Overview
A high performance fibre liner built for handling sharp edges, sheet metal and glass. The coating on the palm carries the grip; the liner carries the cut resistance. Both are needed — a glove that grips but cuts through is worse than useless.
Construction
- High performance polyethylene blend liner
- Coated palm for grip on dry and oily parts
- Knitted wrist with elastic
- Colour coded by size on the cuff band
Where it fits
Sheet metal, glass handling, blade-adjacent assembly and demolition. Cut level is the specification that matters: state the hazard and the required EN 388 cut score at order stage, because the liner and the test level both change with it.
Cut level is a number you have to state, and puncture is a different test
Cut resistance is expressed as a level in a test that draws a blade across the material at a controlled force. Puncture resistance is a separate test with a separate result, so a glove that stops a blade can still let a needle or a wire through. The liner carries the cut performance and the coating carries the grip, which means a change of coating should not be read as a change of cut level. State the level your risk assessment requires and the glove is selected against it, rather than against the phrase cut resistant.
What to confirm before ordering
- The hazard, not the product name: Cut, abrasion, tear, puncture, chemical and heat are separate tests. Naming the hazard is what lets the right test result be supplied.
- The level your risk assessment requires: For cut, that is the cut level letter or number. Without it a glove is chosen by feel and then justified afterwards.
- Grip surface: Dry, oily or wet parts change which coating is correct.
- Size run and cuff length: A glove that is too long at the cuff catches; too short and it gaps at the wrist.
- Any food-contact or medical requirement: Those are separate approvals with their own documentation.
Compliance note
Glove performance is a row of test results, not a single rating. Abrasion, cut, tear and puncture are separate tests on separate scales, and a glove that scores well on one can score poorly on another. A performance row is not printed on this page because it belongs to a specific test report for a specific article. State the hazard and the level your risk assessment requires, and the corresponding test report is supplied with the order; that report is what a safety auditor will accept in place of a claim on a website.
Related formats
For closely related builds see Nitrile Coated Work Gloves and Leather & Welding Gloves. The full category is at Safety Gloves.
Samples and lead time
Sample pieces are supplied before a bulk order so your team can check fit, finish and marking on the actual article. Standard lead time is 2–4 weeks from order confirmation.
