Cut Resistant Gloves
Cuts and punctures to the hands remain one of the most common and easily preventable injuries in the recycled paperboard industry. Here are a few facts regarding hand injuries.
- Glove Rating Scales
- The US adopted ASTM/ANSI/ISEA and the European (CE) rating.
- Most often the CE rating is higher than the US rating, meaning CE-rated gloves do not provide the same level of protection as a comparably rated ASTM/ANSI/ISEA glove. As a result, vendors often will pitch the advantages of their glove based on the higher CE rating scale.
- The higher the number (1-5) the higher the cut resistance. Also keep in mind that that gloves are cut resistant — not cut proof.
- Recommended Cut Levels
- Some companies recommend an ASTM/ANSI/ISEA level 4 or above glove anytime a sharp (i.e., knife, die blade, slitter blade, or other sharp tool or material).
- There is considerably higher level protection afforded between a cut ASTM/ANSI/ISEA3 and 4 while dexterity is generally not diminished.
- Different Cut Ratings
- Beware that some gloves have different cut level ratings on the palm side and the back side of the glove. Be sure to ask your sales rep. for a specification sheet on the gloves you consider purchasing.
Wearing the right type of glove is critical.
Review your company’s policies and understand the expectations regarding when, where and what type of gloves are to be used.
Dupont has issued an information sheet about Kevlar which you can see here.
Hexarmor has a good chart explaining the similarities and differences between the US and European standards which you can see here.
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RPTA Announces 2021 Scholarship Recipients
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2021 Summer Webinar
On July 21, 2021, the RPTA Operating Board hosted a webinar on Brown Fiber Re-Pulping and Reject Handling Best Practices.
Presented by Steven Johnson, Applications Engineer, Kadant Black Clawson, and moderated by Dave Pearson, General Manager, Westrock.
The Webinar recording and a pdf file of the slides are available at this member-only site.
Industry Profile Study
The 2021 Industry Profile Study Report has been published for RPTA membership . It includes results from 204 samples, off 62 machines at 47 mills.
Registration form, due by January 21.
Sample Submission form, sent with samples by April
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RPTA Certification of Member Mills
RPTA continues the certification program first implemented in 2018 for RPTA member mills. RPTA uses a rigorous auditing process conducted by NSF to assure members and brand owners that products produced by certified mills are suited for direct food contact packaging applications. For more information, click here.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
2022 Winter Webinar
The Operating Board will host a webinar on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The topic is Building a Training Program from Within by Joel Scheider, President of Task Trainers, Inc. and Mark Murphy, Westrock General Manager, Lynchburg, VA
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Roundtable
February 23 & 24, 2022
Water Reuse in Recycle Mills - Challenges & Solutions
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We will hold the in-person Roundtable in Atlanta, assuming the COVID-19 situation continues to allow.
The Roundtable will include presentations and Q&A by three experts and the next morning the group will tour Grief’s Sweetwater mill.
2022 P-T Seminar
RPTA’s annual Production-Technical Seminar will be held in Charlotte, NC on May 2nd and 3rd, co-located with TAPPICon 2022.
Over the two days, you will hear presentations from experts on:
Contaminant Removal
Refining
Paper Machine Drying
Safety: Threading & Guarding
In addition, join us on May 3rd for breakfast and a Roundtable discussion on topics of interest to you.
RPTA’s P-T Seminar is co-located with TAPPICon 2022 and registration is handled through TAPPI.
We will provide details as they become available.
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