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How can workers stay safe when wearing gloves around rotating machinery?

September 29, 2014

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How can workers stay safe when wearing gloves around rotating machinery?

The HyFlex 11-818 work glove incorporates patent-pending FORTIX Abrasion Resistance Technology, which applies a thin, breathable nitrile foam coating to knitted gloves to dramatically extend their working life and improve their comfort in abrasive applications.

Bloodborne pathogen protection gloves

August 25, 2014

ProFlex 730OD Performance Fire and Rescue Gloves with OutDry Bloodborne Pathogen Protection use an OutDry-bonded membrane, eliminating the need for an insert and providing protection from water and disease-carrying bloodborne pathogens.

Impact-resistant glove

August 25, 2014

The GX108 impact-resistant mechanic’s glove is ideal for oil, gas and mining.

Cut-resistant glove

August 25, 2014

The cut level 5 HMD Cut5 glove’s base is lint-free and seamless.

Oil-repellent glove

July 28, 2014

The HyFlex 11-927 glove features RIPEL Liquid Repellence Technology, which creates a liquid-impermeable layer in knit-glove styles that prevents oil or lubricant from making contact with the wearer’s skin.

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‘Safety doesn’t require a productivity tradeoff’

July 1, 2014

Tracy Haas Depa

Because hand injuries are so prevalent among U.S. workers – 118,170 private-sector injuries in 2011, according to the 2014 edition of the National Safety Council’s “Injury Facts” – glove manufacturers are working to develop products aimed at reducing those numbers.