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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
PERSONAL

PROTECTIVE HAND PROTECTION PRODUCTS

EQUIPMENT UPDATE TO STANDARD

PROTECTION FROM
EN388 MECHANICAL RISKS
Hand Protection 333 - 340
CUT RESISTANCE

Head Protection 341 - 346 The revised standard now employs two cut resistance test methods; the 'Coupe Test' and the ISO 13997 cut
resistance method.
The ISO 13997 result becomes the reference to be used when assessing a gloves' performance against cut
hazards if the sample is proven to blunt the blade in the coupe test by more than a factor of 3 during the 60 cycle
Eye Protection 346 - 349 test.
In this instance, an ‘X’ may be displayed in the place of a Coup Test result as the second digit under the EN 388
pictogram.
Ear Protection 350 - 352
KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER
The new EN 388 states there is no correlation between the ‘old’ Coupe test levels and the ‘new’ ISO test levels.
Respiratory Protection 353 - 359 Level F gloves and sleeves provide the highest level of cut protection, with those marked A providing the least.
Cut levels under the ISO test are categorised A-F - A being the lowest average load required to achieve the
moment of cut-through, after the blade has travelled 20mm, and F being the highest (measured in Newtons).
Safety Footwear 360 - 363
EN388:2016 Blade Cut TDM EN ISO 13997 Hand Protection

Working at Height Protection 365 - 366

Working Near Water Protection 367

EN388:2016

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Pages
332 - 367 ABRASION RESISTANCE TEAR PUNCTURE RESISTANCE PROTECTION
IMPACT
CUT
CUT
RESISTANCE
(COUP) RESISTANCE RESISTANCE ISO 13997 EN13584:2015

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