Finding the Right Balance Between Protection, Performance, and Comfort
- Aug 15, 2025, 03:12 PM
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Understanding the Levels of Cut-Resistant Gloves
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) establishes a National Standard for Hand Protection Classification to help workers select adequate hand protection based on their tasks.
The ANSI/ISEA 105-2024 standard introduces a unified icon that brings together the ratings for cut, abrasion, and puncture resistance, streamlining the glove selection process. A key addition to the icon is the inclusion of the puncture rating, which was formerly only covered by the EN388 Standard. The new compact pentagon design consolidates all three resistance levels, making it quicker and easier to assess glove protection.
To further simplify the selection process, here’s a closer look at the updated standards, now featuring the inclusion of the puncture rating:
Choosing the Right Cut Level for Optimal Safety and Efficiency:
- Under-protection: Gloves with too low a cut level expose workers to preventable injuries.
- Over-protection: Higher cut-level gloves may hinder comfort and dexterity, especially in low-risk tasks. For example, using an ANSI 9 glove in a warehousing role often results in unnecessary bulk, lowering productivity.
The Solution – Introducing the Hyflex® Ultra-Lightweight Portfolio
The right personal protective equipment (PPE) provides optimal protection without sacrificing comfort or dexterity, empowering workers to perform confidently in any environment. Ansell’s innovative portfolio, designed with ultra-lightweight materials, ensures maximum comfort and performance while maintaining essential protection.
Understanding the ANSI/ISEA 105-2024 standards helps you make the right decisions on hand protection, ensuring the appropriate level of resistance for every task. Selecting the right PPE enhances both safety and efficiency, equipping workers to perform their best.
Introducing Ansell’s thinnest and lightest family of HyFlex® cut gloves yet! This portfolio offers 2-12x greater cut protection while being 20% lighter and maintaining comfort levels. Explore Ansell’s Hyflex® Ultra-Lightweight line today and equip your team with the PPE they deserve from Saf-T-Gard.