Worried About What’s Lurking in the Trash?
Clinical, municipal and construction waste disposal carries with it an unacceptable health risk for employees and the company. Lurking among the refuse could be anything from a dirty diaper to toxic or hazardous materials, but feared the most are the items that can cut or puncture the skin. Jagged or sharp items such as metals, plastics and lumber can cut flesh instantly and having an open wound on a dirty truck or worksite puts operators at risk of a serious infection. It's no wonder that puncture injuries from unregulated disposal of syringes are the most feared.
Maximum Hypodermic Puncture Protection
Puncture-resistant work gloves can prevent workers’ hands from injuries caused by the force of pointed objects that penetrate the skin. But not all puncture injuries (or gloves) are the same!
A puncture injury can be as thick as a ball-point pen, also known as standard or probe puncture. This includes injuries from objects such as nails, thick cables, wood splinters, and wires, etc.
These injuries can also be as fine as a hypodermic needle, also known as needlestick or hypodermic puncture. This includes injuries from objects such as needles, fine wood or metal splinters, tiny pieces of glass, barbs on wires, thin gauge wire, construction staples, etc.
Hypodermic skin punctures occur by needle-sized objects that penetrate through the skin. While the hazard is apparent to workers who work around hypodermic syringes and equipment with thin, sharp, needle-like objects, these punctures are even more dangerous in workplaces where it is less obvious, such as recycling, sorting, and site cleanups.
Considering hypodermic needles are thin enough to effortlessly pierce skin, they can easily push their way in between the gaps of the yarn without having to overcome the strength of the fibers. For this reason, glove manufacturers have engineered layers of specialty tightly knitted fibers such as para-aramid which are sewn to the glove’s interior shell to resist needle-like objects from penetrating through. However, the challenge with these gloves is providing operators with the proper dexterity and flexibility needed to comfortably complete tasks.
Superior Glove® has your solution!
The glove engineers at Superior Glove® love gloves and as lead innovators of industrial work safety gloves, they work directly with safety teams to design hand protection that solves problems, and that operators will want to wear. Pioneering its own supple woven fabric using leading edge textile technology, their latest creation is the TenActiv S18TXLXMP palm coated seamless knit glove.
The 18-gauge TenActiv™ S18TXLXMP safety gloves feature densely knitted TenActiv™ engineered yarn reinforced with a metal mesh to protect palms from sharp objects while retaining freedom of movement. Providing wearers with maximum ANSI 5 hypodermic protection and ANSI A9 cut resistance, the TenActiv™ S18TXLXMP also provides back-of-hand ANSI A5 cut resistance (no puncture protection). A black crinkle latex coating covers the palm, fingers, and knuckle regions to provide a better grip.
Recommended For:
- GLASS HANDLING
- RECYCLING SORTING
- SHEET METAL HANDLING
- SITE CLEAN-UP
- LUMBER HANDLING
- MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE
The +TenActiv™ S18TXLXMP puncture-resistant metal mesh glove is quite ergonomic and can move independently and bend easily. It has the capability to resist fine gauge puncture threats such as needle sticks and punctures as well as extreme lacerations from broken glass, steel, wire, and wood splinters while remaining lighter and more supple. If your crew has been exposed to industrial fine gauge puncture hazards, then be sure to try this style glove. All you need to do is tap the link and...
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