Posted By Delwynne Yes, frequently (in answer to your 'has anybody else' question). I also regularly have to convince people who have been working without gloves for the last fourty years that they should wear them for the year or two before they retire. Although it can become time consuming I have found that taking the time to understand why individuals don't like the gloves and attempting to find solutions for individuals works best. Having approached two or three you're likely to find that they all say the same thing and one solution will suit most of them. Have you tried asking your PPE supplier to bring in a selection of appropriate gloves and allowing them to choose? If they choose them they can't complain about them!

Posted By Tyler During my time as a bricklayer (a good few years ago now!!) I always used to wear (and many of my colleagues also wore) washing up gloves (marigolds). These allow the malleability and the flexibility req'd to lay bricks and are water proof (thus acting as a barries to the mortar and cement). A couple of warnings. The gloves need to be removed at regular intervals (tea breaks) to allow the hands to breathe and not develop dermatitis And, don't wear Pink ones as you get a lot of stick!! One draw back is that they are prone to damage fairly easily but anything more durable restricts the flexibility required and as such brickies will not wear them. In short, by years of trial and error most of my bricky pals and I wore Marigolds! Worth a try me thinks?? Tyler

Posted By Jonathan Breeze Liam, You can now purchase black toughhend Marigolds for this sort of thing from most reputable PPE suppliers. They're a bit more durable & colour ceases to be an issue. I would endorse what has been said about glove hygiene and dermatitis isses though.

Posted By Pete Moran Many construction operatives are reluctant to wear gloves as frequently they are supplied with the cheapest, most uncomfortable kind that can be sourced with no thought as to how they will perform. I have recently come across some very good gloves manufactured by Showa....they are very grippy, close fitting and available with a breathable or impervious back....brilliant!....now comes the part where you have to convince other people to spend £6 a pair instead of 65p!! As will all glove wearing , it is always essential to wash the hands prior to drinking,eating or smoking.

Posted By Liam Mc Conalogue Cheers everyone- there have been a lot of suggestions put through. The one I have got the guys to go with is bringing on-site a PPE supplier who then lets the operatives see whats on offer regarding hand protection. Many Thanks, Liam