Posted By Martin Taylor Hi everybody. we operate a hot melt glue process involving the application of glue to a plastic substrate by gun. Although the vast majority of cases are done safely we do occasionally get glue burns. Historically I have been concerned about providing gloves for operators being concerned that if glue were to get through the glove it would be held in contact with the skin for longer and worsen the burn. However as we do not seem to be able to eliminate this issue I am now minded to reconsider gloves. The other factor to consider is that the current job requires considerable dexterity - application of screws and components - so some of the obvious protective gloves are unsuitable. Do any of you have similar processes and have you identified suitable gloves to meet the combined requirements of glue protection and dexterity. thanks Martin

Posted By Martin Taylor thanks for the thoughts Paul - I am minded that the close knit type opf gloves probably will give some protection - am planning some trials - but would find it very useful if somebody already does it and can vouch that there is no increased risk of burn from increased contact time. As you say the rubber type gloves are simply not suitable for dexterity thanks again Martin