Injuries resulting from the manual handling of objects and materials with sharp edges are common in the engineering industry. Data from firms show that as many as a third of all injuries recorded are...
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Cut resistant clothing for the metal and glass industries.
The serious risk of sustaining cuts and lacerations when working with sheet metal and glass do not need explaining to those working within the glass or metal industries.
Cuts are caused by sharp edges, these maybe due to material thickness or created during production. Cutting sheet metal by methods such as shearing, guillotining and grinding will often produce razor sharp edges, burrs and swarf. Presses, dies and forms may also reduce material thickness creating dangerous edges.
Cutsafe cut resistant clothing provides a range Personal Protective Equimpment (PPE) products designed to reduce the risk of sustaining cut injuries from sheet metal at work, these include;
Metal Industry
Glass Industry
Glass is a wonderfully versatile material however working with it can occasionally present the risk of sustaining serious cuts and lacerations.
The HSE and the Glass and Glazing Federation both...