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Consider what the hazard is that you are trying to protect the hands from-
Heat? Thermal gloves (think welder, blacksmith)
EXTREME heat? Insulated, reflecting gloves (molten metal worker)
Chemicals? SEVERAL different impermeable gloves- depending on WHICH chemical.
Radiation? Yes, shielded gloves
Electrical? Insulating gloves.
Cuts? Anything from leather gloves to Kevlar.
Punctures? Armored glove (barbed wire handler)
Amputations from cutting tools? Metal chain mail gloves (circle knife fabric cutters, meat cutters)
Bio-hazard? Latex or poly gloves (paramedic)
Extreme cold? Insulated gloves (cryogenic gasses)
Extreme physical trauma? We use padded, Kevlar gloves as part of a blast/fragmentation suit when performing bomb disposal- just in case.
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