Publish Time: 2022-11-29 Origin: Site
The following table compares USA ASTM standards to other countries' standards,
on medical and surgical gloves.
It may be identical or equivalent only under general conditions;
the minor details and test methods may differ.
The CDC recommended replacing the gloves at the same standard,
when gloves under ASTM standards were in short.
(see the original link below)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/ppe-strategy/gloves.html
Country | Performance Standard | Product Type | May Be Used in Lieu of |
U.S. | NFPA 1999-2018 (single use emergency medical gloves) | Examination glovesa | ASTM D3578-19 (latex rubber), ASTM D5250-19 (polyvinyl chloride), ASTM D6319-19 (nitrile rubber), and ASTM D6977-19 (chloroprene rubber) |
ANSI/ADA 76-2005 (latex) | Examination glovesa | ASTM D3578-19 | |
ASTM D3577-19c | Surgeon’s gloves | NA | |
ASTM D3578-19 (latex rubber), ASTM D5250-19 (polyvinyl chloride), ASTM D6319-19 (nitrile rubber), and ASTM D6977-19 (chloroprene rubber) | Examination glovesa | NA | |
Europe | EN 455 (EN 455-1:2000; | Surgeon’s gloves | ASTM D3577-19c |
EN 455 (EN 455-1:2000; EN 455-2:2015; EN 455-3:2015; EN 455-4:2009)d; and EN ISO 374-5:2016e | Examination glovesa | ASTM D6319-19, D3578-19, D5250-19, D6977-19 | |
China | GB 10213:2016 | Examination glovesa | ASTM D6319-19, D3578-19, D5250-19, D6977-19 |
Australia | AS/NZS 4011.1:2014 (latex) | Examination glovesa | ASTM D3578-19 |
AS/NZS 4011.2: 2014 (vinyl) | ASTM D5250-19 | ||
Japan | JIS T9107:2018 | Surgeon’s gloves | ASTM D3577-19cc |
JIS T9115:2018 | Examination glovesa | ASTM D6319-19, D3578-19, D5250-19, D6977-19 | |
Malaysia | MS 1155:2003 | Examination glovesa | ASTM D6319-19, D3578-19, D5250-19, D6977-19 |
International | ISO 10282:2014 | Surgeon’s gloves | ASTM D3577-19c |
ISO 11193-1:2008 (latex) | Examination gloves | ASTM D3578-19 | |
ISO 11193-2:2006 (vinyl) | Examination gloves | ASTM D5250-19 |