Choosing the Right Safety Gloves from wisepowder's blog
Glove size and cut resistance are just a couple of the important aspects
of hand protection. Use this guide to choose your PPE wisely.To get
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Industrial accidents can have a devastating impact on workers. In addition to pain and mental anguish, an accident can cause major, unforeseen life changes. From the company’s perspective, accidents are expensive. An accident can disrupt production, hurt worker morale and can even lead to major legal costs and sanctions from regulatory agencies. The economic impact of occupational accidents across all industries is enormous.
The good news is that accidents don’t have to happen. Preventing them is the responsibility of company leaders, working with their employees, to protect everyone on the worksite. That effort requires sustained education and persuasion to get workers to adopt safe work practices — like wearing proper safety gear. Effective leaders take responsibility for preventing bad things from happening to their good people.
Because the hand is such a complex instrument, it can be very difficult to repair. After a severe hand injury, the hand may not function as it did previously, due to loss of motion, dexterity and grip. In some cases, workers may not be able to perform even simple tasks, leaving them disabled. What’s more, manufacturing and construction workers are at much higher risk than workers in other industries.
As might be expected, many hand hazards are equipment-related, including vibrating equipment, rotating equipment and tool and equipment pinch points. Chemical exposure, cuts and punctures from sharp instruments are also major hazards. Mother Nature gets into the act as well, through insect bites, bee stings, blood-borne pathogens and extremely hot or cold temperatures. These hazards can cause a wide range of hand injuries. Cuts or lacerations may sever nerves, tendons or muscles and can become infected. Bone fractures can damage nearby tissue and be difficult to repair.
Another category of hand injuries, dermatitis and burns, is caused by direct contact with chemicals, detergents, metals and extremely hot or cold objects. Dermatitis may present itself immediately after contact or may develop after several exposures to chemicals known as sensitizers, which later produce allergic reactions.
What to make of all this grim news? Help is only a lining away. For example, cut-resistant gloves protect hands from direct contact with anything sharp, such as knives, metal parts of industrial machinery, and sharp edges. Many new high-tech gloves — made from high-strength fibers and specialty coatings — provide excellent protection from cuts and abrasions. Chemical-resistant gloves also provide significant protection to workers.
It stands to reason that gloves that are lighter, more comfortable and provide more dexterity will be more acceptable to workers. And today’s glove manufacturers are producing just that: cut-resistant gloves that provide more dexterity, via engineered yarn. These gloves are thinner, even while providing more cut resistance. Cut-resistant fibers, combined with polyester fibers, have a softer feel. “Today’s engineered fibers work in concert with the mid-90s introduction of seamless glove-knitting technology to take cut-resistant glove comfort to new highs.”
Industrial accidents can have a devastating impact on workers. In addition to pain and mental anguish, an accident can cause major, unforeseen life changes. From the company’s perspective, accidents are expensive. An accident can disrupt production, hurt worker morale and can even lead to major legal costs and sanctions from regulatory agencies. The economic impact of occupational accidents across all industries is enormous.
The good news is that accidents don’t have to happen. Preventing them is the responsibility of company leaders, working with their employees, to protect everyone on the worksite. That effort requires sustained education and persuasion to get workers to adopt safe work practices — like wearing proper safety gear. Effective leaders take responsibility for preventing bad things from happening to their good people.
Because the hand is such a complex instrument, it can be very difficult to repair. After a severe hand injury, the hand may not function as it did previously, due to loss of motion, dexterity and grip. In some cases, workers may not be able to perform even simple tasks, leaving them disabled. What’s more, manufacturing and construction workers are at much higher risk than workers in other industries.
As might be expected, many hand hazards are equipment-related, including vibrating equipment, rotating equipment and tool and equipment pinch points. Chemical exposure, cuts and punctures from sharp instruments are also major hazards. Mother Nature gets into the act as well, through insect bites, bee stings, blood-borne pathogens and extremely hot or cold temperatures. These hazards can cause a wide range of hand injuries. Cuts or lacerations may sever nerves, tendons or muscles and can become infected. Bone fractures can damage nearby tissue and be difficult to repair.
Another category of hand injuries, dermatitis and burns, is caused by direct contact with chemicals, detergents, metals and extremely hot or cold objects. Dermatitis may present itself immediately after contact or may develop after several exposures to chemicals known as sensitizers, which later produce allergic reactions.
What to make of all this grim news? Help is only a lining away. For example, cut-resistant gloves protect hands from direct contact with anything sharp, such as knives, metal parts of industrial machinery, and sharp edges. Many new high-tech gloves — made from high-strength fibers and specialty coatings — provide excellent protection from cuts and abrasions. Chemical-resistant gloves also provide significant protection to workers.
It stands to reason that gloves that are lighter, more comfortable and provide more dexterity will be more acceptable to workers. And today’s glove manufacturers are producing just that: cut-resistant gloves that provide more dexterity, via engineered yarn. These gloves are thinner, even while providing more cut resistance. Cut-resistant fibers, combined with polyester fibers, have a softer feel. “Today’s engineered fibers work in concert with the mid-90s introduction of seamless glove-knitting technology to take cut-resistant glove comfort to new highs.”
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