Is It Permitted to Wear Gloves When Operating a Threading Machine?

Gloves are well‑known hand‑protective gear. They can be seen in many workplaces as well as cold winter days, where people wear them to protect their hands. Nevertheless, gloves must not be worn in certain special operating scenarios. Why? We need to understand the rationale behind this and strictly comply with relevant requirements.
Under what circumstances are gloves forbidden? In manufacturing industries, gloves hinder operations that demand fine adjustment. When operating machine tools with rotating components or working near areas with pinching hazards — such as drill presses, milling machines and conveyors — wearing gloves poses a risk of entanglement or trapping by machinery.
Some operators wear gloves out of false reassurance: lathe operators fear palm lacerations, drill‑press operators worry about finger cuts from iron filings, and conveyor operators want to keep their hands clean. Despite safety regulations prohibiting gloves for these tasks, they take chances and keep wearing them. This has led to severe injuries where gloves get caught and pull hands into machinery. Consequences range from cuts to fingers or arms, amputated fingers, and even arms being drawn into equipment. Many painful accident lessons have been learned from such incidents. All relevant personnel must keep this firmly in mind.