An Evolution in ANSI Level 3 Impact Gloves
By John Heniff, Safety Writer, Magid
Level 3 impact-resistant gloves give your team the highest protection from heavy impacts and hazards that can cause crush, pinch, and caught-between injuries. But higher levels of impact protection tend to come at the expense of comfort. So Magid developed a breakthrough in high impact resistance with a one-of-a-kind impact defense system and design that can give your workers the highest degree of protection with unheard of levels of flexibility and comfort.
DECODING IMPACT GLOVES & ANSI/ISEA IMPACT LEVELS
What does it mean when a glove achieves Level 3 impact resistance? The ANSI/ISEA 138 Impact Glove standard test calculates the average amount of force a falling object delivers through a glove. After measuring how much force travels through to the hand, knuckle, fingers, and thumb, the lowest mean score determines the glove’s overall rating of Level 1, 2, or 3. Level 1 ratings allow an average of nine or less kilonewtons (kN) of force and can provide protection from minor bumps and bruise-causing hazards. Level 2 ratings allow an average of 6.5 kN of force or less for more serious hazards, and Level 3 ratings allow an average of 4 or less kN for protection from the most serious impacts.
To achieve impact resistance, safety manufacturers use an elastic polymer like Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) on the back of the hand and tops of the fingers.
This polymer offers protection in two ways:
- Its thickness creates more distance between the impact and the worker’s hand.
- Its elasticity absorbs the impact by smashing or “giving” a bit.
In order to get to Level 3, it’s usually necessary to thicken traditional TPR designs, resulting in a stiffer, heavier glove that can trap heat and moisture on the hands. And while that provides workers the protection they need, it significantly contributes to hand fatigue and soreness by the end of the workday and can even make the job more difficult to do. To solve this problem, Magid engineered an incredible advancement in impact protection that gives you both solid protection and unmatched flexibility and comfort!
THE NEXT BIG THING IS HERE: A REIMAGINED IMPACT LEVEL 3 TPR DESIGN FOR UNMATCHED COMFORT & FLEXIBILITY
The standard TPR flex-point design that lends flexibility to Level 1 and Level 2 impact gloves tends to be too stiff for comfort in the polymer thickness required for Level 3 impact protection. So Magid created the patented M-Power Defense System™ that’s designed in a honeycomb pattern to provide thicker deflection points, with space to flex between, giving workers more dexterity and reducing hand fatigue compared to other Level 3 Impact gloves. This groundbreaking design provides heavy-duty back-of-hand impact protection while allowing workers more natural hand movement for maximum flexibility.
The M-Power Defense System design also includes an integrated TPR ventilation system between the honeycomb deflection points that allows up to nine times more airflow than a standard impact glove to keep your workers’ hands cooler, drier, and more comfortable.
We’re introducing this innovative design on the TRX883, Magid’s next step in the evolution of comfortable Level 3 impact gloves. The TRX883 uses Magid’s lightweight AeroDex® shell, which provides ANSI Level A8 cut resistance in a material that’s 50 percent lighter than similar gloves of the same cut level. The glove also includes Magid’s VersaTek® palm coating, which provides an amplified grip that can adapt to nearly any work environment. Together, these benefits create a glove with a unique trifecta of protection, comfort, and adaptability.
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