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Posted By Phillipe
Just looking for some gloves in the company safety shop catalogue and have seen some that are ideal for picking up syringes and needles...however at a cost of £239.00 for a pair a steel armoured gauntlets, it does seem a tad on the pricey side.
The risk assessment details we require some suitable gloves however I thought perhaps one of you cyber safety warriors out there may have a more suitable alternative that you could suggest.
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Posted By SafeMe
I seem to remember that Arco supplied Kevlar gloves that were needlestick "proof". They were leather gaunlet with kevlar fibres. We used them to remove syringes from scrap.
Hope this helps. They were pricey about £30 i think but that was a while ago.
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Posted By Jerry Lucey
Hi Phillipe.
Kevlar should be suitable for the purpose, however you will probably need to stick with guantlets as opposed to gloves, as there will be the risk of syringes getting inside the gloves and for this reason you will need arm protection.
Kevlar is always a good option where the items being handled are not hot. I have found that they are not suitable for handling hot swarf etc.
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
Phillipe
Would litter picking tongs be suitable for your application?
Paul
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Posted By Phillipe
Hi
Litter picking tongs was a suggestion by a colleague of mine and is something that we are looking at. One of those extending arms with a trigger mechanism for picking up leaves and rubbish is the option I was thinking of as an alternative, is it may remove the need to handle the needles altogether.
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Posted By Descarte
Elimination > PPE
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Posted By Dazmo
Hi,
We have a large number of employees doing this kind of operation.
I found litter picker is best, especially outdoors and in derelict/void housing or buildings.
Try picking up a tiny syringe in a dusty doorway wearing a pair of Kevlar gloves! Eliminates need for employees to bend/kneel down in potentially hazardous environment where there could be any number of nasty substances.
Kind regards
Dazmo
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Posted By Phillipe
Thanks Dazmo
Just order a new shiny litter picker !
Phil
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Posted By brian mills
We use a small pair of plastic Tweezers and drop the needle along with the tweezers into the the box provided by the disposal company!
regards
Brian
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Posted By Phillipe
nothing like keeping it simple !
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Posted By brian mills
So true Phillipe
Brian
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Posted By Tony Bish
Steel or Kelvar gloves offer maximum protection, but depending on the work that is being carried out they may need to be worn all the time by allthe staff involved as it is the hidden syringes that present the greatest risk.
Make sure no one is standing nearby when using tongs, with the length of the litter pickers they could easily get hit by the sharp end.
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Posted By Danny Swygart
If you go down the gloves route, do a search on google for StichStop.
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Posted By Lynne Ratcliffe
http://www.protecdirect.co.uk/Product.asp?i=2196
Try this link. Kevlar is not necessarily the answer to the syringe problem - it is all down to how and with what the kevlar is mixed and stitched and how the kevlar is made into a fabric.
We have a lot of issues with discarded syringes and we have been using these gloves for 3 years. They are not cheap but they are reliable and fit for purpose, this though is the cheapest supplier i have been able to find! and yes i have had employees try to get a needle through these gloves to justify the extreme cost and that cost has been justified.
You really do need to have a specialist glove for this purpose that has been tested etc. If you do not and you get a puncture wound you do not have the proverbial leg to stand on.
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Posted By Kim Sunley
Hi
As mentioned, the remote litter picker is the better option but there may be scenarios where you cannot access the needle and syringe with a remote picker because of the angle e.g. in a cistern or u-bend, in which case you would needto use anti-syringe gloves. If your risk assessment shows these types of scenarios then you will need anti-syringe gloves.
I have just written a procedure to support the risk assessment so if you are interested in a copy please let me know and I'll email to you.
I have seen Kelvar anti syringe gloves which are to EN 388 at around £160 - try putting in 'anti-syringe kevlar EN388' into google
Kim
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Posted By HOWARD SHELDON
Just a suggestion , but if the needles are made of ferrous metal then perhaps a magnet on a short handle could be used to retrieve the needle , thereby avoiding picking the needle off the ground and then a pair of pliers to then get a grip on the needle to transfer it into the sharps container . Removes the need for expensive gloves and unwieldy litter pickers .
regards
Howard
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Posted By Lynne Ratcliffe
No, the metal of the needle is to fine and small to take the weight of the smallest syringe when being picked using a magnet!
Syringes are not easy to find and not always where you would expect them to be! the litter picker is used in addition to the gloves which can be got cheaper than has been stated so far (£89) (see link in earlier message).
We use the glove when we are checking areas - abandoned cars etc and then when found the litter picker to retrieve where possible.
Also consider what you are going to do with them if you find them! you cannot send them in the rubbish, you cannot send them as scrap metal - you have to obtain sharps boxes and get them disposed of as contaminated waste.
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Posted By Rochelle Cartmell
Hi
I work within a clinical waste plant and we use three types of gloves.
The best ones we use are from a company called bennettssafetywear.co.uk code 1109500011
We also also use Roistang 4544 BOH 19 Ripeurco and Novalite gloves.
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