Today we’ll talk about what are chain gloves, how and where they are used. In addition, information will be provided on which materials this attribute is made of, and protection levels will be classified.
Where are used?
Chain gloves are designed specifically to protect hands from possible punctures and cuts in a variety of fields. For example, this attribute is actively used in poultry farms, in the automotive, food, paper, chemical and many other industries. Indeed, it is in these areas that an employee in the course of his work can easily injure or severely cut his hands.
It is also worth noting that chain mail gloves are no less popular production gloves. This is due to the fact that during the operation, a specialist doctor can easily injure himself with various tools, with the help of which he is directly involved. In this case, chainmail surgical gloves are designed to protect medical personnel from possible infection by any infection that could enter the body of a hospital employee as a result of an accidental puncture or cut of the hands. By the way, after the invention of such a medical attribute around the world, the mortality rate of surgeons associated with the infection of many life-threatening diseases has significantly decreased.
What are they made of?
Chain gloves are made of material that is resistant to punctures and cuts. As a rule, such a special barrier layer is placed between the skin of the hands and the immediate surface of the glove. The material from which these attributes are made can be different. As a rule, they consist of or several layers, significantly enhancing protection against possible cuts. Among these coatings, one can especially single out heavy-duty polymer fabrics, fiber-optic material, as well as stainless steel. But often chain mail gloves are made from Kevlar and spectrum.
It should also be noted that the size of the protective layer of such elements of professional clothing depends on where they will be used in the future. In other words, the thicker the chain-mail gloves, the more efficiently they cope with their immediate task.
Properties and protection levels
It is worth noting that in protective medical gloves the protective layer is much thinner than in industrial ones. And this is due to the fact that during a surgical operation it is extremely important to maintain a high level of sensitivity of the hands. At the same time, gloves should completely fit your fingers and palms without slipping off. The doctor, putting them on, is obliged to feel any medical instrument, as well as hold it tightly. Due to the fact that this attribute is not heavy, the hands in it do not get tired for a very long time. Quite often, medical gloves are covered with additional protective layers (for example, anti-slip, protecting from needle pricks, etc.).
Currently, there are certain standards for the stability of certain materials to punctures and cuts. In this classification, there are exactly 5 levels of protection:
- 1st level> 200 g;
- 2nd level> 500 g;
- 3rd level> 1000 g;
- 4th level> 1500 g;
- Level 5> 3500 g.