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ANSI has confirmed a standard establishing
a means to evaluate the performance of gloves designed or marketed
as anti-vibration or vibration reducing products.
The standard formerly known as S3.40 "Guide
for the measurement and evaluation of gloves which are used to
reduce exposure to vibration transmitted to the hand" will
now be identified as ANSI S3.40/2002: ISO 10819. The new longer
number reflects the fact that the standard is identical to the
European Standard ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
10819, which has been in place in its current form since 1996.
The Standard was originally adopted as
ASA 79 by the Accoustical Society of America (ASA), which is
an ANSI-accredited organization.
The standard specifies the recommended
method for the measurement, data analysis, and reporting of vibration
transmissibility characteristics of gloves which are used to
reduce vibration exposure transmitted to the hand. A standard
format is established for measurement, data analysis, and reporting
of hand-transmitted vibration, in up to three orthogonal axes,
in the frequency range from 5.6 to 1400 Hz.
Decade full-finger leather gloves with
Gelfôm have been independently tested and have passed and
exceeded the requirements of the International (and now U.S.)
standard since 1998.
To read our review of the International
standard which has now been confirmed for the U.S, click
here.
To purchase a hard copy version of the
International Standard, click here
to link to the Accoustical Society of America's homepage and
follow links to the Standards Store.
The U.S. version of the standard will be
available for download soon from ANSI
Online. Click on the "Electronic Standards Store"
button.
To order a hard copy of the standard, click
here to contact Global Engineering
Documents.
ANSI, a private, non-profit organization
that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization
and conformity assessment system, was a founding member of the
ISO and plays an active role in its governance. ANSI is one of
five permanent members to the governing ISO Council, and one
of four permanent members of ISO's Technical Management Board.
Through ANSI, the United States has immediate
access to the ISO standards development processes. ANSI participates
in almost the entire technical program of the ISO, sitting on
78% of all ISO technical committees.
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