Snickers 9578 Insulated Essential Weather Winter Work Gloves
Ensure your winter work wardrobe includes the Snickers 9578 Insulated Essential Weather Winter Work Gloves. Made of a lightweight Thinsulate lining, these cold weather gloves offer warmth without the bulk, ensuring your hands are still dexterous for any application. As well as warmth, you'll also benefit from water-resistance, making these gloves equally suitable for those cold and damp wet days.
What's Included?
Which Size Snickers Gloves Is Right For Me?
The Snickers 9578 Insulated Gloves are available in four different sizes, meaning that you should be able to find the size that's right for you. To find the best size for your hands, simply measure the circumference of your palm and the length of your hand as shown in the diagram below. Once you have these measurements, please match your results to the sizing table and select your desired size from the drop-down at the top of the page.
Size | Palm Circumference | Hand Length |
Size 7 | 178mm | 171mm |
Size 8 | 203mm | 182mm |
Size 9 | 229mm | 192mm |
Size 10 | 254mm | 204mm |
What Tasks are the Snickers Essential Thermal Gloves Suitable For?
The Snickers Essential Thermal Gloves are must have gloves for cold store, freezer and outdoor winter work. They are equally as useful for indoor environments as they are for outdoor, and are designed to offer complete resistance to water. Suitable applications include:
- Assembly
- Cold store work
- Construction
- DIY
- Freezer work
- Industrial work
- Inspection
- Local authorities
- Maintenance
- Outdoor work
- Packaging
- Packing
- Public transport
- Public utilities
- Railway maintenance
- Utilities
Mechanical Resistance Of The Snickers 9578 Insulated Gloves
EN 388 Mechanical Resistance
The Snickers 9578 Insulated Gloves have been tested under EN Standards to ensure that they provide the level of protection that they say they do. They have been tested to EN 388 (mechanical resistance), and EN 511 (cold resistance). Please see the tables below to view the results these gloves achieved when tested:
Hazard | Resistance Level |
Abrasion Resistance | Level 3 |
Cut Resistance | Level 1 |
Tear Resistance | Level 1 |
Puncture Resistance | Level 1 |
ISO Cut Resistance | N/A |
EN 511 cold Resistance
Hazard | Resistance Level |
Convective Cold | Level 1 |
Contact Cold | Level 2 |
Water Permeability | Level 0 |
What Do These Ratings Mean?
Under both EN 388 and EN 511, the scores achieved relate to how good the gloves are at resisting that hazard. As you can see, they offer good all-round resistance to cuts, tears and punctures, and outstanding resistance to abrasion.
Alternatively, the gloves offer exceptional resistance to the cold, proving suitable in temperatures that reach as low as -20°C. For more information on both of these standards please see the tabs at the top of the page.
Features and Benefits
- Thinsulate lining offers impressive resistance to the cold
- Waterproof to keeps hands dry in wet conditions
- Anti-wicking thread keeps water away from material
- Reflective fingertips offer visibility in low light conditions
- Windproof back keeps you comfortable and safe
- Reinforced knuckles offers further protection
- Elastic band at the wrist makes allows for easy donning
How Much Cold Resistance do the Snickers Insulated Weather Gloves Provide?
The Snicker Insulated Weather Gloves offer level 1 convective cold resistance and level 2 contact cold resistance, meaning that they offer protection against objects that have a temperature as low as -20°C. This cold protection makes them perfect for extreme weather outdoors, and simulated environments indoors such as in freezers or cold stores.
What Is Thinsulate?
Thinsulate insulation has very high insulation properties compare to its weight, making them perfect for use in gloves. The fine fibres that make up Thinsulate insulation, work by trapping air molecules between your hands and the outside, keeping your hands warm.
How Much Water Resistance Do the Snickers Weather Gloves Provide?
In combination with cold resistance, these gloves offer really strong resistance to water too. They're backs are waterproof and the anti-wicking thread provides extra water protection, perfect for wet weather conditions during winter.
What Materials Are in the Snickers Insulated Water-resistant Gloves?
The materials are as follows:
- Liner: Polyamide (45%); Polyester (30%)
- Coating: Polyurethane (22%); Reflective Yarn (3%)
Documentation for the Snickers Gloves