Glossary of Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What categories of Safety products do you carry?
What kinds of gloves do you carry?
What kinds of safety products do you carry?
What are the OSHA standards for glove and safety products?
Why wear gloves?
What is proper glove sizing?
What are your shipping methods?
Is there any additional shipping and handling costs?
What are your Payment Methods?
When can I expect delivery of my order?
What are your rules for returning product?
What are your business guarantees?
How do I contact you if I have an issue?
Is there a minimum order amount?
What are your standard business hours of operation?
Q: What categories of Safety products do you carry?
A: There are literally hundreds of safety products manufactured today. The segment we are concerned with is personal safety products used in the business place. The categories are generally comprised of the following:
- Eye Protection
- Hand Protection
- Foot Protection
- Respiratory Protection
- Protective Clothing
- Head & Face Protection
- Hearing Protection
- First Aid Kits and Replenishment
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Q: What kinds of gloves do you carry?
A:
- Drivers
- Leather Palms
- Winter-Lined
- Hi-Visibility
- Synthetics
- Disposable
- Cottons
- Knits
- Mechanics
- Specialty
- Welders
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Q: What kinds of safety products do you carry?
A:
- Goggles
- Safety Glasses
- Face Shields
- Hard Hats
- Bump Caps
- Ear Muffs
- Earplugs
- Dust Masks
- Cooling Bandanas
- Kneepads
- All Weather Gear
- Safety Vests
- Smocks / Aprons
- Welders Mask
- Over Shoe Protection
- Rubber Boots
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Q: What are the OSHA standards for glove and safety products?
A: Applicable OSHA Standards
OSHA 1910.95-Occupational Noise Exposure
OSHA 1910.132-General Requirements
OSHA 1910.133-Eye Protection
OSHA 1910.135-Head Protection
OSHA 1910.136-Occupational Foot Protection
OSHA 1910.138-Hand Protection
OSHA 1926.96-Occupational Foot Protection
OSHA 1926.100-Head Protection
OSHA 1926.102-Eye and Face Protection
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Q: Why wear gloves?
A: It is estimated that injuries to hands and fingers continue to account for more than a quarter of all industrial accidents. Whatever the nature or cause of the injury, many accidents could be avoided by the provision by employers of the correct type of hand protection. In selecting a suitable glove for a particular operation, employers can obtain some guidance from OSHA These standards specify materials, manufacturing details and performance requirements for gloves that provide protection against common industrial hazards.
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Q: What is proper glove sizing?
A: Measure, in inches, the distance completely around your dominant hand, from the base of your fore-finger to ½ inch below the base of your pinky, then back around to your forefinger. An alternative is to measure around the largest part of hand, measuring over the knuckles while making a fist. Please exclude the thumb. The resulting measurement in inches is the size.
Men
- S = 7½ - 8
- M = 8½ - 9
- L = 9½ - 10
- XL = 10½ - 11
- XXL = 11 +
Women
- S = 6½
- M = 7
- L = 7½
- XL = 8 +
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Q: What are your shipping methods?
A: We deliver by our van, UPS, FedEx or a carrier of your choosing, as required.
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Q: Is there any additional shipping and handling costs?
A: Shipping and handling are determined at time of order. Additionally, there may be orders that are exceptionally heavy or require courier or overnight charges.
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Q: What are your Payment Methods?
A: Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express Pre-approved Purchase Orders Checks, Money Orders, Electronic Transfers, COD.
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Q: When can I expect delivery of my order?
A: If it is in stock, delivery to you can be made immediately! Out of stock items take generally 1 – 4 business days, depending on shipping method and inventory status.
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Q: What are your rules for returning product?
A: We generally follow the guidelines set by our manufacturers. As those vary, we will indicate at time of order what restrictions there are. Given no other stipulations, we will generally accept a return within 120 days, if the item is unopened and unused.
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Q: What are your business guarantees?
A: The Glove Guy will quickly replace, exchange or refund any products of poor workmanship or quality. The Glove Guy will not divulge any of your personal information to other marketers. The Glove Guy will act to the best of its ability to solve any transaction issues quickly and to your satisfaction.
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Q: How do I contact you if I have an issue?
A: You can easily reach us by email at thegloveguy@thegloveguy.com or by phone at 800-420-8140. Do not hesitate to bring any matter to our attention!
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Q: Is there a minimum order amount?
A: The Glove Guy does not impose minimum orders as a rule. You can, for example, buy 1 pair of stock gloves from us! Occasionally there are order minimums established for custom merchandise or special orders. Those quantity exceptions will be discussed with you. Our goal is not any one particular order’s size! We want to establish you as a customer and business partner.
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Q: What are your standard business hours of operation?
A: We are available from 8:00am to 5:00pm
Monday – Friday.
