Why are Work Gloves Important?

Work gloves are one of the most important pieces of personal protective equipment that cover the hands from wrist to fingers and provide protection. Work gloves are intended to protect the user's hands and fingers from preventable injuries such as cuts, irritations, splinters, burns. Gloves can be preferred depending on the working environment and the needs of the user. Work gloves are also known as protective gloves or safety gloves.

Work gloves can be made of natural and synthetic materials such as fabric, leather, latex, nitrile and vinyl. Gloves protect users against injuries due to cuts, friction, splinters, punctures, abrasions, harmful biological and chemical contacts or infectious diseases. Beyond that, gloves provide comfort to users.

Work gloves; are preferred by a wide range of occupational groups such as doctors, health workers, butchers, lumberjacks, bakers, firefighters, construction workers, sportsmen, fishermen, welders, chemical and pharmaceutical processors, cooks, gardeners, machine operators and more.

There are many different types of work gloves because of the different hazards and conditions faced by different professionals. The nature of the work performed determines what type of glove a professional needs.Although the level and quality of protection of work gloves varies, the basic characteristics can be as follows:

- Excellent grip
- Suitable for working in wet and dry conditions
- Flexibility without limiting hand movements
- Breathable fabric
- Limiting the use of materials that cause skin disorders
- Resistance to abrasion and tearing

Work gloves with such features can be preferred in warehousing, supply chain, maritime, white goods manufacturing, light assembly work and general transport operations. However, in workplaces with more specialised conditions and in working environments where high-risk chemicals are contacted, gloves with a high level of protection should be preferred. For example, electrician insulated gloves, which electricians should prefer, are designed to protect the safety and health of users by disabling the electric current.

As a result, the first thing you should pay attention to when choosing work gloves is your needs. Choosing work gloves with the features required by the area of use protects your hands and therefore your health. If you need a work glove for low-risk projects, it is often enough to have the basic features mentioned above.

Beybi Plastik has been operating in the field of personal protective work safety gloves, production and sales of examination gloves, sterile surgical gloves and medical consumables sales and marketing since its establishment in 1949.