Category: Handyman
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Work Glove Selection by Industry: Construction to Food
Define the hazard and the grade follows. This is the decision terminus of the series — one table for construction, automotive, glass, welding, chemical, electrical and food work,…
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Korea’s Glove Certification: KC, Safety Cert and KS Standards
EN and ANSI are foreign standards; Korea has KC. Among work gloves, only two are legally mandatory — chemical and electrical. Here’s the difference between mandatory safety certification…
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Food-Contact Glove Standards: FDA 21 CFR and Korea’s MFDS
Food gloves protect the food, not the hand. Here’s the ‘FDA approved’ myth, the migration limits in 21 CFR 177.2600, and Korea’s mandatory MFDS food-contact rules, down to…
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Glove CE Marking and REACH: Category III and the DMF Story
A CE mark is not a quality grade — it’s the maker’s declaration of conformity. Here are the EU PPE Regulation 2016/425 categories I·II·III, the meaning of the…
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Electrical Insulating Gloves IEC 60903: Voltage Classes
Insulating gloves are life-or-death gear. Here are IEC 60903’s voltage classes 00–4 (max use 500V to 36kV), the color and category codes, and Korea’s mandatory KCs certification —…
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Cold Glove Standard EN 511: Convective, Contact Cold, Water
EN 511 splits cold into three: cold air (convective), cold surfaces (contact), and water ingress. Here are the three digits under the snowflake and their test units (ITR…
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Heat & Fire Glove Standard EN 407: Contact Heat 100–500°C
EN 407 doesn’t treat heat as one thing — it splits it into six: contact, convective, radiant heat, molten metal, and flame. Here are the contact-heat levels (100–500°C)…
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US Work Glove Ratings ANSI: Cut A1–A9 and Impact
ANSI/ISEA 105 and 138 measure cut in grams and impact in kN. What Europe’s EN388 says with levels, the US says with weight. Here are A1–A9 and impact…
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EN ISO 374: Chemical Glove Types and Breakthrough Time
EN ISO 374 chemical glove certification: permeation breakthrough levels 1-6, Type A/B/C, the 18 test chemicals, EN 374-5 virus protection, and Korea’s mandatory KCs.
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EN388 Explained: Decoding the 6-Character Abrasion, Cut, Tear, and Puncture Code on Work Gloves
A slot-by-slot decode of the EN388 six-character code on work gloves: abrasion, cut, tear, puncture, impact grade tables, plus Korea’s KS K ISO 23388.