"Test Protocol for Comparative Evaluation of Protective Gloves for Law Enforcement and Corrections Applications"

The purpose of this test protocol is to compare the performance of protective gloves for use by law enforcement, corrections, and military personnel.

A definitive procedure that produces a test result: Examples of test methods include, but are not limited to: identification, measurement, and evaluation of one or more qualities, characteristics, or properties. A precision and bias statement shall be reported at the end of a test method.

All equipment and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured specifically to protect the arm and/or the hand this includes all garments protecting the hand or part of the hand, including gloves, fingerless gloves, mittens, garments protecting the fingers only or the palm only, etc. Potential hazards include skin absorption of harmful substances, chemical or thermal burns, electrical dangers, bruises, abrasions, cuts, punctures, fractures and amputations.

• Physical protective gloves

• Physical

• 33-3000 Law Enforcement Workers
  • 33-3051 Officers, Police

NFPA 1999 - 2018 edition(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/NFPA19992018edition) - Standard on protective clothing for emergency medical operations

ASTM D5151 - 19(2023)(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/ASTMD515119(2023)) - Standard Test method for detection of holes in medical gloves

ASTM D5712 - 15(2020)(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/ASTMD571215(2020)) - Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aqueous Extractable Protein in Natural Rubber and Its Products Using the Modified Lowry Method

ASTM F1342 / F1342M - 05(2022)(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/ASTMF1342/F1342M05(2022)) - Standard test method for protective clothing material resistance to puncture

ASTM F1671 / F1671M - 22(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/ASTMF1671/F1671M22) - Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using Phi-X174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System

ASTM F1790 / F1790M - 15 (Reapproved 2021)(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/ASTMF1790/F1790M15(Reapproved2021)) - Standard Test Method for Measuring Cut Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing

29 CFR 1910.1030(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/29CFR19101030) - Bloodborne pathogens