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Let's start our specialised guide with this first part focussing on nitrile. The guide will be divided into several instalments looking at different work glove coatings. Examples of work gloves given below are just a sample of the many options in our catalogue for each use and solution. You can check out all our nitrile-coated work gloves here. Definition: Nitrile is an alternative synthetic to natural latex, widely used in manufacturing work gloves. Its classic features include: - Excellent abrasion resistance. - Magnificent performance working with solvents, oil, diesel and animal fats. - Protein-free, it avoids allergy-related skin problems. - Recommended for applications where grip is fundamental in wet and dry environments. - Work gloves can be coated in nitrile on the palm, up to half the back of the hand or completely. - In addition, different nitrile coatings can be watertight, porous, rough and bipolymer, depending on their purpose. The main nitrile glove finishes are listed below: 1. WATERTIGHT FINISH Does not let liquids i Example: AC5-440 JUNIT. Smooth Nitrile. Seamless Nylon® glove with nitrile coating on palm 2. POROUS FINISH: It gives more grip and breathability than the smooth finish Foam Nitrile Widely used in construction, industry, agriculture, general assembly, electronics and gardening. It uses a chemical to create small holes in the surface, making it smoother and more breathable Example: 5150 JUNIT FLEX. Seamless Nylon® glove with microporous foam nitrile coating on palm Nitrile NFT Work glove with a revolutionary grip in any situation. Good protection for dry or slightly oily situations, the micro-capillaries on its finish help liquid pour out more quickly, giving great grip   Example: 5111 NFT AGILITY. Seamless Nylon® + elastane (spandex) glove with full NFT coating. Nitrile Microfinish Example: AG503 ACTIVGRIP SERIES. Seamless Nylon® glove with full nitrile Microfinish® coating. Microfinish® technology provides great grip thanks to its smooth, flexible composition. Full of thousands of microscopic bubbles that act like suckers and create a vacuum that improves the grip under a wide range of wet and oily conditions. Nitrile dots Example: H5112 AGILITY DOTS. Seamless Nylon® + Lycra® fibre glove with ultralight foam nitrile coating and nitrile dots on palm 3. ROUGH FINISH: Maximum grip and waterproofing on heavy applications. Example: 5114 AGILITY DRY Waves® Rough Nitrile. Nylon® glove with double nitrile covering. The first layer makes it watertight and the second provides grip in wet and oily situations. 4. BIPOLYMER: New technology that provides extreme grip (nitrile + aqueous based polyurethane) It would be better to call it sponge or spongy texture, and it is normally manufactured using nitrile compounds. Its elasticity makes the gloves long-lasting and comfortable although it is less resistant to abrasion than the smooth finish. Example: 4115 AGILITY T-TOUCH. Nylon®/Elastane glove coated in nitrile in combination with water-based polyurethane with T-Touch® technology. We will carry on analysing different work glove finishes next week. Thanks for following us!

Why can grip increase the level of safety? Working gloves have always had grip, so what is the news? The answer to these questions has to do with the type of grip and the additional benefits it brings.  Here is a brief explanation why grip is the new star feature of work gloves. New materials  The technology used in the manufacture of work gloves increases exponentially year after year and this allows us to discover new ways to improve the grip of the gloves and their protection.  The new Advanced Natural Rubber technology (ANR)  equipped with microsuckers creates a vacuum between the glove and the object that considerably increases its grip.  One of the latest developments of Juba for this 2017, our model H257, is already equipped with ANR.

