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146 HAND PROTECTIONCHOOSE CAREFULLY THE GLOVESTo protect your hands properly, it is important to have gloves that are perfectly suited to your work and the risks involved.There are two common standards used globally for measuring the protective properties of work gloves and sleeves: North American Standard (ANSI/ISEA) and European Standard (CE/EN388). In Canada, ANSI is used predominantly as a guideline for selecting gloves, but there is no standard regulating hand protection. In Europe, gloves must comply with the EN388 standards. Because ANSI uses different testing methods than the European standard, the performance ranges and results are unique for many different properties including cut resistance, chemical resilience, impact protection, puncture and abrasion resistance, etc.The ANSI/ISEA 105-2016 standard identifies 9 levels of cut-resistance to be displayed on the glove as a numeric rating A1-A9 surrounded by a shield icon (as shown in Table 3). The EN388 standard measures 5 levels. Additionally, the European glove markings give testing information on Abrasion, Tearing, Puncturing and Impact (as shown in Table 1). ANSI now uses separate glove tests and markings to show these other factors.CUT RESISTANCESTANDARDS COMPLIANCETABLE 1 EN388 GLOVE MARKING SYSTEM ABRASION 1 - 4CUT (COUP TEST) 1 - 5TEAR 1 - 4PUNCTURE 1 - 4CUT (TDM-100 TEST) A - FIMPACT PROTECTION P - F - XCOTE4 5 1 2 F X4 5 1 2 F XP = PASS F = FAIL X = INCOMPLETEEN 388TABLE 2 ANSI & EN 388 CUT RATING EQUIVALENCY