With professions becoming ever more safety conscious there will often come a time when you will be required to wear some form of hand protection. Yet with all of the different forms of work gloves that are available which ones will be the right ones for you, and will they be suitable for all circumstances. They are ultimately designed to protect the wearer from some outside influence.
As an example think about those in the medical professions. Many will have seen surgeons, physicians and dentists all wearing those latex ones. They are there to prevent contamination between patient and doctor, and serve to illustrate this idea of personal protection. These are providing protection, but due to the material thickness, no sensation of touch is lost.
Also think of the old style butcher which used to be in every town. They use meat cleavers and sharp knives everyday. Some may remember seeing them wear a metal gauntlet, it used to look just like the old fashioned chain mail but if a knife happened to slip it would prevent then getting a nasty cut.
Then there are also the sides of meat which have to be collect from the refrigeration units. Quite often there will be sharp hooks, or similar implements, within these facilities. Therefore it is essential that a firm grip is maintained while lifting down the carcases down, and not losing the sensation in their fingertips as they handle the cold meat.
Another useful example demonstrating different forms and styles of hand wear are the military. They perform a variety of tasks in a wide range of climatic conditions. Imagine someone working on an aircraft, on an exercise inside the Arctic Circle in midwinter. Every day will mean that a variety of challenges have to be faced, and overcome.
In those areas the weather can be brutally cold, and any area of exposed skin can soon suffer. Modern aircraft have metal surfaces, and an unprotected hand can soon stick to the metal once the temperature dips below a certain level. Therefore hand protection has to be worn, but it can't be too bulky otherwise some jobs would be impossible.
There are different styles for different tasks. For ordinary everyday tasks there are versions which have small rubberised blisters over the palms and fingers. With these blisters an individual can use tools and work on the aircraft as normal. Tools will not slip, or fall, from an individual's grasp.
Even such routine operations involving fuels and oils take on a new challenge. At those temperatures even a small splash of fuel onto the back of the hand can cause a cold burn. There has to be a separate pair of hand coverings, which are fluid safe, which are used at these times. Even generally moving about throughout the day requires the hands, and everything else, to be kept covered.
It is easy to see the requirements for work gloves in the different professions. They have to ensure that they will meet the requirements for their intended uses. They have to be made from the right material, and also of the right thickness to make them suitable.
As an example think about those in the medical professions. Many will have seen surgeons, physicians and dentists all wearing those latex ones. They are there to prevent contamination between patient and doctor, and serve to illustrate this idea of personal protection. These are providing protection, but due to the material thickness, no sensation of touch is lost.
Also think of the old style butcher which used to be in every town. They use meat cleavers and sharp knives everyday. Some may remember seeing them wear a metal gauntlet, it used to look just like the old fashioned chain mail but if a knife happened to slip it would prevent then getting a nasty cut.
Then there are also the sides of meat which have to be collect from the refrigeration units. Quite often there will be sharp hooks, or similar implements, within these facilities. Therefore it is essential that a firm grip is maintained while lifting down the carcases down, and not losing the sensation in their fingertips as they handle the cold meat.
Another useful example demonstrating different forms and styles of hand wear are the military. They perform a variety of tasks in a wide range of climatic conditions. Imagine someone working on an aircraft, on an exercise inside the Arctic Circle in midwinter. Every day will mean that a variety of challenges have to be faced, and overcome.
In those areas the weather can be brutally cold, and any area of exposed skin can soon suffer. Modern aircraft have metal surfaces, and an unprotected hand can soon stick to the metal once the temperature dips below a certain level. Therefore hand protection has to be worn, but it can't be too bulky otherwise some jobs would be impossible.
There are different styles for different tasks. For ordinary everyday tasks there are versions which have small rubberised blisters over the palms and fingers. With these blisters an individual can use tools and work on the aircraft as normal. Tools will not slip, or fall, from an individual's grasp.
Even such routine operations involving fuels and oils take on a new challenge. At those temperatures even a small splash of fuel onto the back of the hand can cause a cold burn. There has to be a separate pair of hand coverings, which are fluid safe, which are used at these times. Even generally moving about throughout the day requires the hands, and everything else, to be kept covered.
It is easy to see the requirements for work gloves in the different professions. They have to ensure that they will meet the requirements for their intended uses. They have to be made from the right material, and also of the right thickness to make them suitable.