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Hand and Arm Protection - Knowledge Center

Welcome to our Hand & Arm Protection Knowledge Center. This knowledge center contains everything we've got for potential hazards to hands and arms including burns from chemicals or heat, harmful substance absorption through the skin, electricity, bumps and bruises, abrasions, cuts, punctures, fractures or amputations. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can include gloves and arm coverings.

Featured Hand and Arm Protection Articles

Cut-Resistant Leather Gloves: How to Choose What's Best for You

Finding the right cut-resistant glove for your job can be a little complicated. This guide makes it more simple. Learn about different...

Selecting the right material for your safety glove can drastically reduce the risk of hand injury. Find out what you need to know when...

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Safety Glove Materials: What They Mean and What to Look For

Hands are engaged in almost every work task. That puts them at high risk of serious injury. Find out how to keep them safe.

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Top 10 Hazards to Your Hands (And How to Protect Against Them)

It can be hard to select the right safety gloves, so we've put together a comprehensive list of the major safety glove types and when you...

12 Types of Hand Protection Gloves (and How to Choose the Right One)

Oil and gas workers face numerous hand hazards. Learn about cut resistant gloves suitable for the industry.

Cut Resistant Gloves for the Oil and Gas Industry

Gloves aren't always enough. Find out what you need to know about protective sleeves before purchasing some for your workplace.

How to Select the Right Protective Sleeves for Your Workplace

Cuts and impacts don't sound like the worst workplace accidents, but anything that harms a worker's hands can significantly affect their...

Hand and Arm Protection

How to Keep Hands Safe from Cuts and Impact

Do your workers have the right level of cut resistance for the hazards they face? Learn more here.

Cut Resistant Gloves: A Guide to Cut Resistance Levels

Dorsal hand impact protection is a new frontier in hand protection PPE. Find out why it matters and what you need to know about it.

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Dorsal Hand Impact Protection: One of the Fastest Growing Categories in Personal Protective Equipment

Wearing protective equipment should be your team's first priority and a standard safety routine, but are you and your employees using the...

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INFOGRAPHIC: Why Hand Protection Should Be Your Team's First Priority

Safety gloves are your hands' last line of defense, but it shouldn't be their only one. Find out what other steps you need to keep hands...

Beyond Gloves: 7 Things to Do to Keep Your Hands Safe at Work

Caught hazards are one of OSHA's fatal four. Follow these five tips to keep yourself safe from them.

Top 5 Warnings for Caught-On and Caught-in-Between Hazards

Using the wrong safety gloves when working with chemicals can lead to exposure and serious adverse effects. Find out how to select the...

What You Need to Know to Keep Your Hands Safe from Chemical Exposure

Featured Hand and Arm Protection Q&A

Hand and Arm Protection Terms

Abrasion Resistance

Repetitive Motion Injury

Rapid Upper Limb Assessment

Light Liquid Splash

Chemical Hold-Out

Vibration-Reduction Gloves

Chemical-Resistant Gloves

Puncture-Resistant Gloves

Abrasion-Resistant Gloves

Work-Related Neck and Upper Limb Disorders

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

More Hand and Arm Protection Content

Improving disposable glove grip

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Is texture the only thing that affects disposable glove grip?

Whether you’re selecting reusable or disposable safety gloves, grip is one of the key concerns. After all, gloves aren’t much use if you can’t safely hold anything while...