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GUIDE TO HAND PROTECTION STANDARDS

AMERICAN STANDARDS FOR PPE

ASTM / ANSI 105-2016 When tested in accordance with ASTM F2992-15, the glove’s cut resistance shall
ASTM / ANSI be classified against the levels listed in Table 1, using the weight needed to cut
105-2016 through the material with 20 mm of blade travel.
A 6
Classification for cut resistance
CUT
CUT Measured breakthrough time Permeation performance index (grams)
A1 ≥ 200
A2 ≥ 500
A3 ≥ 1000
A4 ≥ 1500
A5 ≥ 2200
A6 ≥ 3000
A7 ≥ 4000
A8 ≥ 5000
A9 > 6000

ANSI / ISEA 138 The performance level of the glove shall be classified against the performance
levels in Table 1. The overall performance level of the glove is determined by the
lowest performance level recorded.
The impact sites are located on the knuckles, the fingers and the thumb.
NOTE: For example, if the fingers and thumb are rated as performance level
1, but the knuckles are performance level 2, then the entire glove is rated as
performance level 1.

Classification for impact resistance
Performance level Mean (kN) All impacts (kN)
1 ≤ 9 < 11.3
2 ≤ 6.5 ≤ 8.1
3 ≤ 4 ≤ 5

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