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GLOVES
Gloves Protecting fromMechanical Risks.
This standard applies to all kinds of protective gloves in terms of physical and
mechanical hazards caused by abrasion, blade cuts, puncture and tearing. The
level of protection against mechanical hazards is expressed by an icon followed
by four numbers (performance levels), each representing the performance
against a specific hazard.
a. Resistance to abrasion: based on the
number of cycles required to abrade
through the sample glove.
b. Blade cut resistance: based on the
number of cycles required to cut
through the sample at a constant
speed.
c. Tear resistance: based on the amount of
force required to tear the sample.
d. Puncture resistance: based on the
amount of force required to pierce the
sample with a standard sized point.
Standard
EN 388: 2003
Performance Level Rating
Test
0 1 2 3 4 5
a. Abrasion resistance (cycles)
< 100 100 500 2000 8000 -
b. Blade cut resistance (factor)
< 1.2 1.2 2.5 5.0 10.0 20.0
c. Tear resistance (newton)
< 10 10 25 50 75 -
d. Puncture resistance (newton) < 20 20 60 100 150 -
a b c d
