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AS/NZS 2161.7.2:2005
$125.14
Occupational protective gloves, Part 7.2: Protection against cuts and stabs by hand knives — Gloves and arm guards made of material other than chainmail
Adopts ISO 13999-2:2003 to specify requirements for the design, cut resistance, penetration resistance, and ergonomic characteristics of cut resistant gloves, arm guards and protective sleeves made of materials other than chainmail and rigid metal and plastics.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements
4.1 Dimensions of the protective surface areas of gloves and arm guards and protective sleeves
4.1.1 General
4.1.2 Gloves
4.1.3 Short cuff gloves
4.1.4 Long cuff gloves
4.1.5 Glove sizes
4.1.6 Flexible protective sleeves
4.1.7 Arm guard, or protective sleeve and glove assemblies
4.1.7.1 General
4.1.7.2 Coverage by fabric, leather or other flexible arm guards or protective sleeves, and by long arm guards
4.1.7.3 Overlap between cuffs and protective sleeves
4.1.7.4 Arm guard and protective sleeve sizes
4.2 Construction
4.2.1 Dimensions of interstices
4.2.2 Attachment of arm guards and protective sleeves
4.2.3 Knife penetration and cut resistance
4.2.3.1 General
4.2.3.2 Fabric, leather, plastic of composite gloves, arm guards and protective sleeves
4.2.3.3 Cut resistance
4.3 Properties of materials
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Cleaning temperature stability
4.4 Ergonomic requirements
5 Test apparatus
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
6 Test methods
6.1 General
6.2 Pre-treatment
6.3 Conditioning
6.4 Examination of coverage
6.5 Strength of attachment of arm guards and protective sleeves to gloves and the resistance to displacement of protective sleeves from within cuffs and on arms
6.6 Impact cut testing
6.6.1 General
6.6.2 Samples and test positions
6.7 Cut resistance testing
6.7.1 General
6.7.2 Samples
6.7.3 Tests
6.8 Measurement of arm guard and protective sleeve length
6.9 Testing the dimensions of interstices
7 Test report
8 Marking
9 Information for users and instructions for use
10 Pictogram
Annex A
A.1 Principles
A.2 Test panel
A.3 Examination of products
A.4 Procedure for glove size verification
A.5 Procedure for arm guard and protective sleeve size verification
