Share

Personal Protective Equipment

Checklist: Identifying Cut Resistant Glove Application Needs

Brought To You by Pro-Safe
Read time: 
4 Minutes

Cut resistant hand protection can be hard to choose. Use the checklist below to determine the correct protection level for your application.

Hand injuries occur regularly in the workplace. Here are the facts according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Frequency of Hand Injuries:

  • More than 1 million workers go to the Emergency Room each year
  • 70% of cases are from not wearing gloves
  • 30% of cases are from wearing damaged, inadequate or the wrong type of glove
  • 111,000 lost-time hand injuries annually

Cost of Hand Injuries:

  • As much as $13,500 per hand injury
  • $6,000 average medical claim
  • $7,500 average lost-time worker’s comp claim

Cut resistant hand protection can be hard to choose. Use this checklist to determine the correct protection level for your application.

For more information on Pro-Safe's offering of cut resistant gloves, please visit MSCdirect.com.

Talk to Us!

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles

Personal Protective Equipment

VIDEO: MSC Safety Customization Program

These days, more and more companies are realizing the value in customizing their personal protective equipment.
Personal Protective Equipment

VIDEO: Tyvek® Bubbler Kit Demonstration

Supplier Content

The bubbler kit puts microporous film (MPF) and DuPont's Tyvek® through a breathability and abrasion test. 
Personal Protective Equipment

VIDEO: Ansell Suits Type 5/6 Donning and Doffing

Supplier Content

In this video, Ansell demonstrates best practices when working in a chemical coverall.
MSC

Signing into Better MRO is easy. Use your MSCdirect.com username / password, or register to create an account. We’ll bring you back here as soon as you’re done.

Redirecting you in 5 seconds