American national standard for hand protection.
This standard addresses the classification and testing of hand protection for specific performance properties related to chemical and industrial applications.
ANSI ISEA 105-2016 - AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR HAND PROTECTION
Hand protection includes gloves, mittens, partial gloves, or other items covering the hand or a portion of the hand that are intended to provide protection against or resistance to a specific hazard.
Hand protection classifications are subdivided into three main groups:
1. Mechanical Protection (cut, abrasion, puncture)
2. Chemical Protection
3. Other (heat, flame, vibration protection, dexterity, impact protection under development)
1 - Mechanical protection
Levels of performance:
Cut resistance: levels A1 - A9
Puncture resistance: levels 1 - 5 (Hypodermic Needle puncture)
Abrasion resistance: levels 1 - 6
1 is the lowest level; 5, 6 and A9 are the highest levels
2 - Chemical Protection
Standard Breakthrough time: levels 1 - 6
1 is the lowest level; 6 is the highest level
3 - Others
Flame and heat resistance
Levels of performance
Flame resistance: levels 1 - 4
Heat degradation resistance: levels 1 - 4
Conductive heat resistance: levels 1 - 5
1 is the lowest level; 4 and 5 are the highest levels
Vibration Reduction
Criteria: TRM <1.0 and TRH < 0.6: levels pass/ fail
Dexterity
Levels of performance: 1 - 5
1 is the lowest level; 5 is the highest level
Impact Resistance
Only concerned the knuckle area: level pass/ fail
