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Protective Gloves Articles
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Prevention is Better than Cure - Arm and Hand Protection in Industry [Aug 2010]
In industry, there are many and varying hazards and risks that if left uncontrolled could have the potential to cause harm to people, property and/or the environment. The greater the hazard potential, the higher the degree of risk will be.
Proper Glove Use [May 2010]
Each year hand and finger injuries typically cause more than one million US workers to visit a hospital for medical treatment. In 2008 alone, there were 137,020 Days Away From Work Cases in the US as a direct result of work-related hand and finger injuries ( ). The hand is very vulnerable to injury because it by necessity the body part that causes the work to be done.
Safety Is In Your Hands [Apr 2010]
Hands are precious, irreplaceable tools that we use in almost everything we do. As a result, they may also be exposed to a whole range of risks that often require a specific approach in terms of safety. However, not every protective glove is the same. The challenge is to select the most appropriate glove for the intended task or situation and to use it in the proper way.
In Good Hands? Handcare a valuable investment for the organisation [Mar 2010]
Multi-million Dollar claims for damages have resulted in major asbestos companies being forced to cease business, further throwing great strains on the insurance industry. The UK coal mining Industry has been devastated by the level of pneumonconiosis developed by miners. Similarly, a major glove supplier sold their business to eliminate potential claims for latex allergy.
Gloves - How accelerator-free are your accelerator-free gloves? [Feb 2010]
With the current media interest in Natural Rubber Latex Allergy (also known as Immediate Type Hypersensitivity, Protein Allergy or Type I), it was possibly only a question of time before the focus moved also to Allergic Contact Dermatitis (also known as Type IV, Delayed Hypersensitivity or Chemical Allergy).
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Thin Nitrile Gloves [Jan 2010]
It seems that car manufacturers are all racing to produce new increasingly efficient engines in an effort to improve their vehicles economy. Now they are developing electric, hybrid and even hydrogen powered cars. It is claimed by 2015 we will all be benefiting from a cleaner healthier environment as the traditional petrol and diesel give way to the new technology.
Cut & Puncture Protective Gloves [Nov 2009]
Protective gloves represent one of the most common and most often used measures of personal protective equipment. Their role is to protect hands against various hazards, including, among others, thermal, mechanical, chemical, biological and electric ones, often combined, thus imposing onto the gloves the requirement of multiple protection.
Glove Powder - Friend or Foe? The Hazards Associated with Powdered Gloves [Nov 2009]
Powdered disposable gloves have been a constant feature of our daily life in the laboratory, although increasingly they are being replaced by powder-free gloves. For those of us that have used powdered gloves for many years, the transition to powder free may represent a retrograde step. Powdered gloves are easy to don and even better with prolonged use we do not get the same sweaty sensation as we do with powder-free gloves. Therefore what are the facts surrounding this shift to powder-free gloves and why might it be beneficial for those working in a laboratory.
Protective Gloves [Feb 2009]
The Market and Various Performance Standards
The Middle East has some of the most dynamic emerging markets anywhere in the world, and is developing into one of the world’s leading areas for technological investment, alongside China and India. In addition to the oil and oil-related industries, construction, agriculture, textiles, leather products, scientific instruments and defence equipment are all growing sectors.
Protective Glove [Jan 2009]
Performance and safety standards
Hands are an important part of our anatomy and most of us would consider them vital for virtually every activity that we are involved in, from driving the car to cooking a meal. However, because they are in such common use, they are frequently exposed to the risk of injury. As one of the extremities of the body, they are also particularly vulnerable to hostile environments such as cold climates. Hand injuries account for nearly 10% of hospital accident and emergency department visits, with the most common causes of injury being blunt trauma (50%) followed by injury from a sharp object (25%).
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Protecting Your Skin [Nov 2008]
HOW TO PREVENT DERMATITIS
In my role as an occupational physician I frequently see employees who have problems with dermatitis related to work. Given that most work involves extensive use of the hands, it is not surprising that the main area affected is the hands and forearms.
Accelerator-Free Fact or Fiction [Oct 2008]
How accelerator-free are your gloves?
With the current media interest in Natural Rubber Latex Allergy (also known as Immediate Type Hypersensitivity, Protein Allergy or Type I), it was possibly only a question of time before the focus moved also to Allergic Contact Dermatitis (also known as Type IV, Delayed Hypersensitivity or Chemical Allergy).
The Credit Crunch [Oct 2008]
Not a time to cut corners in safety
Today’s high costs
As the price of oil remains high, more and more companies who have staved off price increases for as long as they can, are now having to capitulate. Recession seems to be ever closer, but companies in the industrial sector considering ways to economise should not compromise Personal Protective Equipment budgets.
Accelerator-Free Fact or Fiction [Oct 2008]
How accelerator-free are your gloves?
With the current media interest in Natural Rubber Latex Allergy (also known as Immediate Type Hypersensitivity, Protein Allergy or Type I), it was possibly only a question of time before the focus moved also to Allergic Contact Dermatitis (also known as Type IV, Delayed Hypersensitivity or Chemical Allergy).
