China Releases Updated Product Standard GB 24541-2022 – Hand Protection Against Mechanical Risks

SafeGuardSPersonal and Protective Equipment, SoftlinesOctober 19, 2023

SG 136/23

China has issued an updated version of its national product standard GB 24541-2022 – Hand protection – Protective gloves against mechanical risks. The revised standard will become effective on January 1, 2024.

The Standardization Administration of China issued an updated version of the national product standard GB 24541-2022 – Hand protection - Protective gloves against mechanical risks, as part of China’s No. 19 announcement on approved national standards in 2022. The new version replaces the previous version, GB 24541-2009, and will come into effect on January 1, 2024.

Scope

This document is applicable to gloves used to protect against mechanical risks such as abrasion, blade cut, tear, puncture and, if applicable, impact.

Main technical contents

Glove materials should first meet applicable requirements in GB 42298-2022, including provisions relating to pH values, chromium VI content, prohibited azo colorants, dimethylformamide (DMFa), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), glove size, dexterity, water vapor transmission, water vapor absorption, water penetration, marking and the information supplied by the manufacturer.
Protective performance includes abrasion resistance, blade cut resistance (circular blade method), tear resistance, puncture resistance, TDM cut resistance and impact protection.

Main Technical Changes

Compared with GB 24541-2009, GB 24541-2022 contains many updates, including:

Revisions:

Scope
Some terms and definitions
Consumables requirement of abrasion resistance test
Canvas requirement for blade cut resistance (circular blade method) test
Marking

Additions:

Some terms and definitions
Levels of performance for TDM cut resistance
Levels of performance for impact protection
Reporting for abrasion resistance test
Reporting for blade cut resistance (circular blade method) test
Test method for TDM cut resistance
Reporting for tear resistance test
Test method for impact protection
Information supplied by the manufacturer in the user notice
Informative requirement for abradant
Verification test for double-sided adhesive tape.

Deletions:

Some terms and definitions

Details of the Technical Content

For more information, please refer to the China National Standard GB 24541-2022 Hand protection - Protective gloves against mechanical risks, or contact SGS directly.

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