Cut-resistant gloves are the last risk control measure to protect hands. Workers who are engaged in slaughtering livestock, cutting frozen meat, moving \ glass, and handling metal products will wear them. The following article introduces the specifications of this type of gloves and the cut resistance rating of commonly used materials.
Anti-cutting grade standard
The more common anti-cutting standard is the British EU BS EN 388 (equivalent to the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 2161.3). The specifications cover 4 mechanical risks, namely anti-wear, anti-cut, anti-tear and anti-stab. Gloves that meet the specifications must be marked with a shield logo with a blacksmith's hammer iron image, and the protection level shall be expressed from 1 to 4, and the cut resistance rating can reach the highest level 5 (see Table 1). Sometimes "x" and "0" will also be used, indicating that they are not applicable and the rating is lower than "1" respectively. Gloves must also meet the requirements of general, comfort and efficiency, test procedures and labeling and information contained in the BS EN 420 standard, such as water penetration and the amount of hexavalent chromium released from leather gloves.
When performing the cut resistance test, take a sample from the palm of the glove, cut it back and forth with a tungsten steel rotary cutter, and record the number of revolutions required to cut through the sample to compare the results of standard cotton samples that are interleaved for comparison testing at the same time. The higher the index, the stronger the cut resistance. However, the cut resistance test is not applicable to very hard materials.
