Innovative Technology For Testing Of Protective Gloves Specific Performances

Safety Testing of Protective Gloves

When working with explosive materials, the worker’s hands are usually the most exposed body part and highly endangered by fragmentation effects. Several kinds of protective gloves are available. Existing standards describe testing procedures for the testing of protective gloves for mechanical risks, but seem to not realistically simulate fragmentation effects. An experimental setup was develope...

Evaluation of the flexibility of protective gloves.

Two mechanical methods have been developed for the characterization of the flexibility of protective gloves, a key factor affecting their degree of usefulness for workers. The principle of the first method is similar to the ASTM D 4032 standard relative to fabric stiffness and simulates the deformations encountered by gloves that are not tight fitted to the hand. The second method characterizes...

Factors influencing the wearing of protective gloves in orthodontic practice.

The purpose of this study was to explore how wearing, or not wearing, protective gloves affects the efficiency of orthodontists in performing certain orthodontic procedures. Thirty-six volunteers were randomly selected from members of the Taiwan Association of Orthodontists. A visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to determine the degree of convenience subjects felt in performing 11 specified or...

Innovative Technology for Computer Professionals

Innovative Technology for Computer Professionals