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How to Pick the Best Safety Gloves for Your Job

How to Pick the Best Safety Gloves for Your Job

Hands are a valuable tool in nearly all workplaces, and proper safety gloves are an important piece of PPE on worksites where there are on-the-job hazards that put workers’ hands in danger. Wearing no gloves at all or the wrong kind of gloves can increase the risk of injury on a worksite. Luckily for employers, there have been many innovations in the materials and technology that produce gloves, so there are plenty of options available.It’s not necessarily true that the most protective glove is …
Mar 15th 2021 PK Safety Team
How to Select Cut-Resistant Safety Gloves

How to Select Cut-Resistant Safety Gloves

There’s a lot to consider when shopping for cut resistant gloves, but most importantly, they should protect your hands from cuts, scrapes, and other sharp hazards. To help you narrow your search, the American National Standards Institute/International Safety Equipment Association has created a clear set of guidelines that rate gloves based on their ability to protect your hands on the job. Use this guide to find the right safety gloves and PPE for the task at hand.ANSI/ISEA Hand Protection Class …
Feb 17th 2021 PK Safety Team
How to Select the Best Kevlar Gloves

How to Select the Best Kevlar Gloves

Developed by DuPont in 1965, yarns made from Kevlar remain a very popular component in manufacturing protective safety gloves. Kevlar combines light weight with high tensile strength, along with heat and and cut resistance — qualities that make it a great material for PPE, including gloves.Buying the right pair of safety gloves for your workers doesn’t have to be overwhelming, no matter what your requirements are. When purchasing or replacing your gloves, here are six considerations you should k …
Jan 6th 2021 PK Safety Team