Hand Awareness Training

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Hand Awareness Training
Know your gloves

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Contents

• European (EN) Standards
• Glove Materials
• Product Range (one supplier)
• General Purpose / Cut Resistance
• Chemical Resistance
• Product Protection
• Cold Protection

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European (EN) Standards - Level 1

• MINIMAL RISK for gloves of Simple Design that
  give protection from low level risks e.g.
  Janitorial Gloves.
• Manufacturer can certify the gloves themselves.
• Gloves must display a CE Mark.

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European (EN) Standards - Level 2

• INTERMEDIATE DESIGN gloves that give protection
  against abrasion, cuts, tear and puncture.
• Gloves must be tested by an approved testing
  laboratory who assign the glove its performance
  standard.
• CE mark is issued by the testing laboratory.

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European (EN) Standards - Level 3

• COMPLEX DESIGN for mortal or irreversible risk
  are gloves designed for protection against the
  highest levels of risk e.g. corrosive acids.
• Gloves must be tested by an approved testing
  laboratory who assign the glove its performance
  standard.
• The gloves must also be manufactured according to
  an international quality procedure e.g. ISO 9001.

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EN 420

• EN 420 - The general standard for gloves, even
  those that fall into the category of SIMPLE
  DESIGN.
• Gloves should be fit for purpose
• Gloves should provide protection without causing
  risk themselves.
• Gloves should be of sound construction.
• Gloves should be sized according to a standard
  European hand size.

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EN 374

• EN 374 - Protection against Chemicals and
  Micro-organisms and covers two ways in which
  chemicals or micro-organisms can get through a
  glove
• Penetration is when chemicals move through any
  defects in the gloves e.g. pin holes or physical
  breakdown in a chemical resistant glove.
• Permeation is when chemical molecules move
  through the material of the gloves without having
  to pass through any defects.

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EN 374 cont.

• Chemicals behave in different ways when in
  contact with different glove materials.
• It is very important to check whether a specific
  glove will give enough protection against a
  certain chemical.

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EN 374 - Chemical Protection

• Breakthrough Times
• Level 1 - 10 minutes
• Level 2 - 30 minutes
• Level 3 - 60 minutes
• Level 4 - 120 minutes
• Level 5 - 240 minutes
• Level 6 - 480 minutes

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EN 388

• EN 388 - Mechanical Risks covering mechanical and
  physical hazards. There are 4 main criteria
  involved in this standard -
• Abrasion test rated as - 1 - 4
• Cut test rated as - 1 - 5
• Tear test rated as - 1 - 4
• Puncture test rated as - 1 - 4
• Each of the four criteria is given a performance
  rating to enable the end user to compare the
  types of protection available.

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EN 388 - Mechanical Protection

• A Abrasion (1 - 4)
• B Cut (1 - 5)
• C Tear (1 - 4)
• D Puncture (1 - 4)

A B C D
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EN 407 - Heat Protection

• A Burning behaviour
• B Contact heat
• C Convective heat
• D Radiant heat
• E Small drops molten metal
• F Large quantity of molten metal.

A B C D E F
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Other EN Glove Standards

• EN 511 - Gloves for protection against the cold
• EN 659 - Firemans gloves

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EN 511 - Cold Protection

• A Convective cold thermal Insulation
• B Contact cold thermal Resistance
• C Water Impermeability

A B C
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Glove Materials

• Nitrile
• PVC (polyvinyl chloride)
• Knitted Coated Kevlar
• Knitted Dyneema

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Nitrile

• Used in the production of General Purpose,
  Chemical Resistant and Product Protection
  Gloves-
• Good protection against oils, many solvents and
  animal fats.
• Good protection against abrasion and cuts.
• No constituents that could cause allergic
  reactions.
• Good dry grip / general purpose protection

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Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

• Used in the production of General Purpose,
  Chemical Resistant and Product Protection
  Gloves-
• Good protection against acids, alkalis and
  alcohol.
• Reasonable protection against abrasion and cuts.
• No constituents that could cause allergic
  reactions.
• Good general handling protection

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Coated Kevlar

• Gloves knitted from Kevlar Fibre.
• Very high cut resistance
• Very high breaking strength
• Good heat resistance
• Does not melt
• Good heat insulator
• Comfortable.
• Latex / nitrile / PVC coating protects the fibre
  and reduces the effects of oil penetration.
• Excellent grip

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Knitted Dyneema Fibre

• Gloves knitted from Dyneema Fibre.
• Extremely high cut resistance, higher than Kevlar
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• Extremely high breaking strength.
• Very comfortable to wear.
• Machine washable, ideal for use in the food
  industry.
• Very flexible
• Choice of palm coatings

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General Purpose Range

• Gloves for metal fabrication, construction,
  engineering etc. where protection from abrasion,
  cuts, punctures, oil is required-
• Heavyweight with Kevlar / Dyneema Construction
  to provide very high levels of cut resistance-
• KV1 latex coated kevlar, KV2 nitrile coated
  kevlar, KV660 fully coated PVC kevlar, 540 / 545
  coated Dyneema
• Heavyweight with cotton construction to provide
  high levels of mechanical protection-
• 310 / 350 grip gloves

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General Purpose Range Cont.

• lightweight with cotton, nylon / lycra liner and
  foam nitrile / polyurethane coating (optional
  finger tip coated version).
• Knitted products e.g. 370 / 265 / BO500 etc

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Chemical Protection

• Gloves made from - Nitrile PVC for general
  chemical applications.
• Heavy, medium, lightweight gloves are available
  for this range -
• 660 / 660ESD (PVC), 690 (24)- Heavyweight
• 620 (PVC), 720 (Nitrile)- Medium Heavyweight
• 170 PVC- Medium weight
• 160 / BO700- Lightweight

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Product Protection

• Designed to protect the product being handled
  rather than the person -
• Soatech range (inc ESD, conductive)

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Thermal Protection - Cold

• Cold Protection
• 460 / 490 insulated PVC
• Thermogrip

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