When selecting protection gloves for work in the cold, the tasks and also the environmental conditions (humidity, ambient temperature) must be taken into account, because if the gloves become wet, they may lose their insulating properties. Likewise, the protection gloves should remain flexible in these conditions and not lead to hand fatigue, even in extreme temperatures.
Winter work gloves against the cold should offer protection against both convective cold and direct contact, i.e. with cold objects. In both cases, 4 is the highest performance level.
Checking that the gloves are waterproof is voluntary. There are two values for this: 0 and 1. If after 30 minutes no water has penetrated, the gloves are marked with the value 1.
Strauss offers both waterproof and also winter work gloves for optimum protection against the cold.
Testing Criteria:
Convective Cold Resistance: 0-4
Contact Cold Resistance: 0-4
Water Permeability: 0-1
The higher the number (shown with an X below the icon in the example), the better the test result.