Protecting your skin at work
Cedrec has issued information to ensure employees protect their skin at work.
Cedrec has issued information to ensure employees protect their skin at work.
Part of the renowned uvex phynomic family, the new uvex phynomic pro safety gloves are designed to provide grip in areas of mechanical risk, including precision assembly work requiring a high level of dexterity in damp, oily or dry areas.
A revision to the EN388 standard for gloves giving protection from mechanical risks, including cuts, will increase the accuracy and reliability of cutting tests on higher resistance materials. The revision, which is likely to be published around the middle of 2016, has been welcomed by DSM Dyneema.
Glove selection can be a confusing issue, and not only because finding a glove that offers protection, comfort and the necessary dexterity to meet the various challenges and hazards involved in a modern industrial work place is a huge responsibility for H&S departments the world over.
Glove selection can be a confusing issue, and not only because finding a glove that offers protection, comfort and the necessary dexterity to meet the various challenges and hazards involved in a modern industrial work place is a huge responsibility for H&S departments the world over. Chris Busby, UK & Ireland, South Africa & Malaysia, country manager at ATG believes the primary cause of confusion comes from the solution providers themselves… branded glove suppliers.
CKL Workwear Distribution offers a number of health & safety products for construction companies.
A new range of gloves has been added to Q-Safe, a comprehensive range of personal protective equipment (PPE), which is exclusively available from Buck & Hickman.
Sunseeker is the Dorset-based builder of some of the world’s finest motor yachts.
Every day, people all over the world injure their hands at work. In fact, hand injuries are a leading cause of lost workdays and emergency-room visits. Hand injuries can be costly to employers and life altering for employees.
In Europe, the standard EN 388:2003 is used to regulate protection classes of cut protection safety gloves.
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