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Several jobs inevitably imply exposing our hands to the cold. This can lead to a variety of injuries or diseases, some very serious, if the right measures are not taken. Standards The UNE-EN 511:2006 standard specifies requirements and test methods for work gloves that protect our hands against convective and conductive cold down to -50 °C. Marking All gloves should be marked with this pictogram (picture on the right), distinguishing insulation levels for convective cold (a), contact cold (b) and water penetration (c). Types of jobs that require cold protection gloves: - Jobs in cold chambers: including chambers that keep food fresh between 2°C and 8°C and others that freeze food below -25°C, etc. - Open air jobs: farming, road maintenance, airport ground crew... night shifts (fishermen, security staff, etc.) or working at a considerable height (vertical work, etc.), etc. - Indoor work with no heating: particularly if this is sedentary work, such as security staff guarding the inside of a factory, work sitting down, etc. - Jobs in contact with cold water or handling wet and/or cold objects, such as fishermen, working on oil platforms, handling frozen food, assembling metal components, etc. For jobs where hands must be protected not only against the cold but also from water, Juba has included items in its catalogue featuring special membranes and 100% watertight work gloves. Our recommendations:   H260 - New! Work glove with synthetic leather on the palm, an elastane back and a reflective strip across the knuckles. Exclusive packaging in individual wrapping for sales points. 411CFV - Glove made of water-repellent full-grain leather with a Thinsulate® lining (40 g), suitable for temperatures down to -10ºC 6k30 - Robust glove, 100% waterproof. Resistant to salt and chemical products. Gloves with Actifresh® treatment that prevents unpleasant odours and eliminates bacteria caused by sweat plus the Sanitized® treatment that prevents skin irritation. 5658TH - 100% waterproof. Resistant to chemical products. Removable thermal lining inner glove, made out of acrylic looped fabric that maintains hand temperature effectively. Very comfortable, quick dry. Actifresh® treatment that prevents unpleasant odours 5130W - PVC-covered palm with HPT technology (Hydropellent TechnologyTM). The terry-loop fabric inside keeps hand temperature stable when temperatures drop to around 0º C. Suitable for food use according to Regulation 10/2011 CRYOPLUS - Work glove with an inner polyester fleece lining or greater thermal insulation and Porelle® membrane that makes it breathable whilst stopping liquids from penetrating it.   *** By clicking this link, you can access all work gloves in the Juba catalogue offering special cold protection.

  The H257 Feel&Grip work glove by Juba has received its second award so far this year. Considering its technology, safety and respect for the environment, Cecofersa gave it the 3rd special prize for Innovation 2017 in the hardware and industrial supply sector. The palm design of this work glove is equipped with micro-suckers using ANR technology, giving maximum grip in wet and dry environments. CECOFERSA, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, is the largest Spanish Distribution Chain for Industrial Hardware and Industrial Supplies. It has more than 120 member companies and 250 establishments in Spain and Portugal. 

Juba has taken part as a collaborating entity in the 4th Paddle Tennis Tournament organised by the Rotary Club Logroño for the benefit of the Rioja Association of Family and Friends of Children with Cancer (FARO). 70 companies took part in the tournament, raising 11,000 Euros that will be divided up among a whole range of programmes run by FARO. This association aims to help improve life expectancy for children with cancer, promoting protection and care for children and their families covering social, economic, psychological and educational aspects. 7,000 Euros was collected last year making it possible for five teenagers from La Rioja to attend a specialised international camp for children with cancer, held in New York state (United States).    

This week, the Juba technical lab staff have received a practical course at the “Aitex” textile technology institute on updates to the EN388:2016 standard. Juba is thereby strengthening its knowledge on the ISO 13997 vertical cutting test to ensure that quality checks at its laboratory are monitored correctly.  

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.  

