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Products from the December 2018 issue

December 5, 2018

Although emerging occupational safety and health products can help make your job easier and keep your workers safer, keeping up with new developments in the field can be challenging. ISHN helps you save time by gathering all of the OSH product information and presenting it in a quick, easy format.

Medical insights on hand injuries

Gloves mitigate the risks of crushes, pinching, blows & burns

M.B. Sutherland

December 4, 2018

We sat down with Dr. Joshua Alpert, an orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Bone & Joint Institute in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, to talk about the ins and outs of hand injuries. He helped us to understand why hand injuries can be particularly serious and what recovery from an injury looks like.

Y. Berger & Company AB brings Eureka Gloves to the U.S.

November 7, 2018

We are a family-owned business based in Goteberg, Sweden and founded in 1959 as a Trading Company for Technical Fibers. Eureka Safety is the PPE division of Y. Berger & Co AB launched in 2009 as a logical extension of our expertise in technical materials and technical knowledge and history of glovemaking.

New fibers & yarns, advanced knitting patterns improve hand protection

A cut above

November 4, 2018

Not long ago gloves were considered just another uncomfortable piece of PPE that one was obliged to wear. Leather was the material of choice for premium protection, while less expensive fabric offered basic hand coverage.

Top products of the week

November 4, 2018

Disposable protective clothing, award-winning Kevlar gloves and a best-in-class dust collector system were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

2019 ISHN Readers’ Choice Awards get underway

October 30, 2018

Enter your best-of-the-best products or services in ISHN’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. The program will launch in October 2018 and entries will be accepted online at ISHN.com/awards through January 2019. Here’s how it works: • Enter up to four top products (must have launched on or after Jan. 1, 2018) • ISHN readers vote on their favorite products March 1 - April 30, 2019 • Winners will be announced the week of May 6, 2019.

Green building practices have an unhealthy side for construction workers

Spray foam and protective clothing: What works

October 24, 2018

Green construction, or building energy-efficient and sustainable structures, is in high demand. The push for more green buildings has led to construction workers using energy-efficient materials, like spray polyurethane foam insulation (spray foam). This material forms a continuous barrier on walls and corners, preventing moisture from getting inside of structures through cracks and seams.

Top products of the week

October 21, 2018

Customizeable hard hats, a gas detector/two-way radio combination and cut resistance gloves that hide dirt were among the occupational safety and health products featured this week on ISHN.com.

NSC Preshow - Get the best in cut/puncture resistance from Global Glove!

October 18, 2018

From Global Glove:

New BLACK ARALENE®

October 16, 2018

Offering heat and cut resistance with dexterity, these gloves retain their color, their BLACK SEAMLESS SHELLS HIDE DIRT for a continually clean appearance.