Fast Facts: Cut Resistant Gloves

SupplyLand offers a wide range of Cut Resistant Gloves.  Using Cut Resistant Gloves protects against harmful cuts, slashes and abrasions, while keeping workers safe and saving employers lost work time and costly financial losses.  Below we outline some of the key factors to consider when selecting the appropriate Cut Resistant Hand Protection.  

Did You Know Each Hand Contains:

• 29 major and minor bones (some people even have a few more!)
• 29 major joints
• At least 123 named ligaments
• 35 muscles which move the fingers and thumb
  • 17 in the palm of the hand
  • 18 in the forearm
• 48 named nerves
• 3 major nerves
• 24 named sensory branches
• 21 named muscular branches
• 30 named arteries and nearly as many smaller named branches
• Finger bones which are no stronger than a lead pencil

Hand Injury Statistics:

• Simply wearing gloves would prevent over 1 million hospital visits annually. 
• Hand injuries have cost employers over $740 million dollars (including lost work time, settlements, etc) in the United States laser year.
• Non-compliance of PPE hand protection is among one of the most common OSHA citations, costing on average $6,000 per citation.

OSHA Standard:

• OSHA 1910.132(h)(1) requires that protective equipment, including PPE, shall be provided by the employer at no cost to the employees.  

Employer Tips:

• Keep safety top of mind all the time!  It only takes an instant for a costly accident to occur!
• Simply wearing proper hand protection can prevent, or minimize, the majority of hand injuries while significantly reducing expenses and lost work time.
• Don’t let your workers become statistics!

ANSI Cut Level Ratings:

• Light Cut Hazards
  • Applications:   Material Handling, Assembly, Maintenance, Packaging, Warehouse, General Purpose, Construction
    

• Light / Medium Cut Hazards
  • Applications:   Material Handling, Assembly, Maintenance, Packaging, Warehouse, General Purpose, Construction, Metal Handling, Appliance Manufacturing

• Light / Medium Cut Hazards
  • Applications:   Material Handling, Assembly, Maintenance, Packaging, Warehouse, General Purpose, Construction, Metal Handling, Appliance Manufacturing

• Medium Cut Hazards
  • Applications:   Bottle and Light Glass Handling, Canning, Dry Walling, Electrical, Carpet Installation, HVAC, Paper Production, Automotive Assembly, Metal Handling, Metal Stamping, Packaging, Warehouse, Appliance Manufacturing

• Medium Cut Hazards
  • Applications:   Bottle and Light Glass Handling, Canning, Dry Walling, Electrical, Carpet Installation, HVAC, Paper Production, Automotive Assembly, Metal Handling, Metal Stamping, Packaging, Warehouse, Appliance Manufacturing

• Medium / Heavy Cut Hazards
  • Applications:   Bottle and Light Glass Handling, Canning, Dry Walling, Electrical, Carpet Installation, HVAC, Paper Production, Automotive Assembly, Metal Handling, Metal Stamping, Packaging, Warehouse, Appliance Manufacturing

• Medium / Heavy Hazards
  • Applications:   Bottle and Light Glass Handling, Canning, Dry Walling, Electrical, Carpet Installation, HVAC, Paper Production, Automotive Assembly, Metal Handling, Metal Stamping, Packaging, Warehouse, Appliance Manufacturing, Meat Processing

• Heavy Cut Hazards
  • Applications:   Bottle and Light Glass Handling, Canning, Dry Walling, Electrical, Carpet Installation, HVAC, Paper Production, Automotive Assembly, Metal Handling, Metal Stamping, Packaging, Warehouse, Appliance Manufacturing, Meat Processing

• Heavy Cut Hazards
  • Bottle and Light Glass Handling, Canning, Dry Walling, Electrical, Carpet Installation, HVAC, Paper Production, Automotive Assembly, Metal Handling, Metal Stamping, Packaging, Warehouse, Appliance Manufacturing, Meat Processing   

Common Glove Liner Materials:

• Polyester
  • Monofilament Yarn
  • Single Fiber, Not Twisted
• Nylon
  • Man-Made Yarn
  • Durable
  • Excellent Abrasion Resistance
  • Varying Luster
• High Performance Polyethylene (HPPE)
  • Comparable to HDPE or UHMwPE
  • Offers Cut Level A2 – A3 Protection
• High Performance Polyethylene with Fiberglass and / or Stainless Steel
  • Reinforced HPPE
  • Added fiberglass can increase cut level to A3
  • Added stainless steel can increase cut level to A5 or higher
• Dyneema Diamond
  • Uses embedded micro-fibers to strengthen fibers up to 2x
  • Offers higher cut levels
  • Has great durability and abrasion resistance
  • Cool to the touch

Common Glove Coating Materials:

• Flat Nitrile
  • Excellent abrasion resistance
  • Synthetic rubber, latex-free
  • Excellent puncture resistance
  • Tactile sensitivity and flexible grip
• Foam Nitrile
  • Lightweight micro texture
  • Good grip in wet or dry applications
  • Breathable, flexible and porous
  • Excellent abrasion resistance
• Sandy Foam / Microfoam Nitrile
  • Micro roughened texture
  • Excellent grip in wet or dry applications
  • Breathable, flexible and porous
  • Excellent abrasion resistance
• Crinkle Latex
  • Rough texture for better grip and abrasion
  • Better breathability and comfort
  • Excellent flexibility
  • Resistant to tears and cuts
• Foam Latex
  • Micro-texture
  • Better breathability and comfort
  • Excellent flexibility
  • Resistant to tears and cuts
• Sandy Foam Latex
  • Micro-roughened texture
  • Better breathability and comfort
  • Excellent flexibility
  • Resistant to tears and cuts
• Polyurethane
  • Semi-smooth texture
  • Extremely flexible
  • Superior dexterity
  • Not as durable as nitrile or latex coatings

The information contained in this article is for informational, educations and promotional purposes only and is based on information available as of the initial date of publication.  It is the reader’s responsibility to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, rules, codes and regulations.  If there is any question or doubt in regard to any element contained in this article, please consult a licensed professional.  Under no circumstances will SupplyLand be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on this article.