BS 7971-6

Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training

Published by	Publication Date	Number of Pages
BSI	08/31/2016	16

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BS 7971-6 – Protective clothing and equipment for use in violent situations and in training

BS 7971-6:2016 specifies requirements and test methods for two types ofgloves, general duty gloves and public order gloves intended to be used forspecialist operational activities such as public order situations and public ordertraining.

They are intended to provide protection against different hazards such asmechanical risk, heat and flame and small volumes of certain liquids.

NOTE If the risk assessment of other specialist gloves identifies hazards covered bythis standard then in addition to any specific test requirements they might have,elements from this standard can be referenced.

Cross References:
BS EN 388:2003
BS EN 407
BS EN 420
BS EN 659:2003+A1:2008
BS EN 13594:2015
BS EN ISO 13997
HOSDB 48/05:2006
ASTM F1342
ASTM F2878
BS 7971-1
BS 7971-10
2016/425/EU

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