Standards change. The legendary protection of DuPont ...

1 Standards change . The legendary protection of DuPont kevlar continues.. The revised ANSI/ISEA 105 standard To clearly differentiate the amount of protection that each glove offers, the ANSI/ISEA 105 Hand protection Selection Criteria standard for will help you choose the right North America has recently changed. Under the revised standard, the protection with greater precision and number of classification levels has increased from five to nine, and the letter A was added to indicate the new test method being used. accuracy than before.

2 What This Means for You Glove performance has improved significantly in recent years as new yarns and new technologies have been developed. As a result, there are more high cut protection gloves to choose from. The chart on the next page will show you whether the level of protection you have used in the past has stayed the same or changed. With these new levels, you may need to move up in level to ensure adequate protection . Be sure to have the revised cut spec handy when ordering gloves in the future. ANSI/ISEA 105 Standards New ANSI/ISEA Levels at a Glance Old Standard New Standard ANSI/ISEA ANSI/ISEA.

3 Load (grams) Load (grams). 105-11 105-16. <200 0 <200 . 201-499 1 201-499 A1. 500-999 2 500-999 A2. 1000-1499 3 1000-1499 A3. Medium Cut Hazards Light/Medium Cut Hazards 1500-2199 A4. 1500-3499 4 2200-2999 A5. Medium/High Cut Hazards >3500 5 3000-3999 A6. Light Cut Hazards Extreme Cut Hazards Highest Cut Hazards 4000-4999 A7. Higher Cut Hazards Low Cut Hazards High Cut Hazards I tems highlighted in yellow represent the 5000-5999 A8. expanded ANSI/ISEA. cut Standards . >6000+ A9. A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9. Solutions to Meet Every Cut Level Global Recognition of Cut Standards DuPont kevlar patented technology makes the lightest weight, highest performing gloves possible.

4 And our new kevlar engineered yarns provide greater levels of cut, heat and durability protection than ever before. Our broad portfolio of proven solutions meets the new ANSI/ISEA. classification levels. So no matter what level of cut protection you need, there is a kevlar solution. Over time, Standards change , and your protection needs may change . But what will never change is the legendary protection of kevlar . Rely on gloves made with kevlar . ANSI/ISEA 105 EN 388 No Standard Learn more about ANSI/ISEA 105-16 and the proposed changes to EN 388, as well as how these new global Standards will affect your personal GENUINE kevlar FOR legendary protection .

5 Protective equipment (PPE) choices. SafeSPEC offers more information about specifying . the right glove for your application. Copyright 2016 DuPont . All rights reserved. The DuPont Oval Logo, DuPont , kevlar and SafeSPEC are trademarks . or registered trademarks of du Pont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates. K-29346 (04/16).