Portwest - Do You Know Booklet

DO YOU KNOW 13 WHAT IS EN 388? PROTECTIVE GLOVES AGAINST MECHANICAL RISKS

EN 388

EN 388

4 .2.4.1

4.5 .4.3

A721

A722

PORTWEST HAS 2 NEW STYLES OF HIGH PERFORMING GLOVES

BLADE CUT RESISTANCE Measures how strong/durable a glove is to resisting cuts. The performance is determined by the number of cycles required to cut the samples at constant speed. The Cut Index measures a glove on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest level achievable). Refer to row 2 in the table below.

ABRASION RESISTANCE Measures how resistant gloves are tomechanical wear and damage. Performance is graded across 4 levels from 1-4, where 1 is the lowest and 4 is the highest . This performance is determined by the number of cycles required to damage a glove at constant speed. eg: A Level 4 glove can withstand up to 8000 cycles. Refer to row 1 in the table below.

A721 Anti Impact Grip Glove is constructed with resistant nitrile foam coating which achieves the highest possible ABRASION PERFORMANCE LEVEL. A722 Anti Impact Cut Resistant Glove achieves the highest possible performance levels for ABRASION & BLADE CUT RESISTANCE.

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Test

100

500

2000

8000 10,0

Abrasion resistance (number of cycles)

1,2

2,5

5,0

20

EN 388

Blade cut resistance (index)