What is BS 7971-6-Gloves for use in violent situations and training about?
BS 7971is a British standard that discusses protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and training. BS 7971-6 provides the requirements and test methods for protective gloves to ensure protection to workers’ hands against workplace hazards.
BS 7971-6 is the sixth part of a multi-part series that specifies requirements and test methods for two types of gloves, general duty gloves and public order gloves intended to be used for specialist operational activities such as public order situations and public order training.
The requirements and test methods under BS 7971-6 are intended to protect against different hazards such as mechanical risk, heat and flame, and small volumes of certain liquids.
Note: If the risk assessment of other specialist gloves identifies hazards covered by BS 7971-6 then in addition to any specific test requirements they might have, elements from BS 7971-6 can be referenced.
Who is BS 7971-6- Gloves for use in violent situations and training for?
BS 7971-6 on the gloves for use in violent situations and training is useful for:
- Protective gloves manufacturers
- Protective gloves test personnel
- Occupational health and safety departments
- Risk assessment authorities
- Quality assurance departments
Why should you use BS 7971-6- Gloves for use in violent situations and training?
Gloves used in general duty, specialist operational situations, and training are intended to reduce the risk of injury to a user who might be faced with threats such as various mechanical injuries, heat, flame, and the effects of certain liquids, which in some circumstances may also be burning liquids.
BS 7971-6 provides you with requirements, sizing, innocuousness, design and construction, performance requirements, protection against chemicals, chemical resistance testing, ergonomic performance, evaluation method, and much more.
The requirements and test methods provided by BS 7971-6 assist you in improving the performance and quality of the protective gloves and ensure protection to workers’ hands from hazards so that they can perform their job safely.
With obedience and compliance to BS 7971-6, you can enhance the efficacy of the protective gloves and manufacture a standardized product.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS 7971-6:2016 supersedes BS 7971-6:2003, which is withdrawn. BS 7971-6:2016 has made some principal changes by addition of clauses covering innocuousness, sizing, marking, user information, cleaning, modified resistance to chemicals, and a high cut resistance test as compared to the previous edition BS 7971-6:2003.
