Hand Protection -- Occupational Health & Safety

Hand Protection

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Redefining Cut Protection: The Critical Role of Comfort

This webinar explores how to optimize cut-resistant hand protection by balancing safety, comfort, dexterity and worker acceptance. Attendees will learn about ANSI/ISEA and EN cut protection standards, how to match glove performance to workplace hazards, and how advances in glove technology can improve PPE compliance and overall safety outcomes.
Anatomy of a Hand Safety Program: Reduce injuries & improve worker safety

This webinar explores how organizations can build a more effective hand safety program by looking beyond PPE and addressing the cultural factors that influence safety performance. Attendees will learn how to identify overlooked hazards, engage workers and leadership, overcome bias, and use meaningful safety indicators to strengthen hand injury prevention.
Building Safer Workplace Environments: Using nudge theory for better hand safety

Learn how simple changes to your work environment can prevent hand injuries by guiding safer choices. Understand why traditional safety signs often fail and how nudge theory offers a better solution. Register now!

Whitepapers

Practical Guide to Simplifying Cut-Resistant Glove Selection

Choosing the right cut-resistant glove isn't always straightforward. Beyond ANSI cut levels, factors like grip, dexterity, coatings, abrasion resistance, heat protection, and application-specific requirements all influence performance and worker safety. This practical guide helps simplify the selection process by organizing glove solutions around common workplace tasks and hazards rather than technical specifications alone. Covering applications across manufacturing, construction, metal fabrication, warehousing, food processing, and more, it provides an intuitive way to identify the right protection for the job. Helping safety professionals make faster, more informed PPE decisions with greater confidence.
Exploring Extended-Use Gloves vs. Single-Use Gloves

Extended-Use Disposable gloves decrease costs, improve worker productivity, and decrease waste. Read our latest case study to learn how Grippaz® gloves outperformed conventional disposable nitrile gloves and helped a large manufacturing company improve their safety program.
3 Common Safety Concerns Answered

In an age where multitasking, automated machinery and technology are becoming commonplace in the workspace, concerns about cut injuries, durability, reliability and grip are just as important as chemical protection. The new AlphaTec® 58-735 benefits from INTERCEPT TECHNOLOGY® providing ANSI level 3 cut protection and excellent chemical resistance. To learn how this innovative glove can help you address 3 common safety concerns, download our tip sheet here.

Artificial Intelligence

Why Hands-On Training Still Matters in a Digital Age
VR, AR and AI can expand training opportunities, but physical practice remains essential when workers must handle equipment, coordinate with teams and perform correctly in high-risk situations.
Survey Links Unverified AI Guidance to Higher Regulatory Fines
Respondents linked unchecked AI output to incorrect filings, missed deadlines and failed audits, and teams that put sensitive data into personal AI tools reported problems far more often.
ASSP Survey Finds AI Adoption Growing in Workplace Safety
AI use in workplace safety is growing, but investment, data quality and organizational challenges remain barriers.
Firefighter Health and Safety Technology Guide Research Collaboration
International working groups will examine occupational health risks, smart protective equipment and oversight of AI tools.
Data Center Construction Raises Confined Space Safety Considerations
Electrical and mechanical spaces on rapidly expanding data center projects can present access, ventilation and rescue challenges that require careful hazard evaluation.