How to judge a pair of qualified insulating gloves?

In the power and electrical industry, there are always dangerous, so the safety of related practitioners is an inevitable topic.

There are many labor protection products on the market, but insulated gloves are a kind of safety tool with a high frequency of use and a wide range of use. So the price of insulated gloves is uneven in the market. How can we judge a pair of qualified insulating gloves? Today, we will share three simple methods:

1.Judging by superficial observation

The main principle of insulating gloves is to use natural rubber itself for insulation with strong insulation and good flexibility. Insulating gloves which are made of high quality natural rubber can provide personal protection for workers working in live environment. 

When buying insulating gloves, you must check them from the front and back, especially whether there are punctures or scratches between fingertips and fingers, and whether cracks caused by aging and breakage will affect the insulation performance of insulating gloves. It can’t be used if it is broken, because it endangers life.

2.Judging by inflation

Just like a balloon, tiny cracks are hard to spot with the naked eye, after it is inflated, we can see whether there is a leak or damage. The same goes for insulating gloves.

Before wearing the insulated gloves, you can blow into the gloves first,  after the fingers, palms and cuffs of the entire insulated glove are fully inflated, then pinch the outlet with your hands. Now you can check whether the gloves have leakage and shrinkage. If any air leakage occurs, do not continue to use the gloves.

3.Judging by filling with water

The fingertips of insulated gloves are the most vulnerable to scratches and small cracks. In this case, it is often difficult to determine accurately with the aeration method, because the gas leaking from the cracks is difficult to observe with the naked eye, which requires the irrigation method to test. 

When there are small cracks in the insulated gloves, after filling them with water, the water will drip down along the fine lines, which is convenient for us to observe and find the damaged place.

In general, imported insulated gloves made of natural rubber are better in terms of insulation performance, flexibility, elasticity, etc., and at the same time, they are more resistant to wear and corrosion. Therefore, if you want a pair of insulating gloves which are more safer, reliable and cost-effective, you should choose to use imported rubber materials.  Shanghai C&G Safety Company have this kind of the insulating gloves. It is suitable for electric power and electrical equipment to be worn during live working to prevent direct contact with live objects by hands to avoid electric shock. The operating voltage is as high as 36KV. The product has passed the test standard of the national standard GB/T 17622-2008 "Insulating gloves for live working"; it complies with the European standard EN60903 "Gloves for live working with insulating materials"; and it has passed the American standard ASTM D120 standard.