Technical Vault: Ansell ActivArmr® 97-011 Cut and Cold Resistant Industrial Gloves

The Ansell ActivArmr® 97-011 is a cold-weather industrial glove engineered for workers who need cold protection, secure wet/oily grip, abrasion resistance, light cut resistance, puncture resistance, high visibility, and flexible mechanical protection. It combines a two-ply acrylic brushed liner, three-quarter double-dipped nitrile coating, sandy finish grip surface, 10-gauge knitted construction, and knitwrist cuff.

This Technical Vault summarizes the verified construction, standards, material profile, cold/grip performance, sizing guidance, application guidance, inspection points, storage notes, and use limitations for the ActivArmr® 97-011.

Vault summary: Cold-weather industrial glove with two-ply acrylic brushed liner, three-quarter double-dipped sandy nitrile coating, ANSI A2 cut resistance, ANSI level 4 abrasion resistance, ANSI level 2 puncture resistance, EN 388 4131A performance, EN 511 010 cold rating, high-visibility orange liner, and tested performance at -4°F / -20°C.

Proper glove sizing helps improve comfort, dexterity, grip control, and protection. To measure your glove size, wrap a tape measure around the widest part of your dominant hand, just below the knuckles, excluding the thumb.

Fit note: This product is commonly listed in numeric sizes 8, 9, 10, and 11. A properly sized cold-weather glove should feel secure without compressing the insulation. Oversized gloves can reduce grip control, while undersized gloves can restrict circulation and reduce cold-weather comfort.

Standards note: EN 388 4131A describes mechanical performance. EN 511 010 describes cold protection performance categories. Cold-weather suitability still depends on actual ambient temperature, wind, moisture, contact time, activity level, and whether the glove becomes wet or saturated.

• Loading trucks and vehicles
• Product shipping, transport, and delivery
• Cold storage and refrigerated handling environments
• Construction work in cold or wet conditions
• Maintenance in cold-weather environments
• Outdoor logistics and material handling
• Wet or oily cold-weather handling tasks
• Low-light work where high-visibility hand protection improves awareness

• Chemical protection or chemical immersion
• Liquidproof barrier protection where certified water resistance is required
• Flame exposure or temperatures below -25°C or above 100°C
• Heavy-duty mechanical applications beyond the glove’s rating
• Moving blade hazards or powered cutting tools
• Needle, hypodermic, or high-puncture hazards
• Electrical protection
• Sterile cleanroom processing unless separately validated for the controlled environment

Select the ActivArmr 97-011 when the job requires a glove that prioritizes cold-weather comfort, secure grip in wet or oily conditions, abrasion resistance, light cut resistance, three-quarter coating coverage, and high-visibility coloring. It is best matched to cold storage, construction, logistics, product shipping, delivery, and maintenance where cold exposure and grip are the primary hazards.

• Inspect the sandy nitrile coating for cracks, peeling, worn-through areas, cuts, punctures, or loss of grip texture.
• Check fingertips, palm, thumb crotch, and three-quarter coating zones for abrasion damage or separation.
• Confirm the acrylic brushed liner is dry, intact, and not compressed, torn, contaminated, or saturated.
• Check that the knitwrist cuff is not stretched out, torn, or contaminated.
• Do not use gloves contaminated with unknown chemicals, oils, greases, or incompatible substances.
• Replace gloves when coating integrity, cold-weather insulation, grip performance, or protective function is visibly compromised.

• Store gloves in a clean, dry location away from excessive heat, direct sunlight, ozone, and sharp objects.
• Dry gloves thoroughly before storage if they become wet during use.
• Keep gloves away from incompatible chemicals unless separately evaluated for that exposure.
• Avoid crushing, folding, or contaminating the sandy nitrile coating and insulated liner during storage.
• Use clean, dry hands when donning gloves to maintain liner comfort and cold-weather performance.
• Follow site PPE procedures for reuse, inspection, drying, and disposal after cold, wet, or oily exposure.

The ActivArmr 97-011 is an industrial cold-weather safety glove, not a sterile cleanroom glove. For controlled environments, evaluate the glove against the site’s particulate, extractable, linting, contamination, packaging, laundering, drying, insulation, and gowning requirements before approval. Use cleanroom-qualified gloves when the process requires validated low-particle, sterile, or cleanroom-specific hand protection.

What is the cold rating of the ActivArmr 97-011?
The glove is listed with an EN 511:2006 010 rating and is identified by Ansell as tested to perform at -4°F / -20°C.

What is the cut level?
The glove is rated ANSI Cut Level A2 and carries an EN 388 4131A mechanical protection rating.

Is the glove waterproof?
No. The glove has a three-quarter double-dipped nitrile coating that helps protect against cold, wet, oily handling, and liquid contact, but it should not be treated as a fully waterproof or liquidproof glove.

What makes the grip strong?
The glove uses a sandy finish nitrile coating, which improves grip control in cold, wet, and oily conditions.

What sizes are commonly available?
The ActivArmr 97-011 is commonly listed in numeric sizes 8, 9, 10, and 11, corresponding approximately to Medium through XXL.

Is this glove intended for chemicals?
No. Product caution language states not to use this glove against chemicals; the glove is not liquidproof.

The ActivArmr 97-011 is designed for light-to-medium duty cold-weather mechanical hand protection. It is not intended for chemical protection, chemical immersion, certified liquidproof barrier use, electrical protection, flame exposure, temperatures below -25°C or above 100°C, heavy-duty mechanical hazards beyond its rating, moving blade hazards, or needle puncture protection. Final glove selection should be based on a documented hazard assessment, including ambient temperature, wind chill, moisture, oil exposure, contact duration, grip requirements, cut exposure, puncture exposure, glove dryness, coating condition, and replacement frequency.

Technical insight: Cold-weather glove performance is not defined by temperature rating alone; wind, moisture, activity level, grip surface, contact time, liner compression, coating integrity, and whether the glove remains dry all affect real-world hand protection.

Product page updated: Mar. 2026 (SOS Technical Staff)

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