Sunday, April 20, 2014

How To Choose Work Gloves

By Essie Osborn


Mobile workforces such as construction use different material in hand protection than what gardening hand protection uses. Hand protection can prevent various types of injuries that can render a person disabled for life. Work gloves are so common that people forget that there are different types of protection for specific hazards.

Various jobs require different materials. Choosing the right protection makes your job easy and safe. There are various types of materials that you can choose from to ensure that your work is done safely and efficiently.

For example, using leather-based gloves are good for dangerous jobs such as construction. Knit or canvas material is best used by gardeners. If you deal with a lot of toxic and wet jobs, use material such as latex or nitrile, which is commonly known as rubber. Whatever gloves you use, disposables put aside, they are built to last and can protect your hands from dangerous environments.

Think about the job you are doing if you are not sure what type of material you need. For instance, if you clean gutters, which is a job that is messy and can cause cuts, you should look for protection that protects you from sharp objects such as twigs and aluminum edges. Cowhide material is best used for gutter cleaning jobs. The tough leather has moderate insulation for an extra layer of protection.

Split cowhide-based materials tend to stiffen after use in wet conditions; that is normal. They will soften up after you wear them again. If you wash windows, you might want to wear protection, especially if it is part of your job description. For window washing and the like, you should get nitrile or latex-based protection. They give you a firm grip, may be disposable and cheap, and they can protect your hands from prolonged exposure to water.

Outdoor hand protection is usually of the knit cotton variety or polyester canvas. They are good for added protection against nails while allowing a good deal of flexibility. Heavy-duty canvas usually has leather palms to protect the hands, and some of them have dots that provided added grip-ability. They are comfortable and durable.

When it comes to noxious weeds, nettles, poison oak, or poison ivy, it is best to wear disposable nitrile or latex. When handling noxious weeds, ivy, or oak, the noxious material usually stays on the material, so it is best to used disposable protection. If one is pruning thorny citrus trees, clipping pyracanthas, or grubbing blackberries, it is best to used cowhide material for protection.

Think about these steps when choosing your material. Think about why the material is necessary; protect the product from the hands, protect the hands from the product. You should identify the hazards which you will be working around; extreme temperature, electrical, viruses, abrasions, bacteria, chemicals. Determining these environments will help you pick the right material for the job.

Now that you know the basics of wearing appropriate hand protection, you should exercise due diligence when choosing the material you need. Your hand safety should come first, as an accident can render you disabled for life if you are not careful. Wearing protection help protect the integrity of your ability to work as well as the company you work for; ensure that you choose appropriately according to the job at hand.




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