Blackrock 5401000 PU-Coated Decorators Gloves

Painting and decorating often involves the use of your fine motor skills, and requires a good level of flexibility and dexterity. As such, when you're using gloves to protect your hands, it's important that you choose a pair that are as unobtrusive as possible. The Blackrock 5401000 Painter's Lightweight Gripper Gloves have a lightweight design, and a PU coating to enhance grip during use.

What's Included?

• 1x Pair of Gloves

SIZING INFORMATION FOR THE PAINTERS GLOVES

The Blackrock Decorators Gloves are supplied in a Large/Extra Large size. This is approximately a size 9 - 10 in glove sizes, which is designed to suit most adult users. The hand measurements suitable for size 9 and size 10 gloves are listed below. Use this as a guide to see if these gloves are an appropriate fit below.

The measurements you will need include the length of the hand and the circumference of the palm at the knuckle (see example below).

WHO CAN USE THESE LIGHTWEIGHT GLOVES

As the Lightweight Gripper Gloves have been designed specifically for painters, they are suitable for a small range of applications in the decorating and design industry. Suitable uses of these gloves include:

• Decorating
• Wall and interior painting
• Light-duty DIY
• Furniture restoration

Testing to European Standards

EN388: Mechanical Resistance

• EN388: 2121X

Key Features and Benefits

• Pair of lightweight work gloves
• Designed for use by painters and decorators
• Suitable for use during precision handling tasks
• Breathable fabric for enhanced comfort
• Lightweight design helps to prevent hand and arm fatigue
• PU-coated palms and fingers provide improved grip and dexterity
• Elasticated wrist offers a snug fit and reduces risk of glove slippage
• Supplied in a universal size to fit most users

Materials

• Liner: Polyester
• Coating: Polyurethane (PU)

Additional DOcumentation

• Declaration of Conformity
• Technical Data

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.