A longtime safety professional discusses innovations in personal protective equipment and the role of Qualified Safety Sales Professionals.

Do you have a robust lockout/tagout training program in place? Here’s how to know.

Selecting the right chemical hand protection solution remains a challenge for today’s safety manager, and it’s easy to see why.

Safety managers: Not sure about the OSHA standard for matting or why it can benefit workers? We’ve got you covered.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states that 143,900 hand injuries were reported in 2015, the latest data available. They further note that the average time away from work was five days. Yet OSHA reports that 70% of workers aren’t wearing protective gloves. It’s clear that more can be done to protect worker’s hands to avoid these injuries. 

Here’s how to fit your staff with the right ventilation system and proper protective gear to combat against indoor air pollutants.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. taps KCP to help with a sustainable glove recycling program.

MCR Safety literally has over 1,000 different gloves utilizing a multitude of different materials. Protecting today’s modern day employee from all the potential workplace hazards that exist requires a wide assortment of options. So asking which glove material makes up the majority of its gloves opens up a lengthy discussion.

Despite an estimated 300,000 hand injuries each year, along with a cost to business of over $700 million, 70% of workers aren't wearing any hand protection while another 30% aren't wearing the right glove. 

A very sad statistic every glove manufacturer knows (and one that MCR Safety has written about before) is that 70% of workers injure their hands because they were not wearing gloves. Even worse, the remaining 30% were most likely wearing gloves not designed for their specific application.