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HexArmor NXT 10-302 reduces cut injuries by 44% after first year of use

Employees in the meat and produce departments at Kroger, a large national grocery chain were using standard Spectra cut gloves to handle knives and change cutting blades on machinery. The gloves provided some levels of cut protection, but the fiber-based gloves were bulky, ill-fitting, and scratchy, which caused problems with getting employees to actually wear the PPE. The safety team was tasked with finding gloves that would offer a higher level of cut protection that was comfortable and had higher dexterity in hopes of increased employee wear-compliance.

HexArmor was brought in to learn more about the issues at the store level and took surveys of actual end users. The following issues were found with the Spectra gloves:

• Too bulky and ill-fitting
• Loose fingertips bunch up and get caught in machinery or get in the way of cutting
• Did not sanitize or wash well, gloves were easily discolored and retained odor
• Did not protect from accidental knife slips where tip could penetrate between the fiber

HexArmor introduces NXT 10-302 as solution to cut injuries and compliance

The results from the survey helped guide the recommendation to implement a large trial of the NXT™ 10-302 in the meat and produce departments. Gloves were used in various food preparation and  machine maintenance applications, and the stores saw an immediate acceptance of the NXT 10-302 as a highly comfortable solution that provided better protection than the Spectra gloves. All of the
testing sites saw an increase in compliance, as well as longer usage and improved cut injury data, while using the NXT 10-302.

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