We are proud to present our 10 best work gloves for the automotive industry, focussing on different needs and jobs. Here is a special selection from our experts. Our Top 10 includes gloves suitable for tactile screen use, anti-static, featuring different coatings (polyurethane, watertight nitrile, FOAM, NFT, etc.), several supports (nylon, cotton, polyester, etc.), fine gauges for greater accuracy in assembly and protection from medium and high risk cuts or heat, etc.     BPU1400 Description: Seamless Nylon® glove with PU coating  Why is it in the Top 10? Excellent value for money. Gauge 13 gives it good touch and comfort. Perfect for handling small parts and production line assembly.           111801 Description: Seamless Nylon® + Lycra® fibre glove with nitrile foam coating on palm Why is it in the Top 10? Ergonomic, light and flexible. Very good value for money. Very comfortable work glove with good touch and grip.   4114 Description: Seamless, light nylon® glove with polyurethane covering on the palm. Why is it in the Top 10? Gauge 18 manufacturing means this glove can offer maximum comfort, breathability and accuracy. Perfect for handling small parts.       5700 Description: Seamless work gloves made out of Kevlar® plus a cotton lining Why is it in the Top 10? Recommended glove for automotive work requiring protection against heat and cuts.     H4120 Description: Nylon® glove coated in ultra light foam nitrile on the palm. Why is it in the Top 10? Manufactured using “Smart Tip®” technology making it possible to use your index and middle fingers and thumb on tactile screens without having to take your glove off.         4416 Description: Glove manufactured out of Dyneema® fibre mixed with carbon fibre, Nylon® and Lycra® fibre. Coated in polyurethane on the palm and half back of the hand. Why is it in the Top 10? Highly versatile: gauge 15 and anti-static properties give it level 5 protection against cutting and excellent touch. With Actifresh® treatment that prevents unpleasant odours and eliminates bacteria caused by sweat plus Sanitized® treatment to prevent skin irritation.       AC5440 Description: Seamless Nylon® glove with nitrile coating on palm Why is it in the Top 10? Excellent value for money. Very good dry grip. Top ranking ergonomics. High abrasion resistance.       4407RF Description: Work glove manufactured using Dyneema® fibre mixed with Nylon® and elastane (spandex), nitrile reinforcement between the index finger and thumb to make it last longer. Why is it in the Top 10? Nitrile reinforcement between the thumb and index finger for jobs that wear hard in this area. Flexibility, lightweight and fresh touch along with level 3 cutting protection.         141530 Description: Nylon® and carbon glove with polyurethane coating on palm Why is it in the Top 10? Maximum touch. You can use any device with a tactile screen. Anti-static         SKST Description: Anti-cut sleeve with Kevlar® fibre Why is it in the Top 10? Its 100% Kevlar® aramid fibre provides medium resistance to cuts, rips and rubbing whilst users maintain a high degree of dexterity. It gives good resistance to contact heat (Level 1) according to standard EN407.   In this link you can see our entire catalog of work gloves for the automotive industry

A great many jobs involve daily tasks that endanger workers' hands. Among them, medical personnel run the greatest risks of infections and other contagious diseases. For centuries, health services have been searching for solutions to be able to care for patients without risking their own health. Back in 1847, doctors experimented with washing their hands between patient examinations and autopsies and the patient death rate dropped by 90% in two months! In the 1980s, all health personnel began to use disposable gloves to examine patients, considerably reducing the rate of transfer for contagious diseases. Doctors, nurses, auxiliary staff… all run the risk of pricks, cuts... just like many other professions, although due to the high levels of hygiene required, they should always use disposable gloves. Consequently, one solution that took off widely was the double glove to increase safety as much as possible.   But why a double glove? Because if one of the gloves is pricked or ripped, the second glove can reduce exposure to fluids such as blood by 87%. Perforation rates for disposable gloves among medical personnel vary between 40% and 61% depending on their specialisation. In special situations such as operating theatres, the chances of a cut or a prick are greater (sewing needles, scalpels, etc.) with accidents reported in as many as 1 in 6 operations. How is it done? For this practice, it is recommended to use a smaller gloves on the inside and a larger size of glove on the outside. Although this depends on each person and how they feel about wearing the disposable gloves. The small loss of dexterity and sensitivity in the fingers only lasts for the first few days and you get used to it. The two colour technique If you use two gloves for maximum risk situations such as when operating, it is best to use gloves in different colours. In that way, if either of them has a small opening, this is easy to identify and replace. You can consult Juba's catalogue of disposable gloves by clicking here.

