Grip, dexterity and weather protection matter
GRIP, DEXTERITY and weather protection matter more than ever on today’s worksites.
GRIP, DEXTERITY and weather protection matter more than ever on today’s worksites.
FOR MANY safety managers, site supervisors and PPE procurement teams, the challenge isn’t finding work gloves. It’s finding gloves that last.
WHEN IT comes to the supply of PPE for hundreds, or thousands of operatives at a time, it can easily become a tick-box exercise; a procurement decision rather than a safety-critical one.
AS WORKERS face multiple hazards in a single shift, multi-norm gloves are redefining hand protection — simplifying specification, improving compliance, and pushing industry towards a more consultative approach to PPE procurement. Tom Kerrigan provides an insight.
FOR YEARS, safety professionals have faced an unavoidable tradeoff: maximum cut resistance or maximum dexterity. In high-risk environments, achieving EN388 Cut Level F protection has typically meant bulky, restrictive gloves – often leading to reduced compliance, hand fatigue, and compromised productivity.
TILSATEC HAS announced that its COMFORT+ glove range will soon be available in new vend-ready FSC-certified packaging, designed to support easier loading into vending machines while reducing environmental impact.
AS SUSTAINABILITY moves from aspiration to obligation, organisations across construction, manufacturing, logistics and beyond are being challenged to rethink how they source and specify personal protective equipment (PPE).
WEARING THE wrong gloves when handling chemicals can have serious consequences, from immediate risks such as burns and skin irritation to long-term health conditions. Despite this, many workers continue to rely on gloves that are not suited to the substances or tasks they encounter. Clair Weston explains how a new solution is helping to close this gap.
ON PAPER, many general handling gloves look fit for purpose – on site, they often fail fast.
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