NINJA GLOVES - MADE TO AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS EN TO AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND STANDARDS COMPARISON
Ninja® gloves are made, tested and certified to Australian Standards. This means our manufacturing processes are audited to guarantee Ninja’s® cutting edge, high quality production. The Australian Standard AS/NZS 2161.3 refers to the existing mechanical hazards test EN388:2003. Recently, a new test, EN388:2016, that has started to be used internationally, better defines glove Cut and Puncture resistance features and aims to provide the user with more information for a safer choice. To help make that best choice, Ninja® will progressively test to both methodologies, thus providing an Australian Standard certified product, as well as informing the new test ratings as they become available. This standard applies to ALL safety gloves and requires, amongst other things, the packaging to include information about glove size, dexterity and design category. MECHANICAL EN388: 2003 AS/NZS 2161.3: 2005 There are four digits displayed alongside this pictogram. Each number gives the performance level on a scale of 0 to 5 against four hazards in this order: abrasion, blade cut, tear resistance and puncture resistance. The pictogram (on page 73) is accompanied by at least three digits each of which corresponds to a certain classified chemical. For example, ‘A’ is for methanol and ‘B’ is for acetone. For chemical risk gloves, performance levels are measured on a scale of 1 to 6 to indicate how quickly the hazardous chemical may come into contact with the skin through the glove, known as breakthrough time. Performance level 1, for example, means the liquid can permeate the glove in 10 minutes, and level 6, means the chemical will not come into contact with the skin for at least 480 minutes. CHEMICAL AND MICRO-ORGANISM EN374: 2003 AS/NZS 2161.10: 2005 GENERAL PROTECTION EN420: 2003 AS/NZS 2161.2: 2005
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