Posted By Simon Wakeham You are right in your statement about them offering little or no extra protection. One of the major vibrating tool manufacturers actually stated on a training course that they can make things worse. The reason being is that they are very thick and the operator then grips the machine harder, with the result being more vibration is transferred to them. I would foucs on good management, and trying to either reduce exposure times, or talking to you machine manufacturers and seeing if they have anti vibration handles or other controls such as this which are more effective.

Posted By FJ I totally agree with the above. There are alot of cowboys out there touting for business-please ask us on the forum for advice before spending loads... So called "anti-vibration gloves" have very limited benefits- many only work over a small frequency range or require extra grip so making things worse. Cheap, bulk-standard "woolie mits" are far better IF used in conjunction with a management plan

Posted By I H I have a glove that measures the vibration levels as people use different tools and alerts the use as they approach various thresholds. A sort of vibration dose meter. You need to really look at the tool and duration of exposure rather than PPE.

Posted By bigwhistle Where do they sell this magic glove it sounds too good to be true.

Posted By Jonathan Sandler CMIOSH Compensation claims are up due to HAVS, golves are waste of time. If user has HAVS why use gloves after the horse has bolted?

Posted By I H For those interested in the Magic Glove, its a prototype, which is quite neat. I don't know what detail people want, but it is claimed to measure in accourdance with the BS so far as practicable and does a tri axis measurement. Its not entirely to the BS, but it measures the vibration at the point of use. Change tool and the equipment is still monitoring the dose so you can keep changing tool and hey presto, light comes on when you have over dosed. Bit difficult to use after switching on, time issues, but the principal is good. Next generation is data logging so you can prove exposure for every employee, so long as they wear the kit. Battery pack on a belt and a few ub-obtusive wires to the glove. Very cheap compared to carrying out vibration studies. Cant tell you much more, various issues as the kit is not ready for the market yet. Those who have shown an interest, I'll email you directly if the guy is ok, maybe set up a secondary trial if you are lucky. IH

Posted By Trevor Muddimer There is a related debate at: www.iosh.co.uk/index.cfm...iew&Forum=1&Thread=17815

Posted By Frank Hallett And the keyboard! Frank Hallett

Posted By steven bentham Richard Another management solution you may have missed is to try redesign the work to require less 'hand-tool work'. Spend a day with the guys with any type of gloves on, in the cold, with hand tools and I am sure your managers will come up with alternatives!

Posted By John Lewis We do a great deal of hand polishing and i am presently looking for an improved glove for our polishers to use. As somebody has already said, the front runner at the moment is a simple kinitted cotton glove on both user approval and life span. A kevlar/leather mix glove lasted a long, long time but as has been mentioned some users found it to be too thick resulting in them holding it a lot tighter. The polishing mops we use are usually about 300mm diameter and run at about 3000rpm. I am told that a much larger mop, maybe 1000mm diameter, running much slower gets as good a finish and is less likely to snag the user. Does anyone know where I can get such a mop and the corresponding spindle? Best Regards John