Durable gloves to protect your hands. Hand protection

A few years ago, a very interesting and, in our opinion, promising product appeared on the market. These are impact protection gloves or so-called impact gloves.

Who is the consumer of these gloves now? Anti-impact gloves are very much in demand for heavy, extreme work, for example, for drilling workers. Where massive parts move, oil spills, where the monotonous work of the snake is in itself an insidious complication, where it is slippery and muddy. This requires special protection.

Shock absorption as a form of protection

This type of glove was born in the growing oil market, 4-5 years ago, when the cost of oil reached $ 140 per barrel, and the oil companies were intensively developing the location of the oil. Companies actively recruited new workers whose qualifications did not always correspond to the plans and speed of oil field development. The logical result of such a race is injuries, especially of the hands.

The rapid development of the oil market gave impetus to the creation of a new means of protecting hands. The principle of protection for anti-shock (shock-absorbing) gloves is the use of protective pads on the glove made of dampening materials that reduce the impact of impact, which prevents hand injuries.

The basis of the pads on anti-impact gloves is TPR (thermoplastic rubber). This molded material on the top of the gloves provides impact protection on many gloves. Properly selected material optimally dissipates impact energy.

The latest materials for overlays allow you to reduce impact by 75-90%, almost twice.

Now anti-impact gloves are combined with additional protection, such as anti-vibration protection, cut and puncture protection, grip enhancement technology.

In addition, a design with a cuff is often used, which in one way or another fixes the wrist. Getsiz.ru wrote about a similar model in a review of new Top-10 products.

New anti-vibration gloves began to be used with pleasure in other areas: in shipbuilding, construction (especially in reconstruction, destruction of structures using shock hand tool), metal work, mining work.

We will show you in the report the best samples of anti-impact gloves, some of these models are already used in Russian enterprises.

Ringers (USA)

One of the well-known manufacturers, is especially active in the markets of the CIS countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan).

KONG (USA)

CONTEGO (Australia)

Delta Plus (France)

HexArmor (USA)

Getsiz.ru has already reported that in November Uvex Safety acquired a share in the share capital of HexArmor.

This transaction confirms the great interest of the PPE manufacturer in the development of anti-shock gloves.

According to information received by Getsiz.ru, HexArmor gloves will soon be on sale in Russia. Promotion and sales of these gloves will be handled by the representative office of Uvex in Russia, the company Uvex-SPR (St. Petersburg).

Mechanix IMPACT PRO (USA)

Special models of anti-shock gloves are actively used by the military different countries. This model can be purchased at the Splav company (Russia), which specializes in the production of clothing for law enforcement agencies.

TEGERA (Sweden)

The TEGERA company presents several models on the official website of the Russian representative office.

And they are promoted as "shock-absorbing gloves."

Ansell (USA)

The world's leading manufacturer of hand PPE, Ansell, was one of the first in 2016 to promote anti-shock gloves, the Progex series, in Russia through its network of distributors. One of the first customers to use these gloves in Russia was Sakhalin Energy.

In Russia, manufacturers of anti-shock gloves, including Russian ones, have been very active since 2016.

Green Coast 21st Century (Russia)

The Zeleny Bereg 21 Vek company (Amparo trademark) was the first to launch an anti-impact glove of its own design, the Excavator model, on the Russian market.

Manipula (Russia)

One of major manufacturers gloves in Russia Manipula has developed a series of anti-impact gloves, including anti-impact gloves with combined protection (protection against vibration, protection against cuts). Manipula will launch this line of gloves in Russia at the end of 2017.

Impact resistant gloves are a new type of product that replaces the polymer coated gloves that currently dominate the industrial hand PPE market.

Impact protection gloves have been developed at a time of growing year by year consumption of personal protective equipment for hands. The world economy grew, grew industrial production oil prices were consistently high. With the change in the market situation, the promotion of higher quality, more expensive PPE to the market has become more difficult, but has not lost its relevance.

Anti-impact gloves have already won their consumer. The largest number of types of these gloves is presented in the developed markets of the USA, Canada, Australia, EU countries. But in the Russian PPE market, they also appreciated the extreme protection that this type of gloves provides, despite the relatively high price - from 1400 rubles. for a couple.

The product is already on the market, it looks attractive, certainly necessary and useful. But in promoting anti-shock gloves, a special approach is needed, it is necessary to clearly explain to the consumer all the advantages of the product and take into account the disadvantages. Let's try to give an objective picture here.

Pros and cons of anti-shock gloves

Today this species products are purchased by companies for which all protective potential is extremely necessary and obvious, as well as subsidiaries and joint ventures of large oil companies with high international requirements for PPE, Sakhalin Energy is here as an example.

According to Getsiz.ru, in 2016, various manufacturers supplied more than 10,000 pairs of anti-shock gloves to end consumers in Russia, and in 2017, manufacturers plan to double supplies.

