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This standard specifies a method for the laboratory measurement, the data analysis and reporting of the vibration transmissibility of gloves in terms of vibration transmission from a handle to the palm of the hand in the frequency range from 31,5 Hz to 1250 Hz. (In the frequency range from 5 Hz to below 31,5 Hz the transmissibility is assumed to be unity). The standard is intended to serve as a screening test for the vibration transmission of gloves for specific conditions representing the use of some hand-held tools and hand-guided machines. It is recognised that many factors influence the transmission of vibration through gloves. Therefore the transmissibility value according to this standard is not sufficient to assess the health risk due to vibration. The transmissibility of vibration is measured and reported for two input spectra and may be reported as a function of frequency.