In electrical job scopes,PPE ( personal protection equipment ) is a one of important thing when perform a tasks to avoid an electric shock.It can cause the serious fatal and injury even death.
This time i want share some information how to selecting an electric glove size correctly.It important because when we perform an electrical task,we need a comfort glove to handle electrical equipment or device correctly.
If gloves size is too small it can cause a uncomfortable and cause hand fatigue or injured.when you select hand protection that is too large, a gloves getting caught into moving parts of machinery or snagged on jagged edges. A glove that is too loose also can cause uncomfortable when perform a task.
How to get the correct size for electric glove?
1) First you must measure around the hand with measuring tape.Selected your dominant hand.The dominant hand will be the right if you are right-handed and left if you are left-handed.
2) Use a imperial unit ( inch ).You can relate the inch measurement of your hand directly to the numerical size listed for the glove.For example,if the measurement taken is 10 inches, then you would select a size 10 or L of gloves.
3) If the gloves come in letters sizes such as S, M, L, XS and XL these can be easily translated to a numerical size for selection.
XS = 7 inch
S = 7 1/2 inch to 8 inch
M = 8 1/2 inch to 9 inch
L = 9 1/2 inch to 10 inch
XL = 10 1/2 inch to 11 inch
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