[EricH]

Originally Posted by Gabe

You are wrong.
FIRST rules demand that you wear gloves whenever using power tools at the competition venue.
Look it up.

Gloves prevent injuries on all tools. If your gloves get caught in a power tool, then your gloves are not the correct size. A glove should fit tight (like a glove), and the extra layer of skin is better for your hand.

And FIRST safety rules are the opposite of industry rules as I understand them. Industry--if a glove (or other loose item--hair, clothes, etc.) could get caught in a tool, you don't wear it. Period. (Or else you get it out of the way.)
FIRST--must wear gloves.

I think I'd rather go with the industry standards. For one thing, I don't know of a glove that will both protect your hand and not be loose enough to get caught. For another, industry standards have been around for decades at the very least.