Global experts in fuel handling safety for consumers and workers
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Do you enjoy the smell of petrol when refuelling?
Have you noticed fuel vapour “shadows” when refuelling? Enjoyed the smell of petrol? These vapours contain hazardous compounds. Vapour recovery systems reduce risk - but do not eliminate exposure. Health hazard labels exist to warn, inform, and instruct users about these risks. |
This is why we do what we do.
Studies show fuel nozzles are the number 1 most contaminated public surface and 11,000 dirtier than toilet seats - it's easy to see why in this video.
Everyone should be protecting themselves, their children, friends and family by simply wearing a glove at the pumps.
Prevent rather than attempt to cure, it's that simple and that effective.
Please remember... it's not just that fuel nozzles can be contaminated with:
...Importantly, it's the dangerous cocktail of all of the above, which you grip tightly for several minutes with the entire surface of the hands and fingers.
#Health #Safety #PreventionIsBetterThanCure
Studies show fuel nozzles are the number 1 most contaminated public surface and 11,000 dirtier than toilet seats - it's easy to see why in this video.
Everyone should be protecting themselves, their children, friends and family by simply wearing a glove at the pumps.
Prevent rather than attempt to cure, it's that simple and that effective.
Please remember... it's not just that fuel nozzles can be contaminated with:
- Notifiable diseases (including pathogens associated with pneumonia, meningitis, flu, monkeypox, smallpox, measles, salmonella, e-coli, and COVID)
- Hazardous chemicals containing 'Category-1' human carcinogens (which can be absorbed through the skin)
...Importantly, it's the dangerous cocktail of all of the above, which you grip tightly for several minutes with the entire surface of the hands and fingers.
#Health #Safety #PreventionIsBetterThanCure
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Visualise static safety
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PPE in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
PPE used in ATEX Zone 1 and 2 environments (such as petrol stations) must meet strict performance requirements. This includes verified performance for:
GripHero is also ATEX-certified to include other parameters including temperature, flammability, and spark risk. All testing must be conducted under controlled conditions by an official notified body. |
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Have you ever felt the hair on the back of your hands stand on end while using standard forecourt hand-protection?
This video visually demonstrates the levels of static-electricity inherent on standard hand-protection. GripHero's Anti-Static Safety-Gloves are certified to the stringent static parameters, meaning they are safe to use on forecourts and other potentially explosive areas, alongside the CoSHH/DSEAR primary controls in place. Protection for drivers, the forecourt and the nearby public. |
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Did you know...
For a material to be considered static-dissipative (Anti-Static) for potentially explosive atmospheres, it must also have a surface resistance of less than 1 billion Ohms. All of GripHero's multi-award-winning hand-protectors have a world-class-leading surface resistance of only 1 million Ohms. Standard non-anti-static gloves will have a surface resistance typically greater than 1,000 trillion Ohms (the surface resistance meter shown in the video only goes up to 1 trillion Ohms, and so measures '0' for standard gloves). This means they have the potential to generate, store and discharge enough static energy to ignite petroleum vapours. |
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GripHero reduces the often-seen unnecessary wastage by making it easy to retrieve one Anti-Static eco-friendly glove at a time - eliminating dispenser waste and leading to a far more efficient usage of gloves. All while giving the easy option to those who would like to keep their hands clean.
