Working with livestock, dressing poultry, or performing machinery maintenance and other farm shop-related tasks often requires tools/items that are sharp or otherwise dangerous to use or handle. One way to protect the hands from accidental slashes, punctures, burns, chemical splashes, etc. is Cut-Resistant Gloves. They can vary greatly in terms of level of protection (and price), depending on their intended use, and material (e.g., Spectra fiber, Dyneema, Aramid fiber, fiber-metal blends, metal mesh, Superfabric, steel core). For an explanation of the various types, go to www.grainger.com/Grainger/static/cut-resistant-glove-301.html.