Each year 8 million syringe users will administer 2-3 billion injections outside traditional health care facilities. Imagine the amount of needles and syringes that are introduced to the normal waste collection process. One of HexArmor?s customers, a recycling company, is threatened daily by exposure to improperly disposed needles. HexArmor has worked with this customer to develop custom arm protection and hand protection to help prevent and reduce this deadly risk.

The design objective was to provide both cut protection, (against glass, metal scraps, and other materials), and puncture protection (against needles and metal and glass shards). Through testing and evaluations, HexArmor was able to engineer products to meet the comfort, dexterity, and risk profile demands of each operation while taking careful consideration for the customer?s economic concerns.

HexArmor is working continually on updating current products and creating new solutions for the waste and recycling markets. Check out the HexArmor PointGuard X or SharpsMaster glove for a great solution to this problem.

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For more information on how HexArmor works in this industry, please click here: ISHN_Article.pdf

We also offer products for maintenance in the waste industry. The Level 6 Series: 9003, SteelLeather III (5033) , and 4018 Ultimate L5 work great for maintenance.