Protection did not work
Personal protective equipment is therefore called, what are meant to protect our health. So, gloves for personal protection of hands, Mi protection degree, Mp, must protect our hands from general mechanical stress: as from abrasion – marking Mi, and from cuts and punctures – Mp marking.
The Grodno Regional Inspectorate of the Gosstandart revealed personal protective equipment in the regional trade network (work gloves), imported production, designed to protect hands from general mechanical stress, not meeting the requirements of the technical regulations of the Customs Union "On the safety of personal protective equipment" according to the degree of protection declared in the marking:
- knitted gloves with partial latex coating for individual protection of hands, Mi protection degree, Mp, article 67767, labeled "sibrtech" (Russia), did not meet the indicators: "Puncture resistance" at a rate of at least 22 H made 13,5 N, "Cut resistance" at a rate of at least 6 N / mm was
5,00 N / mm; - synthetic work gloves, brand "BRADAS", manufactured by Sino Cookio Protection Equipments CO., LIMITED, China, model PERFECT GRIP BROWN, article RWPGBR8, model NITROX ORANGE, article number RWNO10 and modelPURE BLACK PURE BLACK, article RWPBC8, did not correspond to the indicator "puncture resistance" at a rate of at least 22 N was from 11,2 up to 13.4N.
Based on the results of the inspections carried out, the importers of the above gloves were directed to the removal of hazardous products from circulation., prescriptions were issued prohibiting the import and circulation of these gloves on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
Gosstandart terminated the declaration of conformity for knitted gloves with partial latex coating, labeled "sibrtech".