Superior Glove believes that workers shouldn’t have to choose between comfort and safety, so they innovate to fit the protection workers’ needs into comfortable PPE they’ll want to wear. They research, design, and test their hand safety products in-house to ensure quality and protection and offer free resources and services to help companies develop safety programs that help reduce and eliminate hand injuries.
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Superior Glove offers a comprehensive product line of hand and arm protection and complementary PPE against many hazards.
- Cut, Puncture, and Abrasion Resistance
- Impact, Crush, and Vibration Resistance
- Electrical Safety
- Chemical Safety
- Protection from the Elements
Abrasion
Abrasion-resistant gloves offer durability against rough surfaces and materials, which can degrade the material and present safety issues.
Cut
Cut protection levels range from A1 to A9, with cut A1 offering the lowest resistance and cut A9 the highest. Lower levels are suited for light cut hazards, while higher levels are designed for more severe cut risks. Ultimately, the task and level of exposure determine the appropriate cut protection required.
Puncture
Puncture-resistant gloves and sleeves prevent injuries caused by the force of pointed objects that penetrate the skin. There are two ANSI standards for puncture protection:
- Hypodermic: Protects against injuries that can be as fine as a hypodermic needle, such as syringes, fine wood splinters, tiny pieces of glass, and thin-gauge wire.
- Probe: A probe puncture injury is more blunt and can be as thick as a ballpoint pen. This includes injuries from objects such as nails, thick cables, wood splinters, and other hazards.
Impact
Impact-resistant gloves protect hands against knocks, bumps, and pinches while preventing injuries ranging from bruises to broken bones. The levels of ANSI standards for impact protection range from low impact (level 1) to maximum (level 3).
Crush
Crush-resistant gloves contain crush-resistant finger caps to help protect against pinch and crush hazards
Vibration
Vibration-dampening gloves have specially designed padding to help reduce the experienced vibration from tools and equipment.
Arc Flash
Arc flash-rated PPE protect workers who work on or near energized parts or equipment that are capable of generating an arc flash. Arc flash protection is categorized into 4 groups based on its flame protection (0-4, with 4 being the highest).
High Voltage
Rubber-insulating gloves and leather protectors are designed to protect workers from energized equipment and other electrical hazards. All of Superior Glove’s rubber gloves are tested and certified at the time of order to extend their shelf life.
There are two categories for high voltage: Class and Type.
Class indicates the maximum use of voltage. Rubber-insulating gloves are classified by voltage and insulate hands to protect them from shocks. Superior Glove offers a range of products from Class 00 to Class 2. Superior Glove also offers leather cover gloves to protect the rubber-insulating gloves.
The type indicates whether the glove is ozone-resistant or not. Ozone is prevalent in energy generation and can compromise the integrity of the glove. Currently, all their gloves are Type 1 and are not ozone-resistant.
Chemical Safety
Chemical gloves are made with materials that resist liquids, fluids, and chemical degradation. It is important to identify the chemical being handled and match it to the glove material that resists the chemical.
Cold
Superior Glove’s cold protection products are extensively tested in-house to maximize warmth and range of motion in winter conditions. Their line also incorporates protection against other hazards, such as cuts, impacts, punctures, abrasions, arc flash, and heat.
Fire Resistance
Fire-resistant (FR) PPE is designed to resist flame exposure. FR items are either treated to resist flames or made from inherently fire-resistant materials.
Heat
Heat-resistant gloves and sleeves protect against burn injuries when working with hot objects or surfaces. These are generally rated by the highest contact temperature at which the time to second-degree burn is over in 15 seconds, and time heat is noticeably painful to the average person is over in four seconds.
Water
Water-resistant materials create a barrier to keep liquids out and prevent penetration. This allows workers to stay comfortable and dry in wet working conditions.
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