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International Glove Association launches Certification and Standards 2010 Initiative Program will end confusion over glove standard ratings
In the hand protection marketplace there are many concerns on how confusing the different standard ratings are (CE and ANSI) as well as how they are misused and miscommunicated to the end users. There is a need for leadership from the hand protection industry on this issue. As a result, the International Glove Association (IGA) has staked out a leadership role on setting performance standards for attributes of hand protection and certifying available products to the established standards.
According to IGA President Bill Trainer, who is also president of Wells Lamont Industry Group, the IGA Board had many discussions on issues surrounding the lack of a North American testing and certification
protocol for hand protection.
“Our concern was for how end users were confused on how the different standard ratings worked and what they really meant,” said Trainer. “We felt North America needed a system to clearly provide comparable data on the performance level of hand protection products. The IGA believes we are the most knowledgeable
organization to address these kinds of glove issues.”
The certification program has been in the works for a year now, according to Trainer. The program was developed by a technical committee composed of David Brown, Pharr Yarns; Martin Shamis, Kimberly Clark; Kim O’Leary, Wells Lamont Industry Group; and Elizabeth Parrish, Honeywell Specialty Materials. The program is launching now, according to Trainer.
IGA Glove Certification Application:
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