Choosing gloves: Simple right?

It seems simple, everyone has an
opinion yet lots of decisions are
made on emotive and emotional
preferences when it comes to
choosing gloves. So why is it so
difficult? Similar manufacturing
facilities and processes are used
across the globe which logically
should lend itself to the same glove
being used in the same application.

So why are safety officers specifying
so many different types and
frequently providing the wrong
product to the workforce to get the
job done?
Gloves are unique in PPE as they
are the membrane between the
worker and the jobs they do so it is
essential to match comfort with
safety and ergonomics. But the
number of gloves on offer in the UK
totals many thousands so it can be
difficult to find the most suitable
glove for a job. The technically
correct, yet commonly
incomprehensible, language used to
describe many products can make
this task even harder.

In response to this ATG has been
conducting extensive studies over
recent years to understand your
fundamental needs. The results of
this study have enabled ATG to
develop and launch a focused range
of products called the proRange
which includes three brands and 10
products which it says cover 90% of
the work done by those in the metal
fabrication, assembly, petrochemical
or off-shore business.

Find out more from the ATG
team and be in with a chance of
winning a ‘Wii’ on Stand 84.