1、BRITISH STANDARD BS 7971-7:2003 Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training Part 7: Slash resistant gloves Requirements and test methods ICS 13.340.10 BS 7971-7:2003 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Commi
2、ttee on 22 April 2003 BSI 22 April 2003 The following BSI references relate to the work on this British Standard: Committee reference PH/3/12 Draft for comment 00/561890 DC ISBN 0 580 41571 6 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by T
3、echnical Committee PH/3, Protective clothing, to Subcommittee PH/3/12, Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations, upon which the following bodies were represented: APSS Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland BSIF Tes
4、t and Certification Association British Association for Chemical Specialities British Association of Women Police British Clothing Industry Association British Glove Association British Textile Technology Group Defence Industries Association Department of Health Medical Devices Agency Home Office Mi
5、nistry of Defence UK Defence Standardization National Association of Healthcare Safety and Risk Practitioners Personal Safety Manufacturers Association Police Federation of England and Wales Police Purchasing Manager Association Police Uniform Project Group SATRA Technology Centre Co-opted members A
6、mendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsBS 7971-7:2003 BSI 22 April 2003 i Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword ii Introduction 1 1S c o p e 1 2 Normative references 1 3 Glove types and performance levels 1 4 Construction and performance requirements 1 5
7、Test specimens, and conditioning and testing conditions 2 Annex A (informative) Information and guidance on the use of slash resistant gloves 3 Bibliography 5BS 7971-7:2003 ii BSI 22 April 2003 Foreword This part of BS 7971 has been prepared by Subcommittee PH/3/12. The following parts of BS 7971 ar
8、e currently published or in preparation: Part 1: General requirements; Part 2: Guidance on risk assessment and on the selection, use, cleaning and maintenance of protective clothing and equipment; Part 3: Personal defence shields Requirements and test methods; Part 4: Limb protectors Requirements an
9、d test methods; Part 5: Footwear Requirements and test methods; Part 6: Gloves for protection against mechanical, thermal and chemical hazards Requirements and test methods; Part 7: Slash-resistant gloves Requirements and test methods; Part 8: Blunt trauma body, shoulder, abdomen and genital protect
10、ors Requirements and test methods; Part 9: Training suits and equipment Requirements and test methods; Part 10: Coveralls Requirements and test methods. It has been assumed in the drafting of this standard that the execution of its provisions will be entrusted to appropriately qualified and experien
11、ced people, for whose use it has been produced. WARNING. This British Standard calls for the use of substances and/or procedures that may be injurious to health if adequate precautions are not taken. It refers only to technical suitability and does not absolve the user from legal obligations relatin
12、g to health and safety at any stage. Product certification/inspection/testing. Users of this British Standard are advised to consider the desirability of third-party certification/inspection/testing of product conformity with the relevant parts of BS 7971. Appropriate conformity attestation arrangem
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15、 this document indicates when the document was last issued.BS 7971-7:2003 BSI 22 April 2003 1 Introduction Slash resistant gloves are items of protective clothing and equipment which are generally, but not exclusively, worn by serving police officers and prison officers whilst they are engaged in op
16、erational duties and in training. They are also used by civilians engaged in activities where the risks of attack and assault are similar, e.g. private security personnel, bullion handlers, escorts and couriers. These gloves are intended to reduce the risk of injury from edged weapons. The test meth
17、ods specified in this part of BS 7971 have been designed to measure the performance of gloves with respect to the protection they can be expected to provide against this hazard. However, these tests do not necessarily compare with the conditions to which police officers, prison officers and other us
18、ers can be exposed in real life situations, where the mechanical hazards encountered might be different. 1 Scope This part of BS 7971 specifies performance requirements and test methods for slash resistant gloves for use by police and prison officers and others who might be exposed to attack and ass
19、ault in the course of their duties, for use in operational situations and in training. NOTE 1 Information and guidance on the use of these gloves is given in Annex A. NOTE 2 Guidance on risk assessment and the selection, care and maintenance of protective clothing and equipment for use in violent si
20、tuations and in training is given in BS 7971-2. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including ame
