Feeling a bit in the dark about the recent changes to the cut testing standards.
Cut protection gloves levels.
Standard metal blades made a partial cut through level 4 cut resistant gloves and did not penetrate level 5 cut resistant gloves or any gloves rated a5 or higher.
Guide to the new ansi and en388 cut levels.
Educating the end user that while the crg is designed to provide protection in the event of a contact with a cutting hazard contact between blade and glove should.
The graph below shows the differences between the old scale and the new scale.
This fun video and infographic provides a run down of the new ansi a1 through a9 cut levels and breaks down the new en388 a through f cut levels and what they signify.
Joe geng vice president of superior glove offers this infographic that depicts the different cut resistance levels and the tasks for which they re suited.
It s even more important to understand cut resistant gloves and the characteristics they hold.
The new ansi standard now features nine cut levels significantly reducing the gaps between each level and better defining protection levels for the cut resistant gloves and sleeves with the highest gram scores.
A level 1 glove subjected to a force above its tested capacity is likely to fail which makes matching the cut resistance glove to the level of force involved especially important.
Wearing the correct glove is the most critical factor in proper hand protection.
Hand protection policies are best determined at the company level but any opportunity to switch to a lower level of cut resistance is a chance to save money on safety cutting gloves.
New ansi cut scores will feature an a in front of the score.