Protective gloves are intended for use in order to protect workers from serious injuries in the workplace or from diseases that are potentially the result of contact with chemical and physical hazards, or mechanical, electrical and other hazards that occur in the work environment. The dangers or harms that workers encounter in the workplace, as a measure of protection, gloves are considered the right solution for injuries to fingers, hands, palms and forearms. In conditions when the risks are significantly expressed, and their consequences on health are quite large, and the use of personal protective equipment is inevitable, then the worker must be allowed to use adequate protective equipment that will provide maximum protection without restraint when worn, causing great effort and fatigue. Employers are forced to follow the trends and standards of adequate protective equipment in this case, protective gloves. The document that provides the basis for prescribing the type of protective gloves or equipment that the worker will use during work is the Risk Assessment. The research of this final paper will emphasize the importance of protective gloves through the role in business (standards and norms, materials for making protective gloves, ergonomics of protective gloves, types of protective gloves) and the obligations of the employer when choosing protective gloves. We will also touch the on the topic of smart protective gloves, how they have developed over the years and we will pay special attention to smart protective gloves with a built in communication chip, and how they have contributed to the development of a quality workplace.