HEXARMOR Hercules R8E 3180  Needle Stick Resistant GLOVES

The HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Needle Stick Resistant Gloves are heavy duty, needle stick resistant safety gauntlet gloves which also provide the highest blade cut resistance available on the market to protect against sharp metals, wires, woods and glass.

The HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Needle Stick Resistant Gloves are a BIAZA recognized product as being 'best practice' for animal handling. These gloves are suitable for large animal handling, zoo animal handling and venomous snake handling, amongst others.

Due to the design of the HexArmor Hercules R8E3180 Needle Stick Resistant Gloves these gloves provide optimal protection against cut hazards to the hand, fingers and wrists by layering SuperFabric branded materials and coating in a specialist silicon gripping surface on the palm.

As well as being extremely blade cut resistant the HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Cut Resistant Gloves are incredibly abrasion resistant and also feature optimal grip. The Hercules R8E 3180 Gloves are often used in waste management and utility industries and also used by the emergency services and local authorities, plus zoo keepers and other animal handling activities.

The Hercules R8E 3180 Gloves have blade cut protective zones on the front, back and sides and sides of fingers, giving a fully cut resistant glove solution, not to mention the extended cuff to protect wrists.

HexArmor branded gloves made by Polyco offer the highest quality products and are one of the leaders in safety glove technology and innovation. Their quality control is of the highest standard, products being subject to some of the most rigorous quality assurance regimes in the glove industry.

APPLICATIONS OF THE HEXARMOR HERCULES R8E 3180 NEEDLE STICK RESISTANT GLOVES

The HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Gloves are heavy duty safety gloves with full needle hazard protection on the entire glove. The gloves protect against cut hazards to the highest level, and protect against abrasion hazards to a good standard. The HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Gloves are used in various industries for a number of different tasks, some of these industries include:

• Waste Management 

• Needlestick handling

• Medical/Vet

• Local authorities

• Emergency services

• Utility

• Prisons

• Customs Officers

• Military

• Law enforcement

• Animal handling/vets/zoology

• Wastewater/sewage treatment

• Laundry and linen handling

• hospital waste handling

• Waste/recycle sorting

MAIN FEATURES OF THE Hexarmor Hercules R8E 3180 Needle Stick RESISTANT GLOVES

The Materials 

The HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Needle Stick Resistant Gloves high level of cut resistance is achieved by specific layering of 'SuperFabric' branded material which is a breathable, durable and lightweight fabric. Each layer of SuperFabric is reinforced with an overlay of tiny armour plates which makes it strong yet also flexible. By design, the Hercules R8E 3180 is comfortable and provides high level of grip and high level of dexterity. 

Grip 

The gloves boast a specialised silicon gripping surface on the palm for optimum grip capabilities.

Animal Handling

The Hercules R8E 3180 Gloves are effectively used in animal welfare and zoology for handling all types of snakes,lizards,small stingrays, crocodilians, small sharks,seals and sea lions, primates, birds, cats, dogs and rodents. These gloves are stipulated as requirement by many local authorities recognized by many local Dangerous Wild Animal licenses.

Through the use of these gloves handlers feel less at risk and less tense when handling the animals. Tension in handlers can transmit to the animals, making them stressed. Through the use of these gloves the animals stay calmer and less stressed when being handled.

Testing 

The HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Needle Stick Resistant Gloves are EN388 Certified, scoring a 4502 in testing. See below for a breakdown of this testing.

The HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 are highly needle stick resistant and have the benefit of being a single glove solution with no need to wear an inner or outer layer (unless desired). Protection zones against cut, abrasion and punctures feature on the whole of the glove and gauntlet wrist protection. These gloves have not only been tested to EN38 mechanical standards, but have also been tested for needle stick resistance with a 25 gauge hypodermic needle, ensuring their protection against sharps.

Conditions - The HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Gloves are suitable for use in either indoor or outdoor working environments. Suitable for cold weather in wet or dry conditions, in either dirty of clean use.

Care Instructions

Before being used the HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Gloves may be a little less flexible than they should be, to change this please follow these instructions.

• Wash the gloves in a washing machine cycle at 30°C and add a little fabric softener
• Repeat this process
• Leave the gloves to dry at room temperature — this should take approximately one day
• The gloves should now be softer and give greater dexterity

The gloves should become more and more flexible as you use them. It is a good idea to wash the gloves periodically — always wash the gloves in the manner described above.

Specifications

• EN388 Rating 4502
• Cut hazard protection on the palm, back of glove, fingers, thumb and elongated wrist and forearm guard
• The life of the gloves is difficult to estimate, it depends completely on application and responsibility of the user
• When stored gloves will not suffer in mechanical properties for up to five years from the date of manufacture
• Gloves should be stored in dry conditions
• Comes in four size options (sizing options and advice are below)
• Silicon grip coating
• Highest cut  resistance

SIZING INFORMATION

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In order to select the correct size of safety glove, simply measure across your palm at the point indicated in the picture. Then compare your measurement with the chart below to ensure that you select the correct size of glove for your hand. We would recommend using a tape measure or ruler to get the right measurement. Our measurements are based on centimetres. Where your measurement falls on the boundary of two sizes, we would recommend selecting the larger of the two sizes for a comfortable fit. However, if you would specifically like your gloves to be a closer fit, perhaps for work that requires fine movements, select the smaller of the two sizes.

Safety

Please note - This product should not be used with moving or serrated blades.

Please note - The information about this product is intended to assist the wearer in selection of personal protective equipment. The results of physical tests should also help in glove selection. However it must be understood that actual conditions of use cannot be simulated and it is the responsibility of the user, not the manufacturer or seller to determine glove suitability for the intended use. 

Documentation for the HexArmor Hercules R8E 3180 Needle Stick Resistant Gloves

Conformity Statement	Instructions for Use

Delivery

This item will be dispatched by 1st Class 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).

However, during the Coronavirus crisis, please note that our dispatch times are extended due to unprecedented demand for our products. Please allow an additional 5 working days for dispatch of your order. 

Our team are working hard to process orders as quickly as possible. We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during this challenging time.

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.