Ansell ActivArmr 78-102 Food-Safe Thermal Gloves

Manufactured with food handling tasks in mind, the Ansell ActivArmr 78-102 Food-Safe Thermal Gloves are a top-choice for protection in cold environments and for minimising cross contamination. The seamless thermal acrylic liner offers both warmth and comfort, and can be easily worn underneath another pair of gloves for additional security. With an ambidextrous design and knit-wrist cuff, these easy-wear gloves offer elevated safety when working in the food processing industry.

What's Included?

• 1x Pair of Gloves

Which Size Thermal Gloves Should I Wear?

The ActivArmr Thermal Gloves are available in multiple sizes, making it easy to find your perfect fit. To discover the size that's right for you, start by measuring the length of your hand and the circumference of your palm (as seen below).

Once you have these measurements, find the size with the best fit for your hand on the table below.

Who Are the Food-Safe Gloves For?

The Ansell Thermal Gloves are ideal for a range of applications, particularly for tasks in the food processing industry. They are a top choice of gloves for any food processing task which involves direct contact with food. Uses for these gloves include (but are not limited to):

• Cleaning and removing inedible parts of foodstuffs
• Fermentation and pasteurization processes
• Refrigerating or freezing foods
• Vacuum packaging foodstuffs
• Canning or drying foods
• Food handling
• Food preparation
• Cold storage tasks
• Outdoor winter use
• Use as an under-glove for extra warmth and protection

How Can the Thermal Gloves Keep My Hands Safe?

The thermal gloves are ideal for use in cold environments and in food processing tasks. The food-safe design allows secure handling and processing of foodstuffs, while the thermal acrylic liner works to keep your hands warm in cold or outdoor winter environments without impacting flexibility or dexterity. You can also easily wear these gloves underneath another pair for extra protection and warmth. 

Testing to European Standards

EN388: Mechanical Resistance

• EN388: 113XB

EN511: Resistance to Cold

• EN511: 010

Food Safety

These gloves meet the EC-regulation 1935/2004 and EC-regulation 2023/2006 related to Good Manufacturing Practises (GMP) for materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.

Features and Benefits of the VersaTouch 78-102 Gloves

• 13-gauge knitted gloves for food handling and work in cold environments
• Thermal acrylic liner offers insulation against the cold
• Level 1 contact cold resistance keeps hands warm when handling materials as cold as -10°C
• Ambidextrous design for versatile usage
• Knit-wrist cuff for comfortable wear and reducing glove slippage
• Latex-free construction minimises the risk of a Type I skin allergy
• Available in a range of sizes
• Suitable for a variety of food handling and processing applications
• Good level of tear resistance for durability and protection in low-risk environments

What Are the Thermal Gloves Made From?

• Acrylic

Documentation for the ActivArmr 78-102 Gloves

• Declaration of Conformity
• Food Declaration of Conformity
• Instructions for use

Delivery

This item will be dispatched by Royal Mail, DPD courier or UPS courier.

The estimated delivery time for this item is usually 1-3 working days when ordered before 14:00, Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays).

UK Delivery Charges

Certain orders delivered to the UK are subject to a delivery charge; refer to the table below for more information. Please note that all values are listed exclusive of VAT.

What is EN 388?

You might have noticed that this product adheres to EN standard EN 388. EN standards ensure that the product you are buying meets the safety standards of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the highest standards organisation recognised by and working on behalf of the European Union. To pass any EN standard, a PPE product must undergo some of the most rigorous safety tests around.

There are many EN standards that our gloves adhere to. However, the EN standard that we’re concerned about here is EN 388. EN 388 stands for Mechanical Resistance, and informs you of your gloves' resistance to abrasion, cuts, tears and punctures.

How Do I Read the EN 388 Score?

Simply speaking, the higher the score that this product achieves, the better the product will be at resisting that hazard. Products will score between Level 0 and Level 4 for abrasion, tears and punctures, and if they weren’t tested for that hazard you will see N/A written instead of a number.

Cuts are a little different and, with the EN 388 standard rewritten in 2016, it means that gloves will either be tested to cut resistance or ISO cut resistance (sometimes called TDM cut resistance). Gloves tested to cut resistance will score between Level 0 and Level 5, and gloves tested to ISO cut resistance will achieve a score between Level A and Level F with the higher letter offering better cut protection.

Where Can I Find Out More?

This is just a brief overview of EN standard EN 388 so you know where you are standing. For further information, you can see the Introductory EN 388 Blog in our Knowledge Centre.