ansell: importance of choosing and using proper hand
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Jeff Boss – Territory Manager- Michigan
Ansell: Importance of Choosing and Using Proper Hand Protection in Metal Fabrication
Cell: 615-638-5923
Introduction to Ansell
Every day millions of people around
the world depend on Ansell in their
professional and personal lives.
With Ansell they always know they are
protected and can perform better – because
our category expertise, innovative product
and advanced technology give them peace
of mind and confidence that no other brand
can deliver.
WHAT WE DO
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» Our mission is to provide innovative and effective solutions for safety, well-being, and peace of mind, no matter who or where you are.
» Every day, more than 15,000 people in 55 countries design and manufacture products on which millions of consumers, workers and healthcare professionals rely.
Manufactures
10 billion+
gloves per year
Over 100 New
Products launched in
the last three years
Provides protection solutions to more than
25 specific industries
Average medical professional personally
wears nearly 1,200
pairs of Ansell gloves per year
Protects more than
10 million
workers
each day
Major investment in new
technology and
protection solutions
With operations in North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East & Africa and Asia Pacific, Ansell currently operates 52 facilities with staff in 55 countries.
The World of Ansell
Importance of wearing Proper PPE???
OVERVIEW
• All personal protective equipment should be safely designed and constructed, and should be maintained in a clean
and reliable fashion. It should fit comfortably, encouraging worker use. If the personal protective equipment does
not fit properly, it can make the difference between being safely covered or dangerously exposed. Employers are
required to train each worker required to use personal protective equipment to know:
• - When it is necessary
• - What kind is necessary
• - How to properly put it on, adjust, wear and take it off
• - The limitations of the equipment
- *Reference: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/index.html
Why Hand Protection Matters…
13% of all industrial injuries occur on the hand
Sources: 2014 USA National Safety Council 2014 INJURY DATA : 2014 ANSELL brand research study
Each hand cut injury costs employers an average of $21,918 per incident
… workers areconcerned as to whether their gloves adequately protect their hands
… workers believe that their company expects them to wear their gloves beyondthe point at which they should have been replaced
43% 25%
Hand cut injuries pose a major risk to both workers & employers
Workers want to feel protected, without inhibiting their job performance
GENERAL PURPOSE GLOVES
Mechanical Portfolio
What is Mechanical Protection?
Personal Protection Equipment which protects workers from cuts, scrapes, punctures, pinches and hand
fatigue
MECHANICAL
CUT PROTECTIONMECHANICAL
MULTI-PURPOSE
MECHANICAL
OIL PROTECTIONMECHANICAL
SPECIALIZED
Glove Compounds and Yarns
Mechanical Portfolio – Common Coating
Material Strengths Weaknesses
Natural
Rubber
Latex
• Cut & Puncture Resistance
• High Elasticity
• Good dry & wet grip, abrasion
• Low cost compared to other
polymers
• Risk of sensitisation/Type I allergy due to proteins
• Poor resistance to oils and greases (degrades NRL)
• High competition, low differentiation
Nitrile
• Excellent resistance to puncture &
abrasion
• Good dry grip
• Resistance to Oils & Grease
• Silicon free
• Poor wet / oil grip
• More expensive than NRL
• Less dexterity than NRL
Nitrile Foam
• Light oil grip
• Good dry grip
• More breathable
• Silicon free
• Average abrasion resistance
• More expensive than NRL
Neoprene
• More flexible than nitrile
• Better dry, wet, & oil grip
• Inherently FR
• More expensive than nitrile
• Physical properties are
average to poor
Mechanical Portfolio – Common Coating
Material Strengths Weaknesses
Polyurethane
• High abrasion Resistance
• Excellent dry grip
• Some oil grip
• Strike through
• Poor cut resistance
• Risk of chemical residue
• Silicon based
Water Based
Polyurethane
• Excellent dry grip
• Silicone free
• DMF free
• Strike through
• Poor cut resistance
PVC• Good abrasion resistance
• Low cost
• Cuts & punctures easily
• Not recommended around
Oils
• Environmentally unfriendly
Mechanical Portfolio – Common Yarns and Fibers
Mechanical Gloves – Common Coatings
Coated Gloves – Selecting the Proper Glove
Select Glove by Application:
• Dry Environment – Industrial• Dry and Light Oil Environments – Industrial• Oily Environments
Selecting by application helps determine the proper grip and material best suited to give you the ultimate combination of comfort, protection and dexterity
Cut Protection
Hand Protection - Need
Gloves are typically worn to protect the wearer from
different hazards:
Mechanical
Abrasion
Puncture
Blade cut
Tear
Impact cut
Electrostatic
Thermal
Cold
Heat
Flame
Molten Metal
Chemical
Specific Chemical
Permeation Break-through time
Integrity AQL
Cut Resistance vs. Cut Protection
Cut resistance is defined as the ability of a material
to resist damage when challenged with a moving
sharp edged object.
