SAFETY GLOVES | ATG GLOVES
IS GRIP THE NEW SAFETY FEATURE?
This will, perhaps, be the world’s shortest article, since the answer to that question is yes: grip is indeed the new safety feature.
But why is grip able to offer the glove user more safety? Surely gloves have always had grip, so how can this be a new thing?
The answer to these questions is to do with the type of grip, the way it’s delivered and the additional benefits it brings. As any tyre manufacture will tell you, power is nothing without grip. Grip has to be optimized for the surface condition of the road or track and gloves are no different.
CUT RESISTANCE
Often the response to recurring cut injuries is to introduce gloves with higher levels of cut resistance.
However, increasing the cut resistance often treats the effect, i.e. cuts, rather than the cause of the issue, i.e. movement. After all, it’s the movement of what the hand is holding that frequently cuts the glove. Simply put, if it doesn’t slip then it cannot cut.
Used correctly, a glove with ANSI cut level 2 / EN level 3 with the right grip can be as effective if not more effective than a glove with ANSI cut level 4 / EN level 5. Using thinner gloves will also increase worker acceptance through better comfort.
WORKER COMFORT
Worker comfort is always one of the first things people consider when selecting or trying on a glove. Is it comfortable? Does it offer the needed dexterity, flexibility and tactility?
Gloves that offer more cut resistance are frequently more bulky, working against the other metrics.
It’s a question of protection versus comfort. It’s fundamental to get this right, since bulky gloves will be taken off for precision-handling tasks leaving bare hands exposed to the risk of a cut. This is why many case studies conclude that using gloves with a higher cut resistance will not necessarily reduce the injury frequency rate (IFR).
TIME FOR CHANGE We at ATG®
believe so. Unlike any other form of
PPE, gloves have to enhance the performance of the most advanced working tool, the hand.
As such, a glove has to offer the user com- fort whilst remaining durable and providing the appropriate level of grip. As professional work gloves are going to rest against the skin for long periods of time, day in, day out, we at ATG®
believe that the dermatological aspect
has to be taken into consideration. For these reasons, we at ATG®
believe that
people needing cut-resistant gloves have been poorly served by PU gloves since the coated area does not breathe due to the solid film con- struction. Given the palm of the hand has the most sweat glands per cm² (370 cm²) of any- where on the body, this is a major hindrance in offering the comfort professional glove wear- ers deserve.
Inspired to develop a totally new cut-resistant glove based on ATG®
durability and HandCare™ .
‘s core values; comfort, - the MaxiCut®
Ultra™ was born. A glove that feels like bare hands but it´s cut level 5*
Find out more:
www.atg-glovesolutions.com
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