Why is Fall Protection important? Falls are among the most common causes of serious work related injuries and deaths. Employers must set up the work place to prevent employees from falling off of overhead platforms, elevated work stations or into holes in the floor and walls. Steps to reduce falls? Employers [...]
Quality is everything to any company operating in contamination controlled work environments. Product quality and performance is a must. That's why we have partnered with a vertically integrated producer, marketer and distributor of critical environment gloves. Whether you have a Class 1 - ISO 3 equivalent or Class 100 [...]
As you know, tariffs on many classes of products from China increased by 10% in the Fall of 2018, another 15% this past June. While some manufacturers have been able to move some safety categories outside of China, we will still see cost rising due to tariff adjustments as [...]
Nitrile is a common component in personal safety equipment, especially in gloves. But what exactly is it and why is it in so many types gloves? Well, Nitrile is a type of synthetic rubber, commonly referred to as NBR that is created by combining two types of copolymers. The two copolymers, [...]
Keeping your crew safe on the job shows itself in a variety of ways, from the proper equipment training, providing water, and outfitting your team in proper personal protective equipment (PPE). Cut resistant gloves, steel-toed boots and hard hats are a few of the most common pieces of PPE, but there [...]
There is a lot riding on your personal protective equipment (PPE) purchases for your team. No matter what sector you are in, manufacturing, construction or industrial work, your team requires safety gear. Purchasing the wrong kind, or the cheap kind in hopes to cut a few pennies, could end up costing [...]
