Anyone applying pesticides to protect against toxic chemicals. Protective clothing and equipment are your first line of defense.

Pesticides enter the body by being inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the skin or eyes. The type of personal protective equipment (PPE) needed depends on the method of application and the pesticides used. The product label includes recommendations that are specific to EPI product.

I know that wearing PPE can be uncomfortable, but we should always wear PPE when dealing with pesticides, whether mixing, applying, cleaning equipment, disposing of pesticide products, or laundering contaminated clothing.

These gloves really are the best. They are the first pair of neoprene gloves that I have ever owned, and I could not imagine renting ever again. These gloves are thick enough to keep your hands and fingers warm while just thin enough to allow you better dexterity and manipulation of tools and equipment while underwater. The palms and fingers have a raised, rubberized texture that allows you to grip easily, and the velcro wrist strap makes certain that the gloves are secured tightly to your skin.

While I am usually a huge advocate of trying dive equipment and wetsuits on first, I must say that this was a great buy and keeps me completely warm for dives in the Long Island Sound and New England.

I bought these gloves for winter use not diving. They feel pretty warm until you start to sweat, then just sweaty and cold. I wanted to get something big enough to wear a glove liner with but I really had no idea what size. I got a large which was pretty much a perfect fit for finger length. My hand is 8″ from where your palm meets wrist to the tip of my middle finger. About 9″ from tip of thumb to tip of pinky with hand spread. I wish I had got a size bigger so I could wear glove liners and not have this glove be so tight. I hope these measurements help anyone else wondering what size to get....

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Did you know that neoprene gloves came about thanks to a Catholic priest? Neoprene is the trade name for a brand of polychloroprene synthetic rubber made by DuPont. It is stable and yet flexible, chemically speaking, and can maintain these qualities over a wide range of temperatures. The material has quite a diverse variety of applications and is found in just about everything from orthopedic braces to protective gloves.

And the Catholic priest? That was Reverend Julius Aloysius Nieuwland, whose scientific studies on acetylene inspired the subsequent invention of neoprene.