• Gloves are available to protect hands from all sorts of dangers.leather black glove image by Indigo Fish from Fotolia.com
  
  Depending on the type of work or activity you're involved in, there are a number of safety precautions you may need to take to prevent injury: Gloves are an essential part of the safety regimen used in many workplaces. Your hands usually end up performing a good portion of any job function, so it's important to protect them from dangerous conditions. There are different types of safety gloves that are used in varying work conditions.
  
  

Cut-Resistant Gloves

• If you regularly work around sharp objects or tools with moving blades, you'll want to use cut-resistant gloves. These types of gloves should be constructed out of a material that's difficult for even the sharpest of objects to slice or poke into. Kevlar-protected gloves, steel-knit gloves or gloves made of extremely tough synthetic yarns are popular choices.
  
  

Disposable Gloves

• Disposable gloves, commonly used in the medical industry, won't typically protect your hands from severe physical harm, but they will protect you and the person or thing you're touching from contamination.
  
  Disposable gloves should be used once and then thrown away. They're most useful in situations where germs, pathogens, blood or other hazardous biological material may be present but when retaining finger sensitivity is important. Physicians often use them for examinations, for example. They're also used in labs and in clean rooms, among other areas. These gloves are typically made of latex, vinyl or polyethylene.
  
  

Chemical-Resistant

• Chemical-resistant gloves are designed to protect hands from corrosive substances or other chemicals. How these chemical-resistant gloves are made varies depending on what chemicals they're designed to protect against. They're often constructed of latex, polyvinyl chloride or neoprene. Some gloves are only partially dipped into a protective material, leaving part of the hand not as protected as the rest for increased movement. Chemical-resistant gloves should only be used to handle the specific chemicals they're designed for.
  
  

Voltage-Resistant Gloves

• Voltage-resistant gloves are made of natural rubber, are usually quite thick and are designed to protect you against electrical currents. These gloves are classified for specific voltage levels---they shouldn't be used to handle objects charged with a potentially stronger current than the gloves are intended to protect against.
  
  

Temperature-Resistant Gloves

• Synthetic coatings, leather and other insulating materials are used to make temperature-resistant gloves, which are effective in keeping the skin protected from extreme temperatures. Some gloves are effective down to negative 300 degrees Fahrenheit, while others can protect the hands in temperatures as high as 600 degrees Fahrenheit. These type of gloves are often used around open flames and for welding applications.