When most people think of safety gloves, the gloves used by the nurse in the doctor’s office or the janitor come to mind. However, most gloves, in their basic form, are meant to provide some sort of safety.
The safety gloves many see in their doctor’s office, and for use by janitors and other light cleaning duties, are waterproof gloves made of latex or some other plastic. These gloves are usually meant for short-term, one-time use. Once used for their intended purpose, they are discarded. The gloves allow a complete free range of motion, but may dull feelings in the fingers and hands slightly.