SINCE the early 1980s, there has been a transformation in the way safety gloves are made and bought. We have come a long way since gloves came in one size and the infamous red PVC glove was the staple of almost every construction and manufacturing site across the country. Developments in fibres and coatings have transformed the way gloves are manufactured and the level and type of protection they provide. The introduction of EN Harmonised standards for personal protective equipment (PPE), the growth of litigation and an increasing awareness of the very real impact that hand injuries have in the workplace - driven through campaigns such as the HSE's It's In Your Hands programme - all combined to effect the changes we have witnessed.
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