Safety gloves

I don't think anyone is saying wearing tight fitting nitrile gloves around machinery is safe. They are generally safer than loose fabric ones etc in the same circumstances.
Like all these things it is a balance. The user has to decide if the benefits to them of wearing the gloves outweigh the risks. If you just want to keep your hands clean, probably not. If you have an allergy or dermatitis then maybe.

Robert.

Despite my earlier post that nitrile gloves may be useful and be low risk I must say that I never wear gloves when working. Looking at nitrile gloves they do seem to come in various thicknesses and combinations with other materials. What I had in mind was the thin examination type of glove, my very limited personal experience of these is that they are very fragile and would probably be unlikely to drag your hand in like a cotton glove would. I don’t fancy doing the testing to find out if some gloves are safer than others and my default position would be no gloves, but for anyone with some need of protection the thin nitrile would be my limit. When operating machinery there are endless temptations to clear swarf and slow chucks to take a quick measurement, doing these things can go wrong in a heartbeat so recognising danger and resisting the temptation to take an unnecessary risk requires constant vigilance.

Mike

"my Wife told me to try a Pair of Suspenders from my late Father. These were the kind that just snap onto the Trousers".

I am so relieved that you clarified that the 'suspenders' you refer to are to hold trousers up. They are known as 'braces' in the UK, to distinguish them from a ladies' lingerie item.

I'm not sure how I would react if my wife asked me to try 'suspenders', LOL!

Going off at a slight tangent, how many of you have an emergency stop button (or pedal) within easy reach; and do you have a brake on your spindle?

VFDacts as a brake. Set up so that with the heaviest chuck it just doesn't trip the overload. Careful doing this with a screw nose chuck

I never wear any for of glove when working with machines not even the nitrile type. I do have a box of them and found that when putting them on they seem to rip(I wear them when working with stains for woodworking and when blackening metal).

Rings are also a no no in my workshop as is loose clothing

I haven't been cutting my hair since lockdown. It is getting to a very dangerous length.

I wear nitrile gloves while machining, 5 mil, XXL and sometimes XL.

They are thin and weak enough to tear if they snag, but they do introduce perhaps a slight bit of snag hazzard.

My lathe does not have an E-stop, although I have purchased one, but not installed it.

My lathe belt is not particularly tight, and so if the lathe is jammed, the belt will slip, as opposed to doing a lot of damage (don't ask me how I know this).

I normally would never wear a glove of any type while machining, but the nitrile have been ok for me, and I have not felt that they created an abnormal hazard.

The reason I wear nitrile gloves in the shop is that I can pop out there, do some work when I have a few minutes, and then pop back inside with clean hands a minute later.

I don't care so much about having clean hands, but I like to avoid exposure to oils, solvents, paints, and foundry materials, all of which can be harsh on the hands.

Edited By PatJ on 15/07/2023 11:30:15

I never wear gloves in the workshop, I use barrier cream, and orange swarfega when I am finished.

I have never worn rings

As for hair…..what hair? 😊

All three; emergency stop switch on the headstock, a full length stamp bar below the shelf in the cabinet and a spindle brake on the stamp bar. The normal forward/off/reverse lever is on the right side of the saddle.

Andrew

Been following British words for a while, some give Me trepidation when I type them in to find the definition. Suspenders? Sounds harmless. Would not type "fairy liquid" in over here. Probably make My few hairs stand on end. I would never know it's a common language.