When we transfer the need to wear personal protective equipment to the workers there are always those who justify not using it or doing it incorrectly. These are the 7 most common excuses for not using PPE correctly: 1. "If an employee does not want to use protective equipment, what can I do?" If a company decides that a job requires the use of PPE, this is not an option for the worker. Management has every right to demand and insist on its use. Both parties may be seriously harmed otherwise. It is even possible to punish anyone who ignores the indications regarding work safety. 2. "I'm already wearing some protection, I do not need another one". It is not enough to wear some of the assigned protective equipment, you must wear properly all recommended equipment for each job. Wearing one of them, does not exempt from the use of the rest. In addition, we could add that it is as dangerous to be less protected than we should be as being too much. When we use not recommended PPE  for a job we are demanding our body a greater effort. Choosing the right protective equipment increases not only safety but also productivity. The goal is to find PPE that offer the best protection and comfort for the user. 3. "I do not wear gloves because objects slip out of my hands" This excuse would perhaps be valid in the last century. Today there are gloves that, thanks to their ergonomics and coating, offer a spectacular grip of pieces of any size and even in adverse situations (dirt, oils ...) A good example of this is our new Feel & Grip H257. 4. "This task will only take me a couple of minutes, it takes longer to put on the PPE" Maybe it can take a few seconds more, but there is no other option, a work accident can happen at any time with tragic consequences. A single second without protection is enough to suffer a serious accident. 5. "I do not wear gloves because I'm allergic to latex" Health professionals or the food industry who need to wear this type of gloves do not have to worry if they suffer from latex allergy, since there are gloves of this type and for this same use made of other materials such as nitrile, neoprene ou vynil. 6. "Wearing leather gloves is enough in order not to cut myself" Leather gloves are a great choice for many jobs but their cut resistance is not the best. In our gloves catalog we have a great variety of cut-protective gloves, among which are those made of Dyneema fiber. 7. "Cleaning PPE is not necessary" After each working day, employees must perform adequate maintenance of their personal protective equipment. They can only fulfill their purpose if they are in perfect conditions.

In mid January the biannual meeting that gathered our commercial team took place in Madrid one more year. During the convention, the new products to be incorporated the next season were presented, the French company Manulatex gave an interesting training about their products and the commercial guidelines to undertake the next months were defined.

Along with the launch of the KASUAL collection, we have developed a new metal clothing display stand , boasting a modern and lightweight design, holding 12 items of clothing. If you are interested, or require more information, please contact the sales person in your area or our Customer Service department at: [email protected]. To see pictures and measurements for the display stand, take a look at the Merchandising section of our website (www.juba.com)

Juba is launching the new KASUAL collection, one of our major bids for this season where we have adapted to the market by offering the latest trends. The whole range is made out of materials providing top comfort and above all a modern design to be able to combine work and free time. Check it out in our new catalogue or on the website: www.juba.com. Apart from this new line, we have widened the High Visibility family and incorporated a new family to complete our catalogue with items from CHOIVA, national high quality clothing manufacturer, designed to protect against the cold, rain, chemical products and for food use.

The PREVENTICA trade fair was held on 7th, 8th and 9th June in Lille (France), bringing together the most important companies in the sector. Juba was attending through its distributor PREVENTISTES, demonstrating its latest items in a prominent place on their stand, as we are their most important glove supplier. On the other hand, Juba was also represented on the DSM Dyneema stand with the very latest in anticut gloves manufactured using the Dyneema Dynamic fibre with models such as 4409 and 4416

We can inform you that the glove with Ref. 111801 (Nylon® glove + lycra® fibre with nitrile foam covering) obtained EN 388 “4 1 3 2” levels in the laboratory tests. The Juba product committee decided to lower the tear and puncture level as the new 111805 model (same model as 111801 but completely coated in nitrile) obtained EN 388 “4 1 2 1” levels in the test from the same laboratory so it was decided to put both models on the same level. At Juba*® our priority is to facilitate clear and conclusive results and so we decided to drop the level, strictly following the results obtained.We can inform you that the website, glove catalogue, information leaflet, compliance declaration and the marking on the 111801 glove have been changed with the new levels and it is back in stock. To see the information sheet for this model, please CLICK HERE.

Due to the success of the 1st edition of the TOS+H EXPO, international Health and Safety fair in Turkey, the 2nd edition is being held in Istanbul again from 8th to 11th May, bringing together the most important international safety firms where Juba will be represented by their Turkish distributor AYTEKIN SEROL. Our colleagues from the Export dept., Rebeca Moneo and Vanessa Villarejo, have flown over to give the Aytekin sales team some technical support. First impressions from the fair are very encouraging and Juba has been welcomed enthusiastically.