EN388:2016 Protective gloves against mechanical risks.
The EN388: 2003 standard is renamed EN388: 2016, the year of its revision. The reason for the modification is given by the discrepancies in the results between laboratories in the knife cut test, COUP TEST. Materials with high levels of cut produce a dulling effect on the circular blades, which undermines the result.
The new regulation was published in November 2016 and the previous one is from the year 2003. During these 13 years, there has been a great innovation in the materials for the manufacture of cutting gloves, they have forced to introduce changes in the tests to be able to measure with more rigorous levels of protection.
A - Abrasion resistance (X, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
B - Blade Cut Resistance (X, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
C - Tear resistance (X, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
D - Puncture resistance (X, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4)
E - Cutting by sharp objects ISO 13997 (A, B, C, D, E, F)
F - Impact test complies / does not comply (It is optional. If it complies, put P)
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EN388:2016 PERFORMANCE LEVELS
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6.1 Abrasion resistance (Cycles)
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100
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500
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2000
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8000
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-
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6.2 Blade cut resistance (Index)
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1,2
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2,5
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5
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10
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20
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6.4 Tear resistance (Newtons)
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10
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25
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50
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75
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-
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6.5 Puncture resistance (Newtons)
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20
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60
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100
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150
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-
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ENISO13997:1999 PERFORMANCE LEVELS
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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6.3 TDM: Cut resistance (Newtons)
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2
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5
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10
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15
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22
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30
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