and it does not by itself mean contact level 3. If you are comparing gloves for a UK buyer, ask for the EN 407 string. This saved listing does not contain it.

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Sources

Public UK and standards sources from the research digest, last checked on 21 October 2026. Shelf prices and star lines are the amazon.co.uk figures in the display file for 20 October 2026.

  1. BSI, BS EN 407:2020 protective gloves against thermal risks (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. SATRA, EN 407:2020 contact levels and flame spread (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. SATRA, oven gloves and private-use heat gloves (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. GOV.UK, PPE enforcement and UKCA or CE in Great Britain (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. legislation.gov.uk, Regulation (EU) 2016/425 Annex I (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. legislation.gov.uk, Regulation (EU) 2016/425 Annex II (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. HSE, gloves, EN 407 and thickness versus dexterity (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. RoSPA, barbecue safety (retrieved 21 October 2026)