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Superior Glove is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of safety gloves and sleeves. Since 1910, we have been protecting workers across the globe with specialized hand and arm protection for every major industry. Our products are engineered at our headquarters in Ontario, Canada. But our team and production facilities span across Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central America.
Superior Glove
10M ago
Everything You Need to Know About
Arc Flash Resistant Gloves
Arc Flash related injuries
An arc flash occurs when there is a sudden release of electrical energy between two conductors, causing an explosion. It is a serious hazard in industries such as electrical utilities, construction, oil & gas, and manufacturing, where workers are working around high voltage switches and grounding gear, panel boards, switchboards, and transformers. Arc flash related injuries can be extremely dangerous and lead to severe burns, eye damage, hearing loss, and can even be fatal. This is why, it is essent ..read more
Superior Glove
1y ago
Glove 101
Types of Safety Gloves
There are
five
main types of work gloves:
Leather
String knit
Mechanics
Chemical
Disposable
Each glove type offers various benefits and features that make them the better option for specific tasks and hazards. However, they each have their limitations that also need to be considered before choosing those best-suited in your work environment.
Leather
Leather gloves are highly durable, made with tanned hides of various animals and are a popular choice for tasks that require abrasion, heat, and fire resistance. Liners can be sewn into lea ..read more
Superior Glove
1y ago
Glove 101
Glove Additives and Treatments
Additive and treatments are incorporated into safety gloves to complement existing features or add features that may be missing. These can include:
Palm Coatings
Glove Lining
Glove Treatments
Palm Coatings
Palm coatings serve as an additional layer of protection on safety gloves that can be tailored for specific tasks and work conditions. When it comes to mechanical protection, all palm coatings offer some degree of abrasion and puncture resistance (depending on the thickness of the coating). Palm coatings also contribute to improved grip and dur ..read more
Superior Glove
1y ago
Glove 101
Glove Sizing
Glove Sizing
Glove fit is crucial in determining its wearability and hazard protection. If the gloves are too small, it can restrict movement of the hands and discourage workers from wearing them. Similarly, loose gloves can slip off at the slightest movement and make handling tasks difficult. In either case, the wearer is exposed to risk of serious injury.
There are two measurements that determine the size of gloves:
Distance around your knuckles
Overall length of your gloves (palm to fingertips).
And there are ways to identify if your gloves fit poorly:
Over ..read more
Superior Glove
1y ago
Glove 101
Hand Protection Safety Standards
Not all safety gloves protect equally. Gloves designed for one type of hazard may not sufficiently protect against another, even though they may look similar. And the nature of the hazard will affect the selection of your gloves.
So, how do you determine which gloves offer the right level of protection for your workers?
To solve this problem, industry standards were established that refer to specific test methods to assign protection levels for safety gloves, including cut, impact, puncture, arc flash, heat, flame, vibration, abrasion, cold, and che ..read more
Superior Glove
1y ago
Everything You Need to Know About
Abrasion Resistant Gloves
Hand abrasion injuries
Hand abrasion injuries occur when skin is subjected to repeated rubbing and scraping against rough or hard surfaces, leading to blisters and calluses. Fortunately, these injuries can be reduced and prevented by wearing gloves that resist abrasion.
What you will learn:
Underlying forces that cause abrasion injuries
Common abrasion-resistant materials, including their advantages and limitations
Safety standards and tests used to verify the abrasion resistance level of gloves
Forces at Work in An Abrasion ..read more
Superior Glove
1y ago
Workplace Safety: Why PPE is the Last Line of Defense
Hand injuries are the number one preventable industrial accident.
So, if they’re preventable, why are hand injuries so common? And how have some companies reduced their hand injuries by 50, even 90 percent?
Believe it or not, the answer isn’t gloves. And PPE isn’t your first line of defense against hand injuries.
Rather, reducing the incidence of hand injuries in a workplace is best achieved through a process of reevaluating and redesigning your safety program using the hierarchy of controls.
Reducing + Eliminating Injuries
The h ..read more
Superior Glove
1y ago
Everything You Need to Know About
Impact-Resistant Gloves
Knocks, bumps, and pinches can cause a range of hand injuries from bruises to broken bones.
Like most hand injuries, these impact injuries can be reduced and prevented. But, with the dizzying selection of safety gloves on the market, how do you choose the best protection for your workers?
To select the best level of protection for your workers, start by reading this guide where you will learn:
What causes impact injuries
How impact-resistant materials work to prevent hand injuries
How we engineer our impact-resistant technology
Safe ..read more
Superior Glove
2y ago
Glove 101
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Introduction
High-visibility mechanic gloves featuring goatskin leather palms, para-aramid lining, and breathable fourchette inserts between fingers. These durable gloves also offer ANSI Level A3 abrasion resistance.
Have you ever read the product description for safety gloves and wondered what exactly the glove manufacturer is trying to communicate? With all this “technical glove jargon,” how do you know which safety gloves offer the right level of protection for workers without ..read more
Superior Glove
2y ago
Introduction
High-visibility mechanic gloves featuring goatskin leather palms, para-aramid lining, and breathable fourchette inserts between fingers. These durable gloves also offer ANSI Level A3 abrasion resistance.
Have you ever read the product description for safety gloves and wondered what exactly the glove manufacturer is trying to communicate? With all this “technical glove jargon,” how do you know which safety gloves offer the right level of protection for workers without inhibiting glove performance or comfort? And with countless safety glove options available on the market, wher ..read more