ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 13999-2 First edition 2003-11-01 Protective clothing Gloves and arm guards protecting against cuts and stabs by hand knives - Part 2: Gloves and arm guards made of material other than chain mail VetementsdeprotectionGantsetprotege-brascontrelescoupures etlescoupsdecouteauxamain Partie 2: Gants et protege-bras en materiaux autres que la cotte de mailles Reference number ISO 13999-2:2003(E) ISO @ISO 2003 ISO13999-2:2003(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and instailed on the computer performing the editing.In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the @ISO2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Casepostale56·CH-1211Geneva20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ ISO 2003 -All rights reserved ISO 13999-2:2003(E) Contents Page 1 Scope 2 Normativereferences Termsand definitions 3 1 4 Requirements 2 5 Test apparatus 4 6 Test methods 4 7 Test report 6 8 Marking .. 7 9 Information for users and instructions for use ..... 7 10 Pictogram.. 8 AnnexA (normative) Ergonomictesting 10 AnnexB (normative)Test resultsUncertaintyof measurement 17 @ ISO2003 All rights reserved ii ISO13999-2:2003(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwidefederationof national standards bodies technical committees.Each member body interested in a subject forwhich a technical committee has been Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. isO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. equipment, Subcommittee SC 13, Protective clothing. It is based on European Standard EN 1082-2:2000. IsO 13999 consists of the following parts, under the general title Protective clothing Gloves and arm guards protectingagainstcutsandstabsbyhandknives: 一 Part 1: Chain-mail gloves and arm guards Part2:Glovesandarmguardsmadeofmaterialotherthanchainmail Part3:Impactcuttestforfabric,leatherandothermaterials iv ISO 2003 All rights reserved ISO13999-2:2003(E) Introduction Chain-mail gloves and chain-mail or rigid-plastic or metal arm guards are used in work particularly in the meat industry where a sharp pointed knife is drawn towards the user's hand holding the meat. In work where the knife products are acceptedas suitable for use ina particular job. Attention is drawn to legislation and other standards concerning public health in the food industry and hygiene could have implications for the acceptability of particular construction, construction materials and the cleaning methods for protective gloves and arm guards and associated straps and fasteners. IthasbeenassumedinthedraftingofthispartoflsO13999thattheexecutionofitsprovisionsisentrustedto appropriately qualified and experienced people, for whom guidance has been prepared. The apparatus reasonablypracticable,i