Hand Safety Handbook

Cut Resistance

Since cuts, abrasions, and punctures are the most common types of hand injuries sustained in the workplace, cut resistance is often the number-one characteristic considered in selecting hand PPE.

Types of cuts:

• Slicing: Caused by the sliding of the skin across a very sharp edge. • Abrasion: The result of continuous or repeated rubbing. The surface may or may not be sharp or jagged. • Punctures or Impact Cuts: The result of sharp or pointed objects impacting the skin as with a falling pane of glass, splinters, or sheets of metal. Cuts can also occur when a puncture enters the hand and is then dragged. Needlesticks are an increasingly common cause of puncture wounds as well. Cut Resistance Standards • ANSI/ISEA 105-2016 Standard for Glove Selection Criteria, which uses the ASTM F2992-15 test • ANSI/ISEA 105-2011 Standard for Glove Selection Criteria, which uses the ASTM F1790-97 or ASTM F1790-05 test • EN 388 European Regulatory Standard for Protective Gloves, which uses EN 388 testing, reference the Coup machine

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