OIL & GAS - Westernex

PREVENTING lacerations and puncture WOUNDSMany lacerations startout as a puncture. Asharp edge, corner,burr, wire “wicker,”or other protrudinghazards can penetratethe glove and scrapeor cut skin. Withsynthetic leather orcotton gloves, the hazard will poke through thesurface of the glove and tear laterally to createa laceration. While a glove may say it has ‘cutresistance,’it often lacks the puncture protectionto stop lacerations.Standard Synthetic Leather GlovesCut/Puncture HazardOuter ShellCut InjurySkin SurfaceHexArmor Synthetic Leather Gloveswith SuperFabric ® Guard PlatesCut/Puncture HazardOuter ShellTMPlatesSkin SurfaceHexArmor Synthetic Leather Gloveswith SuperFabric ® Guard PlatesCut/Gashing HazardOuter ShellProven protection against punctures – HexArmor ®oil and gas safety gloves with SuperFabric ® brandmaterials are tested in both the lab and the field tovalidate the highest degree of puncture-resistanceand performance.TMPlatesSkin Surface