Still untapped potential

The product is very important and necessary for many professions, it significantly reduces injuries in enterprises. Already today, anti-shock gloves are used in various fields: military departments, drivers of motor vehicles.

Unfortunately, there is still very little information about anti-shock gloves in Russia. Manufacturing companies and their distributors place anti-impact gloves in their catalogs, but nevertheless do not actively promote them. Sales managers have not yet assessed the sales potential of this product, perhaps they are confused by the price. But the protective properties of these gloves, especially in models with combined protection, more than compensate for the costs of enterprises for the purchase due to the reduction in injuries and the convenience of work, which is the most important thing.

Getsiz.ru is confident in the excellent prospects for this type of hand protection with increasing activity in the promotion of both manufacturers and their distributors.

The new edition of EN 388-2016 already includes impact resistant gloves

"Anti-impact gloves" as a class of protection are not yet in Russian standards. In Europe, manufacturers of anti-impact gloves quickly reacted to the emerging new opportunities and already in 2014 they began to develop changes to the EN 388 standard for hand protection.

In 2016, the new standard EN 388-2016 was approved and will be implemented in 2018.

The Standard approved the term "anti-shock gloves", they will be marked with the letter "P", and a test method is also presented.

it good example for Russian and foreign manufacturers operating in Russia how to quickly respond to changes in the PPE market.

We are confident that the PPE Association, as a self-regulatory organization, would support the initiative to amend the Russian hand protection standard.

We urge manufacturers to take the initiative in this matter.

Lev Shapiro, General Director of Uvex-SPR:

I consider anti-impact gloves to be a very promising means of protecting hands.

Uvex-Safety actively develops and introduces anti-impact gloves on the PPE market, at the end of 2017 we will present new models of anti-impact gloves on the Russian market.

We have added improved anti-slip properties to the new models of our anti-impact gloves, which is additionally important, since hand slipping and impact occur most often when the oil grip is unreliable.

Surprisingly and unfortunately, punches are not, according to Russian law, severe injuries, in contrast to the cut, puncture and mechanical impacts.

Hand strikes, as an injury, are possible in any production. I started my working career as an auto repair shop supervisor and have seen hundreds of times in my life how people injured their hands from a blow. Such an injury is very painful and dangerous, entails loss of ability to work.

A special assessment of working conditions should give a more accurate assessment of where such injuries are possible. And the employer must eliminate this risk or at least reduce it by using anti-shock gloves.

It is necessary to change the issuance norms and corporate standards for this new hand protection tool, otherwise the mass use of anti-shock gloves in Russian production will be difficult.

In addition to the norms, I would like to draw attention to the need for special care for this category of gloves - washing, cleaning. The thing is not disposable, requires careful handling, will be issued for at least a year.

Vladimir Nichikov, Manipula Specialist General Director:

Injury to the back of the hand is a common occurrence in the workplace. And any production. Whether it's oil and gas or confectionery. The latter also has warehouses, stackers. And these works are no less traumatic for hands than the work of a miner or a well driller.

Our company in 2014-2015 at the exhibition, BIOT offered to get acquainted with a whole series of shockproof gloves.

Then it was at the level of "very interesting - but the market does not need it now." But we continued to work on hand PPE data. By the end of 2017, we plan to introduce into the assortment and offer our consumers several models of anti-shock gloves with unique protective properties.

New PPE, made from expensive quality materials, can further instill a culture of using gloves in any work. This is good.

The efforts of the entire professional community are required so that an impact protection standard is developed and adopted, as is done in Europe and reflected in the EN 388-2016 standard.

It is necessary to take this risk into account when assessing the workplace, include it in the technical regulations and reflect, incl. in typical industry standards, if, of course, they remain by that time.

It requires the same meticulous and professional approach as in its time in the arc protection market.

Then the professional community and the market will quickly accept and appreciate such protection. Already accepted. Because it is convenient, reliable, efficient.

Inga Vasilyeva

Expert in the selection of protective equipment

Content:

Used in various types labor activity as mandatory personal protective equipment. Their functional purpose is to protect hands from mechanical damage, pollution and frostbite. Unlike, gloves have compartments for each finger, so working in them is much more convenient. Gloves are indispensable in everyday life: they will be needed for work in personal plot during cleaning and repair.

Types of protective gloves

The most affordable and common cotton gloves. They are used in cases where it is necessary to protect hands from calluses and friction, from dust, dirt and paints and varnishes. For better grip on smooth surfaces, a latex coating is often applied to the palm of the gloves.

They will become reliable protection against abrasion, SOPs and injuries. Since leather is a fairly strong, wear-resistant material, the protective properties of such products are much higher than that of cotton gloves, and their service life is also much longer. For the manufacture of leather gloves, pigskin is often used, as well as split layers of cattle skins.