The Credit Crunch [Oct 2008]
Not a time to cut corners in safety
Today’s high costs
As the price of oil remains high, more and more companies who have staved off price increases for as long as they can, are now having to capitulate. Recession seems to be ever closer, but companies in the industrial sector considering ways to economise should not compromise Personal Protective Equipment budgets.
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If My Hands Could Speak [May 2008]
Glove Associated Reactions, Causes, Symptoms and Management
If our hands could speak, we might pay more attention to the condition of our hands whilst wearing gloves. With the massive increase in glove usage (US Dept of Health & Human Services, 19971), it may not be a surprise that the incidence of glove-associated reactions has also grown.
Protecting Your Skin [Apr 2008]
How to prevent dermatitis
In my role as an occupational physician I frequently see employees who have problems with dermatitis related to work. Given that most work involves extensive use of the hands, it is not surprising that the main area affected is the hands and forearms.
Disposable Gloves in the Workplace [Feb 2008]
Your First Line of Defence
For many applications in the workplace we wear disposable gloves, to the extent that for many people they have become an everyday feature of working life. Disposable gloves come in all sorts of colours, while the different materials they are made of also seem to be growing. For a product that shares such a high level of intimacy with our working life, it may come as a surprise that few of us take the time to understand their purpose. This article will therefore review glove barrier properties in the workplace and why gloves really are our first line of defence.
Hand in Glove [Jan 2008]
Are you using gloves correctly?
Chemicals coming into contact with the skin can cause diseases on the skin or elsewhere in the body due to skin absorption of chemicals. The hands are the most exposed and affected parts of the skin. Approximately 80 per cent of all work-related skin disease on the hands is irritant and allergic contact dermatitis. Skin absorption of chemicals can cause poisoning and several diseases such as cancer, nervous system disorders and kidney diseases. To protect workers from effects of skin exposure to hazardous chemicals, the UK industry uses thousands of pairs of chemical protective gloves each year, costing millions of pounds to purchase, store, use and dispose of.
Protective Gloves [Oct 2007]
Choosing gloves for specific applications
Appropriately selected gloves can provide users with invaluable protection against hazards that might otherwise cause injury. In order to achieve the best possible protection, however, it’s important to understand how gloves for protective applications are categorised and certified.
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A Safe Pair of Hands [Sep 2007]
Demystification of disposable glove legislation
The use of disposable gloves in the general working environment is widespread. Indeed they are such a big part of our working lives that glove usage in Europe has increased, but most dramatically the US has increased from less than 1 billion to over 20 billion. We tend to use disposable gloves for either process protection from human-borne contamination or for personal protection and often for both reasons. However, as safety in the occupational environment becomes an increasing concern, do we really understand what level of protection we are getting?
A Safe Pair of Hands [Sep 2007]
Demystification of disposable glove legislation
The use of disposable gloves in the general working environment is widespread. Indeed they are such a big part of our working lives that glove usage in Europe has increased, but most dramatically the US has increased from less than 1 billion to over 20 billion. We tend to use disposable gloves for either process protection from human-borne contamination or for personal protection and often for both reasons. However, as safety in the occupational environment becomes an increasing concern, do we really understand what level of protection we are getting?
Protective Workwear [Apr 2007]
Ways to CE marked products
The beginning of the 1990s, when the Council Directive 89/686/EEC on personal protective equipment (PPE) came into effect, there was a shift to make protective clothing true PPE. Since then protective clothing has grown to be the largest sector of the PPE market in Western Europe1. The new regulations and standards have bolstered this growth. Furthermore, increased emphasis on protecting people from occupational and leisure related hazards has necessitated the development of different and often more complex protective clothing.
To Grip and Not to Slip [Oct 2006]
Hand function and protective gloves
In work and play we use our hands to lift and move objects hundres of times every day. Keeping objects stable while grasping them is crucial.
Protective Work Wear [Apr 2006]
Protective work wear for various end-users
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Protective Clothing [Jan 2006]
Filtering devices for industrial workplaces
Hand Protection [Apr 2005]
Better communication - improved glove selection
There is a great deal of confusion over the use of protective gloves throughout industry despite the efforts of glove manufacturers and COSHH legislation.
In a recent survey conducted by Sentinel Laboratories to over 2000 safety officers regarding the type of gloves used, it emerged that over 30% were recommending the wrong glove for applications within their establishments. Clearly there is a need for greater communication between the glove user, the specifier, the glove manufacturer and distributor. The recommendation to 'use a suitable protective glove' on propriety chemicals is used where the manufacturer is uncertain if there is a suitable glove or how the product will be used in the workplace.
You Need Hands! [Oct 2004]
Most of us will tend to take our hands for granted unless some problem arises. Yet they are not only extremely important, but are a part of the body very often at risk.
Protective Clothing [Jan 2004]
Interdisciplinary expertise is best
