0099-1010 : Completed
Wearing protective gloves adapted to the type of hazard involved and the type of work carried out can help reduce hand injuries, which represent about 20% of all injuries compensated by the CSST. Cuts, scratches and pricks are common in workplaces where metal parts, glass or tools are handled. Research conducted by the IRSST has already shown that gloves that protect against cuts do not necessarily protect against pricks, and vice versa. This time, the goal is to develop knowledge about rupture mechanisms. These new data will help manufacturers improve the resistance of gloves to complicated mechanical risks and develop new, more versatile and more comfortable materials. Laboratory tests conducted with the cooperation of glove and material manufacturers will then be validated through workplace testing, using an approach successfully applied in other projects.
IRSST publicationsVu-Khanh, Toan; Vu, Thi Bich Nga; Nguyen, C. Thang; Lara, JaimeGants de protection : étude sur la résistance des gants aux agresseurs mécaniques multiples
(Protective gloves: Study of the resistance of gloves to multiple mechanical aggressors)
Études et recherches / Rapport
R-424, Montréal, IRSST, 2005, 86 pages. Free download
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Scientific publications and communicationsJazouli S.,
Vukhanh T.,
Nguyen T.C.,
Lara J.
Résistance à la perforation des membranes de protection en élastomère
in La société des savoirs : 72e Congrès de l'Association canadienne-française pour l'avancement des sciences / ACFAS (72e : 10-14 mai, 2004 : Montréal, Canada), 2004.
Lara J.,
Vu T. B. N.,
Vu-Khanh T.
The effect of the glove material stretch deformation on cut resistance
in 3rd European Conference on Protective Clothing (ECPC) and NOKOBETEF 8 (3rd : May 10-12, 2006 : Gdynia, Poland), CD-ROM, 2006, 1 p.
Lara J.,
Vu Thi B.,
Vu-Khanh T.
Protection contre les coupures. Du test de gants normalisé à la performance des gants en milieu de travail
in Des SSTratégies... pour des résultats durables : 26e congrès de l’Association québécoise pour l’hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du travail / AQHSST, (26e : 5-7 mai, 2004 : Montréal, Canada), 2004.
Lara J.,
Thang Nguyen C.,
Vu-Khanh A.
A study on the puncture resistance characterization of protective clothing materials Download
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in Eighth International Symposium on Performance of Protective Clothing: Global Needs and Emerging Markets (8th : 13-14 january 2004 : Tampa, Florida), 2004.
Lara J.,
Vu-Khanh T.,
Vu T. B. N.
Effects of Friction on the Cut Resistance of Protective Clothing Materials
in Challenges for Protective Clothing : 2nd European Conference on Protective Clothing (ECPC) and NOKOBETEF 7 (2nd : May 21 - 24, 2003 : Montreux, Switzerland), 2003.
Nguyen C. T.,
Vu-Khanh T.,
Lara J.
Puncture characterization of rubber membranes
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, vol. 42, no 1, 2004, p. 25-33.
Thang Nguyen C.,
Vu-Khanh T.,
Lara J.
A study on the puncture resistance of rubber materials used in protective clothing
Journal of ASTM International, vol. 2, no 4, 2005, p. 1-14.
Vu T. B.,
Vu-Khanh T.,
Lara J.
Effects of friction on the cut resistance of polymers
Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, vol. 18, no 1, 2005, p. 23-35.
Vu Thi B. N.,
Vu-Khanh T.,
Lara J.
Mechanics and mechanism of cut resistance of protective materials
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, vol. 52, no 1, 2009, p. 7-13.
Vu-Khanh T.,
Vu T. B. N.,
Lara J.
Cut Resistance of Protective Materials
in Mesomechanics of Computation and Design of Use-Specific Materials : Proceedings of the 5th International Conference for Mesomechanics (5th : August 26-28, 2003 : Tokyo, Japan), 2003, p. 3-10.
Wenbo L.,
Said J.,
Vu-Khanh T.
A stress accelerated characterization method for long-term properties of viscoelastic materials
in International Conference for Mesomechanics (7th : August 1-4, 2005 : Montreal, Canada), 2005.
