What are chainmail gloves and how to choose them?

Some professions are traumatic and require special protective gloves. In addition to Kevlar products, chain-mail gloves can also be seen on the market. Their degree of protection can vary depending on the size and thickness of the rings.

Metal chain-mail gloves are made of a material that must be resistant to mechanical stress. In this case, the material of manufacture can be different.

Such products consist of several layers of rings. This is how the manufacturer maximizes the degree of protection. The thicker the layer, the greater the load the steel model can withstand. Fiber optic material is often used, as well as stainless steel, Kevlar, etc.

It depends on how many protective layers there are in the structure, in which area the product will be used in the future. Simply put, the thicker the chain mail layer, the more efficiently the model can cope with the tasks assigned to it.

Kevlar products are characterized by a high degree of resistance to acids and alkalis. Such gloves are difficult to damage mechanically, they can withstand high temperatures. Artificial fiber does not burn, but only charred, and even then at 400 ° C.

Products are produced in different sizes, so everyone can choose the perfect option for themselves. You can determine the size of a particular pair by the color of the strap that is on the product. Any pair of chain mail gloves is double-sided, so you can swap them, turn them inside out.

Chain gloves have many benefits. In some areas of life, they have become an indispensable attribute. Additional fixing elements are provided in the product design. Gloves are famous for their excellent anatomical shape, so they do not slip off your hands. This is always a high level of hand protection, while chain mail gloves are easy to care for. On sale you can find five-toed and three-toed varieties.

Metallized stainless steel braided safety gloves are manufactured in accordance with existing standards. The degree of protection is determined by its resistance to punctures and cuts. There are five of them:

• 1st level - 200 g;
• 2nd level - 500 g;
• 3rd level - 1 kg;
• 4th level - 1 kg 500 g;
• 5th level - 3 kg 500 g.

I must say that medical products are much thinner than those used in industry... The explanation is simple. At the time of the operation, the surgeon needs full hand sensitivity. The small thickness of the chain mail will allow you to feel the instrument in your hand.

The product covers the palm well, does not slip off it. Due to the fact that the gloves are lightweight, hands do not get tired even after long-term use of gloves. Often, models intended for doctors are covered with an additional protective layer, for example, anti-slip.

Chainmail gloves are specially designed to protect hands from possible punctures and cuts when working in a wide variety of activities. For example, this attribute is actively used in poultry farms, in the automotive, food, paper, chemical and many other industries. After all, it is there that an employee in the process of his work can easily injure his hands.

This is an integral part of the work clothes of a boner, butcher. To keep your hands safe and sound, chain mail gloves are essential for cutting and cutting meat. The three-fingered product is used when working on machines with wood, in the paper and textile industries. It is also an indispensable assistant to the surgeon, which protects the hands from infection, and not just from damage to the skin.

There are not very many enterprises in the production of surgical chainmail gloves. On the territory of our country, such products are produced by Diaklon CJSC... In the global market, you can find products from the UK from Ansell... German manufacturer's models are in high demand Heilemann.

When choosing chain mail gloves, you should rely primarily on the size:

• a brown strap indicates a palm girth of 14-15 centimeters, a green one - 16-18 cm;
• for those who have a palm in the girth of 19-21 centimeters, it is worth choosing gloves with a white strap, for those who have 22-23 cm - with a red one;
• the glove with a blue belt is even larger in the girth of the palm, it is 24-26 centimeters;
• yellow belt means 27-28 cm in girth, and dark green - 29-30 cm.

You can watch the testing of the chainmail glove in the next video.