Cut resistant gloves with high performance food grade level 5 protection for your hands safety.
Cut resistant level 5.
Joe geng vice president of superior glove offers this infographic that depicts the different cut resistance levels and the tasks for which they re suited.
For example an a 1 cut level means 200 grams of force was applied and resisted while an a 9 cut level means 6000 grams were resisted.
Level 5 cut resistant gloves safety gloves offers a wide range of level 5 cut resistant gloves ideal for use in either a professional or personal capacity.
Indispensable equipment for police and military and a perfect security complement to be always well protected.
Featuring well known brands such as hexarmor and traffiglove our selection of level 5 cut resistant gloves are perfect for medium to heavy amounts of use in situations with hazards.
Hand protection policies are best determined at the company level but any opportunity to switch to a lower level of cut resistance is a chance to save money on safety cutting gloves.
Ansi ranks the level of cut resistance from a1 to a9.
When it comes to cut resistance ratings on personal protective equipment ppe all level 5s are not created equal.
Acktra wg013 level 5 cut resistant warehouse safety work gloves 12 pairs crinkle finish latex coated power grip for men and women en 388 large 5 0 out of 5 stars 1.
Globally there are two different performance standards for cut resistance.
Instead of a straight razor it uses a rotating circular blade.
En 388 the en 388 is a european standard that was designed to assess the performance on abrasion resistance tear resistance puncture resistance and cut resistance.
The european standard en388 used in europe apac south america mexico and parts of canada and the us.
Cut and slash resistant clothing that protects your life mtp level 5 anti cut clothing is made with our own x protection fabric tested under the european standard en388.
En 388 is the other more widespread standard.
Professional gloves for cutting chopping fish filleting meat cutting and yard work 1 pair large 4 5 out of 5 stars226 10 99 10 99.
A cut level 5 glove would have to withstand at least 3 500 grams 7 7 pounds on the blade without the material being cut through.
These standards were set using specific scientific methods.
A higher number indicates that the glove material resisted a higher level of cutting force during testing.
For cut resistance the numerical ratings of 1 through 5 are decided by the number of cycles a rotating blade applied to the tested fabric needed to cut though the.
