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Understanding the STANDARDS

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STANDARDS

Category CE Directive 89/686/CEE (Personal protective equipment) Category I - Minor risks Category II - Intermediate risks Category III

- Irreversible risks, the number of the notified body attending the inspection and production phase appears below the CE mark.

EN 388:2016 - Protection against mechanical risks

Protection against mechanical risks of abrasion, blade cut, tear, puncture and, if applicable, impact. It is developed to determine the different levels of protection against different risks to be defined. Specified and tested levels of resistance to the following risks: • Abrasion (1 to 4): number of cycles needed to break the glove at constant speed. • Cutting by slicing (1 to 5): index calculated based on the number of cycles needed to cut the glove at constant speed. • Tearing (1 to 4): force needed to tear the glove. • Puncturing (1 to 4): force needed to puncture the glove with a standardized steel pin.

EN 388

Levels of performance

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3 2,000

Level 4 8,000

Level 5

Abrasion resistance (number of cycles)

100

500

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Cut (Coup Test)

1.2

2.5

5.0

10.0

20.0

Tear resistance (N)

10 20

25 60

50

75

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Puncture resistance (N)

100

150

A 2

B 5

C

D

E

F

Cut (TDM-100 Test) (N)

10

15

22

30

Impact protection

P (Pass), F (Fail), X (Not Applicable)

New EN 388 Markings

NEW MARKING

OLDMARKING

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Rating

Rating

Abrasion 1 2 3 4 Cut (Coup Test) 1 2 3 4 5 Tear 1 2 3 4 Puncture 1 2 3 4

Abrasion

1 2 3 4

Cut (Coup Test)

1 2 3 4 5

Tear

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Puncture

Cut (TDM-100 Test) Impact Protection (P-Passed, F-Failed, X-Not Tested)

A-F

To account for the new additions of the TDM-100 cut test and impact test to the EN 388 standard, the glove marking will now feature two additional components as seen in the “New Marking” diagram. The updated EN 388 2016 standard will also include an impact protection test.

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