Mapa Vital 177 Chemical-Resistant Food Use Blue Gauntlet Gloves

The Mapa Vital 177 Chemical-Resistant Food Use Blue Gauntlet Gloves combine chemical and food protection to make them well suited to industrial cleaning tasks within the food manufacturing and processing industries. The gloves are dexterous and grippy, helping to improve safety and productivity.

Why Buy the Vital 177 Chemical-Resistant Gloves?

• Chemical Resistance: Offers resistance to a wide range of chemicals
• High Dexterity: High dexterity ideal for tricky cleaning tasks
• Cleaning: Resistant to most detergents and detergent chemicals
• Food: Suitable for most tasks within the food industry
• Latex: Latex lining ensures durability and protection you can trust
• Protection: Chlorinated finish offers further protection
• Comfort: Comfortable cotton flock-lining for extended use
• Oil and Grease: Suitable for use with oily parts

Where Can I Use the Vital 177 Chemical-Resistant Food Use Gloves?

The Vital 177 Gauntlet Gloves are well recommended for a wide range of tasks that come with chemical, oil and grease hazards or for use within the food industries. They are particularly well suited to household and industrial cleaning, especially within the mechanics, engineering, factory and maintenance industries. As they are chlorinated, it makes them particularly well suited to slippery environments.

Suitable industries include:

• Cleaning
• Household cleaning
• Industrial cleaning
• Agriculture
• Farming
• Mechanics
• Food manufacturing
• Food processing
• Food handling
• Fast food
• Cleaning of food machinery
• Engineering
• Utilities
• Maintenance

Industrial Cleaning in the Food Industries

The Vital 177 Gauntlet Gloves are certified for use with most foods and plenty of chemicals including cleaning detergents. This makes them particularly well suited to cleaning tasks within the food industries, such as the cleaning of tools and machinery.

Furthermore, these gloves are chlorinated. This has the dual purpose of protecting the hands against rough items and ensuring further grip. This makes them well suited for improving productivity and improving safety at work.

Which Size Should I Choose?

The Mapa Vital Gloves are available in four sizes that should be suitable for most users. To find your perfect pair, please measure the circumference and length of your palm and match the results to the table below.

What Will the Mapa Vital Chemical-Resistant Gloves Protect Me From?

The Mapa Gloves have been tested to a wide range of standards that detail their resistance to chemicals and mechanical risks. They are also certified for use with food. Resistance to chemicals and food can be found below:

EN 374

The Mapa Vital 177 Gauntlet Gloves receive:

• EN 374 - 1: Type B, KPT
• EN 374 - 5: Protection Against Viruses
• EN 421: Radioactive Contamination

Chemical Resistance Chart

Please note the chemicals above are the main chemicals that these gloves can be used with. For a full breakdown of all the chemicals that these gloves can be used with, please see the below guide.

EN 388

• EN 388 Score: 0010

EUROPEAN REGULATION 1935/2004

The gloves have been tested to European Regulation 1935/2004, meaning that you can use the gloves with food. Below is the conformity statement that shows the certification in full.

How Dexterous Are the Mapa Chemical-Resistant Food Use Gauntlet Gloves?

The Mapa Vital 177 Gauntlet Gloves use a highly dexterous latex coating that allows for superb handling of small parts and equipment. This makes the gloves ideal for industrial cleaning tasks where you can expect to have to clean small, oily items such as in mechanics, maintenance and engineering.

Documentation for the Vital 177 Chemical-Resistant Food Use Gauntlet Gloves

Conformity Statement	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 374?

You might have noticed that this product adheres to EN standard EN 374. 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 374. EN 374 stands for Protective Gloves Against Chemicals, and informs you of your gloves' resistance to chemicals and micro-organisms.

How Do I Read the EN 374 Score?

Understanding EN 374 takes a little but more effort than with other standards as it comes with different letters, numbers and symbols that represent different levels of protection against different types of chemicals. Some of the different things you may see include:

• Symbol: Corresponds to the test that the products were subjected to
• Type: Corresponds to how many chemicals the product was tested against
• Letter: Corresponds to which chemicals the product was tested against
• Number: Corresponds to how long the product can withstand the chemical

Where Can I Find Out More?

We try our best to make it clear in the copy which chemicals the product can withstand. However, if it isn't clear or if you'd like to know a bit more, you can see the Introductory EN 374 Blog in our Knowledge Centre.