Protective gloves are a relatively common labor protection supplies. The most common protective gloves on the market are white cotton gloves, which are cheap and have good wear resistance. In addition to cotton gloves, insulating gloves, welder gloves, anti-static gloves, dust-free gloves, etc., are also more common. When purchasing protective gloves, they should be selected according to the size of the hand and the working environment. Before using protective gloves, pay attention to check, if found damaged, it should be replaced in time.
1. What are protective gloves?
Protective gloves are gloves used to protect the hand during work and labor. So what is the difference between protective gloves and ordinary gloves? Labor gloves are more focused on protecting hands from possible injuries at work, while ordinary gloves are mostly used as ornaments.
2. Protective gloves function
·The role and importance of Protective gloves
Protective gloves are mainly used to protect the hand, so as not to be damaged by some external substances. Protective gloves play a very important role in protecting the personal safety of employees. Wearing Protective gloves correctly can effectively reduce occupational hazards.
·Can protective gloves protect you from the sun?
General gloves can play the role of physical sun protection, so protective gloves can be sun protection, but we generally do not use protective gloves to sun protection, but choose to wear more comfortable, more stylish sunscreen gloves.
·Can protective gloves prevent static electricity?
If it is a regular protective gloves, generally have anti-static measures. If in doubt, use dedicated ESD or dust-free gloves.
3. Principles of classification and use of protective gloves
·Common types of protective gloves
1) Insulating gloves
Insulating gloves Insulating gloves are five-finger gloves made of rubber, mainly used in electrical work, with the role of protecting the hand or human body. It can prevent electricity, water, acid and alkali, chemical and oil.
2) Acid and alkali resistant gloves
Acid and alkali resistant gloves are also called operating box gloves, incubator gloves, with strong acid and alkali resistance, suitable for electronics, biomedicine, chemistry, printing and dyeing, electroplating and other industries.
3) Oil resistant gloves
Oil resistant gloves are made of nitrile, chloroprene or polyurethane materials, with extremely high flexibility and sensitivity, mainly used in petrochemical and petroleum refining work.
4) Welder's gloves
Welder's gloves are personal protective equipment to protect against high temperature, molten metal, and spark burning (burning) hands during welding. Welder's gloves are generally made of cow and pig suede, with sleeves made of canvas or leather.
5) Anti-vibration gloves
Anti-vibration gloves are gloves based on cotton yarn gloves and leather gloves, and add a certain thickness of foam, latex, and air-interlaced synthetic rubber or foam rubber to the palm of the gloves to absorb vibration. When operating hand-held vibration tools (such as chainsaws, rock drills, electric hammers), you need to wear these protective gloves.
6) Dust-free gloves
Dust-free gloves are protective products used in dust-free areas, dust-free rooms and dust-free workshops. The dust-free performance of gloves is more important to ensure that the products are not polluted and affected by residue, oil stains, dust and sweat on the fingers during the production process, and effectively protect the products.
7) Antistatic golves
Anti-static gloves are gloves made of special anti-static polyester cloth, which can avoid the static electricity generated by the human body to cause damage to the product, suitable for the electronics industry, semiconductor, and dust-free workshops.
4. Protective gloves Purchase guide
·Common Protective gloves purchase skills
1) Choose according to hand size
When purchasing protective gloves, you should pay attention to whether the specifications and models of protective gloves are suitable for the size of your hands. Gloves are too small, wearing the hand is very tight, is not conducive to the blood flow of the hand, gloves are too large, the work is not flexible, and it is easy to fall from the hand.
2) Select by working environment
When purchasing protective gloves, we should not only pay attention to the specifications and models, but also see whether its function is suitable for their own working environment. If there are many oil substances, it is necessary to choose gloves with good oil resistance, and mechanical processing work requires Protective gloves with good wear resistance and cutting resistance.
·Common Protective gloves purchase skills
1) Cotton gloves
Cotton gloves can be divided into two kinds of raw cotton gloves and recycled cotton gloves, if the budget is enough, it is recommended to choose the original cotton gloves, good quality and wear resistance; If the budget is not enough, it is recommended to use recycled cotton gloves, which are cost-effective and practical.
2) Welder's gloves
Welders need thicker, longer welder gloves, thick to protect the hands from burns and long to protect the arms from injury.
3) Disposable gloves
When buying disposable gloves, pay attention to check whether the product has passed the inspection and certification of professional organizations, it is recommended to buy thick disposable gloves, which can better care for your hands
5. Specification for use of protective gloves
·All accessories that may affect the safety of the operation must be removed before the operation.
·Check gloves and other personal protective equipment to ensure that they are intact and undamaged.
·Wash your hands before wearing gloves. Wash or discard cloth and leather gloves regularly.
·When working, the sleeves should be put into the gloves to prevent accidents.
·Protective gloves should be cleaned in time after use, and after drying, you can sprinkle talcum powder to prevent damage.