PVC gloves - products with a fabric (or knitted) base and a coating of elastic plastisol. Coverage can be either absolute or partial. Gloves with partial pvc coated are used in conveyor production, mechanical assembly workshops, in agricultural work, in housing and communal services. Fully polymer-coated products are essential when working with gasoline and chemicals. How to use PPE and how many gloves are issued at the enterprise are determined by industry standards.

Produced by vulcanizing rubber compounds, they serve an important function in many work activities. So, work in electrical installations under voltage is unthinkable without rubber dielectric gloves. In the chemical industry, important protective agent are acid-alkali resistant gloves made of elastic rubber. You can not do without rubber gloves in medicine, food, fish processing industry.

Glove Selection Criteria

The first and most important criterion is the appointment. The employer should learn from industry or standard regulations about what types of gloves to provide workers. The document also indicates the number of pairs laid down for one year. For example, cotton gloves with low wear resistance are used as they wear out. are used in conditions of low temperatures and are seasonal PPE and are issued for several years. Medical rubber gloves must be disposed of after the first procedure carried out in them.

For gardening or doing repair work in your own home, it is enough to purchase cotton gloves with a embossed latex coating on the palm. They are well breathable, hands do not sweat all day in them. But rubber gloves should only be worn during work that requires special hand protection. For example, when working in water. You can’t stay in them all day, because they don’t let air through at all. Working with toxic chemicals and petroleum products requires special hand protection - here you will need products with oil-petrol-resistant impregnation. Bakers and cooks wear gloves with a heat-resistant lining inside.

The second selection criterion is size matching. It is necessary to choose gloves with the most comfortable length. In addition, there are Russian and international labeling of products by size. Russian sizes (from 6 to 12) differ in the only parameter - the width of the palm at the level of the knuckles. When taking measurements, you need to clench your hand into a fist. International markings are presented in alphabetical format (X, L, S, XL, etc.), and palm width is specified in inches.

There are also such selection criteria as touch and comfort. They also need to be considered when choosing gloves.

How to use protective gloves

Carrying out this or that type of work, you should have a spare pair of gloves with you. The damaged pair must be disposed of.

Gloves are personal protective equipment. To avoid infectious diseases skin of the hands, do not use other people's work gloves. Turn inside out, wash and dry each glove regularly.

The MNKP Labor Protection LLC company offers to buy gloves to protect hands from external influences. The page contains products for construction works, manufacturing and other areas.

Gloves - personal protective equipment for hands

Durable gloves for hand protection are common in various fields, since 40% of injuries are statistically related to this part of the body. Usage special means helps to protect the skin from various damages. There are 5 main reasons why you should buy gloves

1. Damage by sharp objects, cuts and scratches are excluded.
2. The hand does not sweat during the work, so the tool will not slip out, calluses will not appear and the wrists are less tired during prolonged loads.
3. The palms will not get dirty in dirt, paint, fuel oil and skin irritation will not appear.
4. Burns from touching heated equipment, sparks or molten particles are excluded.
5. When working in the cold season, hand protection means (gloves) protect the skin of the hands from exposure to wind, frost and moisture.

Varieties

Personal protective equipment for hands is one of the main safety requirements for various work. For production, special materials are used, in accordance with which the purpose is determined. Our website features the following types:

• winter - soft, provide effective protection against low temperatures;
• latex - suitable for cleaning, washing and other work;
• oil and petrol resistant - exclude the effect of oil, gasoline and other technical fluids on the skin;
• nylon - seamless, used for work where finger sensitivity is required;
• neoprene - resistant to aggressive environments, elastic, retain heat;
• for protection against elevated temperatures;
• to protect against scratches and cuts;
• for precision work - they have an antistatic property, tightly fit the hand;
• universal PVC;
• with nitrile coating;
• knitted and cotton;
• cut-resistant with dense PVC coating;
• work mittens and gloves.

All work gloves are conditionally divided into two categories - universal and special. The first option is for different types works, the second one is distinguished by increased reliability and is used for certain purposes. Before buying, it is recommended to determine the necessary properties and characteristics.

Requirements

General requirements for technical gloves include compliance with the declared characteristics. MNKP Labor Protection LLC sells products from high-quality materials, manufactured according to current standards.

Useful advice: To increase the service life of gloves and comfortable work, do not forget to clean them from dirt. It is recommended to replace the protective equipment with new ones in a timely manner if they are worn out or seriously damaged.

The gloves shown on this page comply with the EN 420:2003 standard. They provide the highest degree of protection in the conditions for which they are intended. Models for highly specialized work undergo additional tests in accordance with the regulations.

If you have any questions or need help choosing, please call or email. The company's specialists will provide detailed advice. We work with individual entrepreneurs and legal entities. It is possible to manufacture products in a corporate style and apply a company logo. Delivery in Moscow on our own transport, we also cooperate with PEK, Business Lines, Ratek.