21、ndments) applies. BS 7971-1, Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training Part 1: General requirements. BS EN 388:1994, Protective gloves against mechanical risks. BS EN 420, General requirements for gloves. 3 Glove types and performance levels Slash resistant glov
22、es shall be of a single type which shall be performance level 2, as specified in BS 7971-1. 4 Construction and performance requirements 4.1 General Slash resistant gloves shall conform to BS EN 420 and to the general requirements for protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations an
23、d in training specified in BS 7971-1, as applicable. 4.2 Construction With the exception of any specially reinforced areas, gloves shall be of uniform construction over the whole surface. NOTE Specially reinforced areas may be included along the index finger, at the base of the thumb and on the back
24、 of the glove. 4.3 Sizing Sizing of gloves shall be in accordance with BS EN 420. 4.4 Ergonomic performance and compatibility When tested in accordance with BS 7971-1, the gloves shall have a test score equal to or less than 5. 4.5 Abrasion resistance When material from the palm of the glove is test
25、ed in accordance with BS EN 388:1994, 6.1, it shall be at least performance level 2 as specified in BS EN 388:1994, Table 1 (i.e. no breakthrough after 500 cycles).BS 7971-7:2003 2 BSI 22 April 2003 4.6 Blade cut resistance When material from the palm of the glove and from the back of the glove is t
26、ested in accordance with BS EN 388:1994, 6.2, it shall be at least performance level 5 as specified in BS EN 388:1994, Table 1 (i.e. a blade cut resistance index of 20.0). 4.7 Tear resistance When material from the palm of the glove is tested in accordance with BS EN 388:1994, 6.3, it shall be at le
27、ast performance level 3 as specified in BS EN 388:1994, Table 1 (i.e. resistant to a tearing force of 50 N). 4.8 Puncture resistance When material from the palm of the glove is tested in accordance with BS EN 388:1994, 6.4, it shall be at least performance level 2 as specified in BS EN 388:1994, Tab
28、le 1 (i.e. resistant to a puncture force of 60 N). 5 Test specimens, and conditioning and testing conditions 5.1 Test specimens Test specimens for the tests to be carried out on glove materials shall be either: a) cut from one or more gloves; or b) specially constructed using identical materials and
29、 construction techniques to those used in making the gloves. For gloves with a multilayer construction, the test specimens shall include all the layers, even if, after the test specimen has been cut, the layers are no longer connected to one another. Test specimens shall exclude any specially reinfo
30、rced areas of the glove. At least one whole glove shall be submitted with each set of test specimens, for checking conformity to 4.2. 5.2 Conditioning Before testing, the test specimens shall be conditioned in accordance with BS EN 388:1994, 5.3. Either the tests shall be carried out in the conditio
31、ning atmosphere or, if the tests are carried out in an atmosphere different to the conditioning atmosphere, the tests shall be commenced within 5 min of the test specimens being removed from the conditioning environment and shall be completed within 15 min.BS 7971-7:2003 BSI 22 April 2003 3 Annex A
32、(informative) Information and guidance on the use of slash resistant gloves The gloves specified in this part of BS 7971 are intended to protect against slash injuries from edged weapons and glass. These gloves are intended to enable operatives to use all the other protective clothing and equipment
33、designed for use in violent situations and in training (e.g. personal defence shields) without removing their gloves. The provision of such dexterity necessitates limitation of the stiffness and thickness of the gloves, and thus limits the protection that can be provided. WARNINGS: Users should ensu
34、re that the gloves are compatible with their chosen defence equipment such as batons, incapacitant sprays and handcuffs. The gloves cannot be expected necessarily to protect against stabs and perforations inflicted in direct blows from, for example, sharp knives, spikes or needles, or against injury
35、 by chain saws or samurai swords. The gloves cannot be expected to protect against direct blows by, for example, bricks, bottles, bars, slates or hand held weapons such as metal or wooden bars, bats or poles. The gloves might not protect against burns by burning liquids, flames or hot objects. The g
36、loves cannot be expected to protect against injury from contact with chemicals or biological agents.4 blankBS 7971-7:2003 BSI 22 April 2003 5 Bibliography Standards publications BS 7971-2:2003, Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training Part 2: Guidance on risk a
37、ssessment and on the selection, use, cleaning and maintenance of protective clothing and equipment. BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2000, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.BS 7971-7:2003 BSI 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL BSI British Standards Institution BSI
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