Cut Resistant Gloves
Cuts and punctures to the hands remain one of the most common and easily preventable injuries in the recycled paperboard industry. Here are a few facts regarding hand injuries.
- Glove Rating Scales
- The US adopted ASTM/ANSI/ISEA and the European (CE) rating.
- Most often the CE rating is higher than the US rating, meaning CE-rated gloves do not provide the same level of protection as a comparably rated ASTM/ANSI/ISEA glove. As a result, vendors often will pitch the advantages of their glove based on the higher CE rating scale.
- The higher the number (1-5) the higher the cut resistance. Also keep in mind that that gloves are cut resistant — not cut proof.
- Recommended Cut Levels
- Some companies recommend an ASTM/ANSI/ISEA level 4 or above glove anytime a sharp (i.e., knife, die blade, slitter blade, or other sharp tool or material).
- There is considerably higher level protection afforded between a cut ASTM/ANSI/ISEA3 and 4 while dexterity is generally not diminished.
- Different Cut Ratings
- Beware that some gloves have different cut level ratings on the palm side and the back side of the glove. Be sure to ask your sales rep. for a specification sheet on the gloves you consider purchasing.
Wearing the right type of glove is critical.
Review your company’s policies and understand the expectations regarding when, where and what type of gloves are to be used.
Dupont has issued an information sheet about Kevlar which you can see here.
Hexarmor has a good chart explaining the similarities and differences between the US and European standards which you can see here.
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2024 Summer Webinar
On July 24th, we held a webinar on In-Line Freeness Measurement, presented by BTG Instrument Representatives Jason Shipman and Tyler Spivey. Webinar slides and recording are available at this RPTA members only site, along with materials from other past webinars
UPCOMING EVENTS
2024 Fall Roundtable
Paper Machine Roll Design and Operation, Appleton, WI.
Wednesday, October 16, 1:00 to 5:00 PM – Engaging seminar on roll design and operation, at the Hilton Paper Valley Hotel, followed by a group dinner.
Thursday, October 19, Morning - Tour of a roll manufacturer’s facility
2025 Winter Webinar
A mid- to late-January Zoom webinar on Recovered Fiber Grades and Quality, to include presentations on the incoming product and on impacts to the production process.
2025 Production-Technical Seminar
Next year’s P-T Seminar will be held on May 5 & 6, at the Minneapolis Convention Center, co-located with TAPPICon 2025. Session topics will be:
- Safer Operations
- Ways to improve paper properties, e.g.; ply bond, formation
- Wet end chemistry optimization (a 2-hour mini-course by highly experienced consultant)
- Solid waste reduction
An exciting change: RPTA members will register with RPTA and we will register the group with TAPPICon. The cost for each member will be less than prior years and will include the entire 4-dayTAPPICon program, instead of just RPTA’s two days.
Stay tuned as details develop.