Cut protection is the combination of influences that tend to prevent a worker from being cut. Those influences include: Material Properties, Use Properties and Work Environment.
Cut Protection – Glove Fibers
Kevlar® (Para-aramid fiber): Kevlar® is a proprietary para-aramid cut-resistant fiber manufactured by DuPont. Known for its strength and heat resistance, not recommended for use in abrasive applications. Weakness - laundering in bleach, Exposure to UV light.
HPPE (High Performance Polyethylene): Known for its tensile strength and cut resistance. Continuous filament yarn offering excellent abrasion resistance. Weakness – Exposure to heat (180° F)
Stainless Steel: Stainless steel if often used to increase the cut resistance of many gloves. Weakness – wire breakage
Glass Fibers: Glass fibers - similar to fiberglass, these are continuous filament strands of glass fiber - Flexible yet cut resistant. Weakness – Can feel scratchy to the Hands
Proprietary Technology: Cut resistance technology that blends engineered, synthetic and natural fibers into high-performance yarns that provide high cut protection along with great comfort and high dexterity.
Cut Protection – Coatings
Straight Nitrile (synthetic rubber)• Excellent Dry Grip
Foam Nitrile• Excellent Dry, Wet and Light Oil Grip
Polyurethane• Excellent Dry, Wet and Light Oil Grip
Uncoated• Use when coatings can damage final product
Cut Resistance – Methods of Testing
New Cut Standards as of 2016
What Are The Changes? – EN388
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NO CORRELATION between Coupe method and TDM-100 method
NEW ICONS
Going forward, Ansell products and marketing collateral will communicate
2016 ANSI cut levels in new graphic icons, as shown on the glove example
below.
EN388 Test Equipment
• The blade is re-used
• The cut resistance measured is a ratio of performance of the sample to the performance of a control fabric (cotton canvas)
• ISO 13997 is recommendedfor materials with higher cut performance
ASTM and ISO Test Equipment TDM-100
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Only TDM can be used now
CutProtectionPerformanceTester
Load is in grams
• A new blade is required for each cut
• The blade is moved across the sample once
• The cut resistance is determined by the load required to cut a 20mm reference distance
CHEMICAL Protection Gloves
MICROFLEX® 93-260 AlphaTec® 58-735
Need for Chemical Protection & Dexterity
1. AlphaTec 58-270 End User Trial Research, 2011 2. Sources: Ccosh, Osha, Niosh, American Contact Dermatitis Society
• Internal studies show that 89% of workers in the automotive, metal,
machinery and chemical industries encounter some level of oil & grease AND 65% of these same workers also encounter chemicals1
• Despite the need for chemical protection, mechanical gloves are
typically used due to the strong needs for dexterity & comfort when
performing necessary tasks
• Although, mechanical gloves provide some level of coating, workers
are not fully protecting their skin from contact with irritant fluids
• As a result, many workers suffer from an inflammation of the skin
called Irritant Contact Dermatitis (ICD) as a result of direct contact with
neat oils and irritant fluids. Signs of ICD include redness of the skin,
blisters, scales or crusts.
Irritant Contact Disease (ICD) accounts for 7% of all occupational diseases2
Polymer Overview
MATERIAL COMFORT PERFORMANCE PROTECTION COMMENTS
Natural Rubber Latex
High comfort, but allergenic
Nitrile Tough, robust material, but
sacrifices comfort
Neoprene Hypoallergenic and high chemical
resistance, but sacrifices comfort
Polyisoprene Comfortable as Natural Rubber but with no allergy proteins
Test Methods
Chemical Permeation / Tensile Strength
Chemical Permeation
The process by which a chemical moves through a protective glove material on a molecular or microscopic level.
Resistance to permeation by a chemical is determined by measuring the permeation breakthrough time
(1µg/min/cm2)
Tensile
The force measured over a cross-sectional area of a given material under strain. Measured at the instant the material fails in megapascals (MPa)
A higher tensile value indicates a stronger materialwhile taking the thickness of the glove into consideration
Method: ASTM D 412-06A
Method: EN374
Chemical Protection – How to Select Proper Glove
Things to Know:
• Know Chemical Hazard
• Know Exposure Level or Time
• Leverage Chemical Resistance Guide / Chart for
proper material selection
• Know if other protection needs (thermal, grip…)
are required for final glove selection
Thank You!