Skytec G3PU Amber Cut Resistant Gloves

The Skytec G3PU Amber Cut Resistant Gloves are durable work gloves with uniformly high EN388 mechanical resistance ratings. Their whole hand design is ventilated to keep hands cool, and utilises flexible materials to ensure finger dexterity and precision is not limited.

What Kind Of Protection Do These Gloves Offer?

With exceptional tear and abrasion resistance, these gloves are hard wearing for any general handling application. They also include a moderate level of cut resistance for applications in which there is some risk of encountering sharp edges and a good level of puncture resistance. Their robust design helps to guarantee protection for your whole hand.

What Is the Construction of these gloves?

The body of the Skytec G3PU Amber Gloves is machine knitted from HPPE fibres, which have been blended with other synthetic palms for excellent abrasion and tear resistance that does not sacrifice comfort or dexterity. They are Polyurethane palm-dipped, offering a firm grip and EN388 level 3 cut resistance on the palms and fingers. They feature a ventilated design to keep hands cool during work.

What Conditions are these gloves Appropriate for Use In?

These gloves perform best in dry conditions. They are ideal for use in applications which do not involve significantly wet or oily conditions.

Features of the Skytec G3PU Amber Gloves

In order to maintain robust and reliable levels of protection, these gloves feature the following:

• Level 3 cut resistance – protects hands in a range of applications involving sharps
• Whole hand design – offers total protection to your hands without limiting precision
• Polyurethane palm – is flexible while offering reliable protection
• Robust liner – which maintains high levels of protection against abrasion and tears
• Trademark Sanitized finish – has antimicrobial qualities to maintain freshness within the glove
• Elasticated wrist – ensures a firm and comfortable fit to a variety of hands
• Ventilated design – keeps the hands cool and comfortable even in warmer conditions
• Tricolore amber colour coding – is easily visible and helps to identify gloves quickly on sight

What Is the Tricolore Colour Coding System?

Skytec utilise a standardised colour coding system to help you select appropriate levels of cut resistance quickly and easily on site. The system is as follows:

• Red gloves: level 1 cut resistance
• Amber gloves: level 3 cut resistance
• Green gloves: level 5 cut resistance

These amber gloves are appropriate for work where you might need some cut resistance on the non-exposed areas of the hand, but cut level 5 green gloves would be more appropriate for working with blades directly.

Are These Gloves Latex Free?

These gloves use a Polyurethane palm-dip. This makes them latex free and allows those with latex allergies to wear these gloves without discomfort.

Applications of the Skytec G3PU Amber Gloves

The Skytec G3PU Amber Gloves are designed for a wide range of applications where a good level of mechanical protection is required across abrasion, cut, tear and puncture. Typical industrial applications include:

• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Construction
• Highway maintenance
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• Utilities
• Warehousing and distribution
• Waste management

Testing of the Skytec G3PU Amber Gloves

EN 388 Mechanical Risk:

Sizing of the Skytec G3PU Amber Gloves

The Skytec G3PU Amber Cut Resistant Gloves are available in five sizes. Please see the table below for details.

Documentation for the Skytec 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.