Polyco Volcano Heavyweight Kevlar Heat Resistant Gloves 7564

Polyco Volcano Heavyweight Kevlar Heat Resistant Gloves protect the user's hands against convective and contact heat, meaning your hands stay safe when surrounded and when in direct contact with serious heat. Ideal for blacksmiths, foundry workers and heat-treatment applications, Polyco 7564 Kevlar Heat Gloves are available in 32cm and 58cm variations to prevent molten and other harmful forms of splashing damaging the wrist and lower forearm.

What's Included?

• 1 x Pair of Safety Gloves

Sizing Information for Polyco Volcano Gloves

Polyco Volcano Heat Safe Gloves come in a single size with a choice of two different cuff lengths available. Depending on your application and environment, you can choose between a cuff that is either 32cm or 58cm in length.

Protection Ratings and Safety Standards for Polyco Volcano Heat Safe Gloves

EN 388

• EN 388: 2X41C

EN 388 is a European regulation governing the sale of gloves used for safety and protection. It determines the gloves' performance when used for protection against mechanical machinery by measuring the fabric's abrasion, cut, tear and puncture resistance.

EN 407

• EN 407: 43432X

EN 407 is a European safety regulation governing the sale of gloves and garments that are resistant to any number of fire, heat and molten related hazards. Please view the table below to find out more:

Key Features and Benefits

• Incredible 350°C contact-heat resistance
• Allows for the safe handling of seriously hot material
• Level 4 burning resistance ensures gloves don't promote further ignition if they catch fire
• Range of EN 388 mechanical protections protect the hand from bumps and scrapes
• Available with either 32cm or 58cm cuff lengths for protection against splashing
• Kevlar foundation fabric guards the hand against cuts, abrasions and tearing

Suitable Applications and Environments for Polyco Volcano Heat Gloves

Please view the list below to see which professions and environments suit the unique heat protective qualities of Polyco Volcano Heat Safe Gloves:

• Blacksmiths
• Builders
• Construction
• Engineering
• Foundry Workers
• Glass Handling
• Handling Sharp Objects
• Heat Treatment
• Machine Operation
• Maintenance
• Mechanics and Automotive Professionals
• Sheet Metal Handling
• Woodworking

Incredible Contact Heat Resistance

Polyco Volcano Safety Gloves protect the hands when handling material up to an incredible 350°C for fifteen seconds. This amazing protection allows the user to handle, transfer, remove and inspect heated parts, material, products, tools and instruments without worrying about burns and scalding.

Vital Convective Heat Protection

Convective heat protection is an often overlooked safeguard that prevents the transfer of heat from a direct flame. The woven heat-resistant fibres used to construct Polyco Volcano Safety Gloves protect the hand in the event that they come into contact with fire, meaning the hand can be encased in flame for an incredible 18 seconds before heat is transferred onto the glove.

What Tasks Can Polyco Volcano Gloves Assist With?

• Transferring heated material from a furnace
• Direct blacksmithing and welding
• Mechanical or automotive inspection and alteration of engine parts
• Inspecting heated material in kilns
• Lifting material out through direct flame contact
• Preventing small splashes of molten metal

Innovative Kevlar Foundation Fabric

Kevlar is a synthetic material manufactured by DuPont using a tightly woven collection of aramid fibres that are spun until the bond formed between them is too tight to separate. Kevlar is used in the manufacture of cut-resistant clothing and gloves because the lack of gaps between the fibres means a blade cannot easily pierce or puncture it.

Flexible and Dexterous Knit Wrist Cuff

Available in two different length variations, Polyco Volcano Safety Gloves not only protect your hands, but  your wrists and lower forearm too. This is vital when handling heated material, as scalding and burns often occur when rubbing against or brushing into seriously hot material.

Additional Documentation and Safety Information

• Conformity Statement
• User Data Sheet

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.