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Hi All,
I have heard of the use of mesh gloves with butcheries but has anyone heard of them being used in less substantial cutting food prep areas such as cafes or bakerys? I really do not see the need personally and there seems to be non existant guidance from the HSE on this subject, so just wondered if anyone else had introduced them within their own resepective food prep areas?
Many thanks as always for all help received.
Paul
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Do you mean chain mail gloves?
These are used to protect against cuts from knives and the like. Alternatives based on synthetic materials exist such as Spectra which are more comfortable and more water resistant. In my last place staff who were preparing food samples for testing used them.
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Yes, exactly that Chain Mail gloves
kind regards
Paul
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Chain Mail gloves are used by professionals that use a sharp knife all day long, For a little cafes or bakeries its a bit of overkill. To be honest if you cannot trust a worker who might use a sharp knife occasionally then they should not be in that job. Asking them to put a chain mail glove on is like asking them to wear a suit of armour incase they get impaled on something!
Edited by user 02 December 2016 18:46:55(UTC)
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Don't go there without thinking through the HACCP implications. Chain mail gloves handling raw ingredients (primal cuts of meat) are one thing but handling finished goods is quite another. They are likely to harbour assorted pathogenic materials so could have a major food safety downside. And why use them? The use of gloves is for the non-knife hand in case the knife slips, typically due to excessive exertion. Away from boning-out and the like, is there really a likelihood of loss of control? At least if the basics of sharpness and knife control are in place.
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Industrial butchers, who are cutting up slabs of meat all day long, can and do lose concentration. As we all do at work. Some even wear a mesh belly band. Warning : beware of losing gloves during pike fishing season. Merv
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Originally Posted by: Merv  Industrial butchers, who are cutting up slabs of meat all day long, can and do lose concentration. As we all do at work. Some even wear a mesh belly band. Warning : beware of losing gloves during pike fishing season. Merv
Any good for shark fishin' :-)
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