What does 388 mean on gloves?
What does 388 mean on gloves?
The numbers on the EN 388 symbol signify the performance of the glove in tests relating to resistance to abrasions, cuts, tears and punctures. Abrasion, tear and puncture resistance is rated from 1 to 4 – the higher the number, the more resistance the glove provides.
What are en standards for gloves?
Relevant Australian Standard: AS/NZS 2161.10:2005 To protect from radioactive contamination, the glove has to be liquid proof and needs to pass the penetration test defined in EN374. For gloves used in containment enclosures, the glove shall pass in addition a specific air pressure leak test.
What are Category 3 gloves?
Category 3 Gloves in this category protects against risks that may cause very serious consequences such as death or irreversible damage to health. The gloves must be marked with pictograms showing the gloves protection properties and must be tested at an accredited test institute.
How do you read EN 388?
EN388 Testing Procedures
- A = Abrasion Resistance. A glove’s abrasion resistance refers to how many times it can withstand abrasive pressure from sandpaper.
- B = Circular Blade Cut Resistance (Coupe Test)
- C = Tear Resistance.
- D = Puncture Resistance.
- E = EN ISO Cut Resistance.
- F = Impact Protection.
What do the 4 numbers on gloves mean?
Abrasion resistance The material of the gloves is subjected to abrasion by sandpaper under a determined amount of pressure. The protection level is indicated on a scale of 1 to 4 depending on the number of turns until a hole appears in the material. The higher the number, the better the resistance to abrasion.
What does EN420 mean?
EN420 is a European PPE glove standard that all types of safety gloves must earn before they can earn any other standard. However, this is not a standard that gloves commonly list among their features because it consists of relatively common-sense specifications.
What are glove ratings?
The higher the number, the better the glove. CUT RESISTANCE – Based on the number of cycles required to cut through the glove. This scale is rated 1 to 5, with a Cut 5 glove providing the best protection. TEAR – Rated 1 to 4 with 1 being the easiest to tear, and 4 being the most tear resistant.
What is PPE Category III?
– Category III: PPE intended to protect users against very serious risk such as death or irreversible damage to health as defined by the exhaustive list in Annex I.
What are cat 1 gloves?
Category 1 (Cat I): Simple Design – Gloves designated for ‘minimal risk’ applications, where risk of injury is slight. Category 2 (Cat II): Intermediate Design – Gloves designated for specific risk applications, where there is a risk of injury and are type tested against European test standards by a notified body.
What are glove grades?
What does cut level 5 mean on gloves?
What does level 5 cut resistant mean? It refers to a glove that has passed the ANSI test for level 5 protection, which requires 2,200 to 2,999 grams to cut the glove’s material.
What is EN420 standard?
What is EN407?
EN407 is recognized as an international standard for how well gloves protect from heat and/or flame (aka ‘thermal risk’). The standard was developed in Europe, which explains the use of Celsius over Fahrenheit. Heat and flame protection on the job may seem fairly basic, but the dangers are actually multi-faceted.
What does cut level 3 mean on gloves?
Moderate cut hazards
Cut level 3: Moderate cut hazards. Cut level 3 gloves provide protection for light glass handling and metal stamping jobs. Cut level 4: High cut hazards. These include most glass handling and metal stamping jobs, as well as food service.
What are the 4 categories of PPE?
A brief overview of each of these 4 PPE Categories is listed below:
- PPE Category 1: Minimum Arc Rating 4 cal/cm2
- PPE Category 2: Minimum Arc Rating 8 cal/cm.
- PPE Category 3: Minimum Arc Rating 25 cal/cm.
- PPE Category 4: Minimum Arc Rating 40 cal/cm.
What is a Category 1 PPE?
HRC/Arc Flash PPE Category 1: Minimum Arc Rating of 4 cal/cm2. Clothing – Arc-rated long-sleeve shirt and pants or arc-rated coverall, arc-rated face shield or arc flash suit hood, arc- rated jacket, parka, rainwear, or arc-rated hard hat liner.
How do I know my gloves cut rating?
The levels indicate how many grams of cutting load a glove can withstand from a sharp blade before being penetrated.
- A1: 200 – 499 grams.
- A2: 500 – 999 grams.
- A3: 1000 – 1499 grams.
- A4: 1500 – 2199 grams.
- A5: 2200 – 2999 grams.
- A6: 3000 – 3999 grams.
- A7: 4000 – 4999 grams.
- A8: 5000 – 5999 grams.
What is cut level 6?
Level 6. Worn for protection against hazards that are becoming more severe, which we classify as heavy-cut hazards. A6: 3,000 to 3,999 grams to cut. Level 7. Used for High-Cut hazards.
What are Level 4 cut resistant gloves?
Cut level 4: High cut hazards. These include most glass handling and metal stamping jobs, as well as food service. Cut level 5: Extreme cut hazards. These gloves are used for jobs that involve very sharp blades, such as a meat butcher, and for heavy metal stamping and plate glass work.
What does CE 0493 mean?
For EPIs of risk category III, the four-digit number of the organisation responsible for continuous quality checking must be added, e.g. “CE 0493” means that the EPI has undergone tests conforming to the European standard conducted by Centexbel, centre for research and certification, whose certification number this is.