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Glossary of Terms
Abrasion- The wear caused by rubbing
Canvas - A cloth usually of 100% cotton that closely woven
Coated - Refers to knitted or woven gloves that are dipped into a polymeric coating for the purpose of providing chemical resistance
Composite yarns - Yarns made with various combinations of steel, fiberglass and synthetic yarns
CRF - Cut Resistant Fiber. A polyester fiber that has the polymer modified to enhance its cut resistant characteristics
Cut and sewn - Gloves produced by sewing together parts from a die-cut pattern
Cut resistance - The ability of a material to resist lacerations with sharp edged objects
measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best; a function of material composition and thickness
Gauntlet cuff - An extended cuff that covers the entire wrist and forearm
Gunn cut - Gloves made with no seams on the back. The palm side of the middle two fingers is a separate part of the glove pattern, sewn to the palm at the base of the middle two fingers. In full leather and leather palm styles, this seam is reinforced with a welt that resists wear
High performance - Cut-resistant gloves made of fiber that is cut-resistant without the use of wire or steel
Hot mill gloves - Heat-resistant gloves for use in the metal, rubber and glass industries
Inseam construction - Glove construction in which stitching is not exposed, protecting it from wear and abrasion
Jersey - A soft fabric knitted on a circular knitting machine resulting in stretchable construction for comfort;
Kevlar® fiber - fiber manufactured by DuPont Fibers. Excellent heat resistance (up to 500°F) but poor chemical resistance
Latex - Natural rubber. Excellent abrasion, cut and tears resistance with outstanding grip and temperature resistance, but poor flame resistance
LeatherTypes
- Buckskin: Leather from deer and elk skins; used for shoes, gloves and clothing. Only the outer cut of the skin from which the surface grain has been removed may be correctly defined as "genuine buckskin". Leather finished from the split or under cut of deerskin must be described as "split buckskin".
- Buffalo: Buffalo leather is made from the hides of domesticated water buffalo of the Far East, not the American bison.
- Cabretta: Skin of Brazilian hair sheep used principally for glove leathers.
- Calf Leather: Leather made from the skins of young cattle from a few days up to a few months old, the skins weighing up to 15 lbs. Calf leather is finer grained, lighter in weight and more supple than cowhide.
- Cape (skin or leather): Skin of South African hair sheep. Fine grained leather, superior to wool sheep for gloves. Loosely applied to all hair sheep.
- Chamois: A soft pliable absorbent oil tanned leather which is recognized in this country and abroad as being made from sheepskin, from which the outer or grain side has been split prior to tanning, known technically as a flesher.
- Cowhide: Term specifically applied to leather made from hides of cows, although the term is sometimes loosely used to designate any leather tanned from hides of animals of the bovine species.
- Deerskin: In glove leather, a deerskin tanned and finished with the grain surface intact.
- Morocco Leather: Vegetable-tanned fancy goatskin leather having a distinctive pebbled grain.
- Pigskin: Leather made form the skin of pigs or hogs.
- Rawhide: Cattle hide that has been de haired, limed, often stuffed with oil or grease and has sometimes undergone other preparation, but has not been tanned. It is used principally for mechanical purposes, such as belt lacings, shoe laces, snow shoes, etc.
- Suede Leather: Leather from the flesh split of the hide, or grain leather finished with a napped surface. Used in work gloves.
- Washable Leather: Leather produced with special tanning technology, allowing it to be machine washed and dried without shrinking, hardening or cracking.
Neoprene - An oil-resistant substitute for natural rubber, developed by DuPont. Used as a coating; very resistant to a broad range of chemicals, especially alkalis and acids
Nitrile - A synthetic rubber that protects against a wide range of solvents and chemicals and also resists punctures, cuts, snags and abrasion
Polymer - A natural or synthetic compound of high molecular weight made up of five or more linked units called monomers
PVC - Polyvinyl chloride, a synthetic thermoplastic polymer used as a glove coating or as dots to provide non-slip gripping. As a coating, provides economical resistance to most oils, acids, fats, caustics and petroleum hydrocarbons. Also used in light-duty 5 and 6.5-mil vinyl gloves
Rubberized cuff - A cuff of double thickness material used in safety and gauntlet cuffs in which the outer and inner layers are bonded with special rubber-based adhesive to provide water resistance
Single-use - Gloves used for only one task, especially working with ready-to-eat food or raw animal food, and discarded when soiled.
Straight thumb - Thumb style made of one piece of leather with no seam on outer side of glove
Tactile sensitivity - The ability to feel details on a surface through a glove material
Thumb shield - An extra piece of leather sewn onto the seam of the thumb at the point of greatest wear
Vinyl - A compound derived from ethylene used in plastics, especially for coverings and apparel
Wing thumb - Thumb design that has no seams on the wearing surface so that thumbs move freely
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