Work gloves: 5 ways of reducing costs without sacrificing safety

Here are 5 tips to reduce your spending on work gloves as much as possible. There's no point skimping on quality but it is worth planning ahead and asking suppliers for advice.

1. Only pay for the features you need
The first thing we need to analyse before buying work gloves are the worker's daily risks.
A mine, a doctor's surgery or an assembly line require different types of protection.

If you choose a glove offering less protection than the worker requires, you are exposing your employee to an unnecessary risk and possibly a serious injury.
On the contrary, if you purchase gloves with more protection that you need, you are investing extra money unnecessarily.
Feel free to contact one of our specialists so you know you're buying the right glove for your specific job - no more, no less.

2. Consider the manufacturing material
Leather work gloves have dominated the industry for several decades. However, thanks to recent technological progress, gloves can be made out of other materials opening up a wide range of services at lower prices. 
Fibres such as Dyneema® or Kevlar® can be used to manufacture anti-cut gloves without using leather. Models such as DY004, 4400, 4383 offer excellent cutting levels and great touch. In addition, they reduce hand fatigue as they are lighter and more breathable. 
 

3. Planning = saving
In a company with wide-ranging needs, one way of reducing costs is to closely analyse the risks involved in each situation. The company can ask a group of workers to test new glove models from a range of prices.
You need a plan. If two gloves can be used for the same purpose, perhaps this is a good time to analyse the situation properly and just pick one.

4. Wash gloves to lengthen their life cycle.
Whilst some materials react badly to water and detergents, reducing their properties, our products manufactured using Dyneema® fibre can be washed several times without affecting their features.

5. Use good quality gloves
Cheap gloves work out expensive. If you try to cut costs by buying lower quality gloves, you won't save money in the end and, more importantly, you'll endanger your workers' health. 
The main difference between a 2 Euro glove and a 6 Euro glove is how long it will last. The quality of the materials and its manufacturing increase the useful life of your work gloves.
The maths isn't hard - it's easier to use one 8 Euro pair for a week than five pairs costing 2 Euros each. You'll save money and your workers will be better protected.

The National Safety Council (NSC) published a report in 2017 stating that average spending per hand injury is 22,384 dollars. Taking into account that a high percentage of these accidents are caused by using work gloves in poor condition, it is logical to think that maybe a minimal investment in this personal protection equipment might make your company great savings in the medium term.

Contact one of our experts at [email protected] and they will give you free advice on how to cut your company's costs without affecting worker safety.