The Navarre Public and Occupational Health Institute (ISPLN) recently published the analysis of a serious workplace accident due to an electric shock and issued its conclusions and recommendations on how to avoid this incident from happening again. Consequently, technicians from the occupational health service run an investigation after each serious occupational accident (three cases in Navarre in the last few weeks). Once complete, the notification is drawn up with the relevant preventive recommendations and it is sent to business organisations, similar companies, trade union organisations, health and safety services, workers and citizens in general, as the Navarre Government stated in a press release. On this occasion, an accident was analysed that had happened during electrical maintenance work on low voltage cabinets. The job, consisting of retightening connections using a wrench and cleaning off any mud, was performed with the power off although for operating reasons, part of the facility was powered. The worker involved in the accident had been informed. For unknown reasons, an electrical arc or discharge occurred, probably due to elements still powered being too close together or accidental contact between them. After the electrical arc took place, the worker's clothing burned quickly and he suffered wounds on his face, arms and chest. After analysing the incident, its causes were put in objective terms as follows: the disconnection procedure carried out was deficient; the worker was not protected against other elements that were still powered. In addition, the worker was not using the right personal preventive equipment for an electric arc risk (clothing, gloves and face protection), due to which the injuries were more serious, he added. The ISPLN recommendations state the importance of an appropriate disconnection procedure, by applying 'the five golden rules' (disconnection, verification that there is no power, preventing reconnection, earthing and short-circuiting if necessary and protecting against other elements that are still powered), according to annex II of R.D. 614/2001, dated 8th June, on protecting workers against electrical risks. It also highlights that, although collective protection should always be prioritised over individual, all workers at risk of exposure to electric arcs should make preventive use of the right personal preventive equipment using at least: screens that filter optical radiation occurring during an electrical discharge (inactinic) as safety glasses do not provide enough protection; and long sleeved clothing, even in summer, and gloves providing protection against electric arcs, depending on the power of the facility, proximity to transformation centres, etc. Finally, in this type of work, the ISPLN recommends consulting the personal preventive equipment supplier, consulting the occupational risk prevention service and looking at risk prevention sheet no. 40 issued by the ISPLN. Navarre remains tenth in the accident rates among the regions of Spain, with a below-average rate, slightly lower than regions such as La Rioja or the Basque Country, added the Executive. In the Juba catalogue we have special gloves for working with electrical threats of up to 40,000 volts of test voltage and 36,000 Volts in use, certified by the European EN 60903 standard. Click here for more information on these gloves or email us at [email protected] to get all the information you need on gloves for dielectric work. Source: Europa Press Agency

Within a common strategy throughout the BUNZL group, Juba is continuing its work to guarantee health and safety for all its workers, obtaining the OHSAS 18001:2007 certification awarded by AENOR. This certification specifically guarantees requirements for an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management system, intended to allow an organisation to control its risks and improve its OHS. Using good management, we intend to harmonise a common system for a leading group in the Spanish market with wide geographic dispersion. Thanks to its methodology, we aim to reduce accidents in the workplace and increase productivity, by identifying, assessing and controlling the risks associated with each work station, and avoiding causes of accidents and illnesses in the workplace. The perception of a safer environment for workers goes hand in hand with a drop in illnesses, sick leave or absenteeism, an increase in productivity, a progressive reduction in accidents and a fall in sanctions and unnecessary spending. The system helps to meet legislation in terms of prevention, integrating it into the organisation's processes, leading to an improvement in the company's internal management and the communication between the company and the worker, and the company and administrations and interested parties. This certificate is the guarantee and the tool used by health and safety managers to interact independently with the whole organisation By getting this certificate, we aim to promote a preventive culture by integrating prevention into the company's general system. This was the management's intention and it has required commitment from all workers, middle managers and directors. AENOR, our certifying entity is the undeniable leader in Occupational Health and Safety certification in Spain. Since 2004, year of the first Occupational Health and Safety management certificate in accordance with OHSAS 18001, more than 1,300 organisations have certified their Occupational Health and Safety management system with AENOR. The OHSAS certification is a management tool that provides safety to all interested parties in the product supply chain.  In addition, Juba has continued to decisively strengthen its environmental commitment by adding new initiatives over the last few weeks: - Changing traditional lighting for LED bulbs: predicted 2.5% energy-saving  -    Consumption of paper with forestry certification and a FSC® chain of custody -    Most of Juba's car fleet is classified as having level “C” emissions. These vehicles meet the requirements currently set by the European Union concerning emissions. In parallel, we have starting using hybrid cars. You can consult the certificates obtained by Juba by clicking here. Onwards and upwards!