Protective hand- and footwear Product catalogue 2020/21
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Protective hand- and footwear Product catalogue 2020/21

CLOSE TO OUR CUSTOMERS Ejendals operates in a large number of countries globally. We have our own offices or local representatives in most European countries, the United States and the UAE. For more information please visit www.ejendals.com

HAND PROTECTION Guide to handwear and footwear symbols on backside of cover flap FOOT PROTECTION

Protecting hands and feet Founded in 1949, Ejendals is a family-owned Swedish company specialized in developing, manufacturing and marketing high quality products to protect hands and feet. Our main product brands are TEGERA® gloves and JALAS® shoes. The Ejendals way of working is characterized by a long-term perspective that is reflected in everything from the quality of our products to the way we treat customers and employees and our consideration for the environment. History Ejendals was founded in 1949 by Valfrid Ejendal in Leksand, Sweden. The family name derives from nearby Lake Ejen....

Upper extremities Source: Eurostat, Accidents at work in 28 countries, 2016. Injuries causing sick leave >3 days. Lower extremities Reducing the risk of preventable injuries At Ejendals, we have a long history of reducing the risk of preventable injuries to hands and feet. We’ve been doing it for 70 years.  Statistics show that injuries to hands and feet are the most common injuries requiring sick leaves longer than three days. With the right PPE equipment, many of these injuries are preventable.  Investments in quality hand and foot protection result in fewer occupational injuries,...

ONGOING & CO-OPERATION SAFETY INSPECTION FOLLOWING & FEEDBACK Ejendals’ Safety Concept At Ejendals, we don’t just offer gloves and shoes. Our safety concept goes beyond just creating PPE equipment.  The Ejendals Safety Concept encompasses our decades of experience, our approach to quality, and our Nordic ingenuity. Together with our customers, we work to reduce risks and increase long term productivity.  You can’t always control your working environment and the conditions, but you can equip yourself with the very best protective gear to prevent accidents and injuries. To ensure that our...

Innovation & testing Innovation is a driving force at Ejendals and all of our products continually features new designs and product solutions. Our products are the result of extensive research and advanced construction technology, with the aim of satisfying both the ability to protect, and an attention to ergonomics that allows the user the freedom to carry out their tasks without constraint.  Thanks to long relationships with researchers and customers, we constantly receive suggestions for improvements that we can use when developing new products.  Testing is initially done in Leksand,...

Sustainability work and CSR At Ejendals, we strive to always act in a sustainable, responsible manner in everything we do. Sustainability means that we are careful with finite resources and that we strive to minimize the amount of waste generated from our operations and products.  Corporate social responsibility (CSR) comes naturally to us. At Ejendals we consider the long-term effects of our actions. This includes everything from the quality of our products to how we treat our customers, employees and partners. We see our long-term relationships as proof that we take responsibility for our...

Guide to handwear and footwear symbols on backside of cover flap Product index

Hand protection

Hand protection TEGERA® You’re in good hands TEGERA® is our safety glove brand, designed and developed in Leksand since 1949. Special attention to ergonomics, fit, and function, has resulted in safety gloves that don’t compromise on protection, comfort or freedom of movement. Because the safest gloves are the ones you actually want to wear. • TEGERA® gloves aim to exceed safety standards, ensuring excellent protection from cuts, mechanical injuries, chemicals, and extreme temperatures. • The TEGERA® range includes an ideal safety glove for every job and we are always working to develop,...

EUROPEAN STANDARDS FOR PPE Hand protection European legislation regulates the requirements that must be met in order for personal equipment to be CE marked. Each country has a work safety authority that can provide more detailed information in the national language(s).  The previous European directive 89/686/EEC was superseded by a new PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425 in April 2019. The goal is to better protect the health and safety of the PPE user and to ensure fair competition between companies. For more information on the revision of the directive and its implications, please visit the...

EN 16523-1: 2015 Resistance to chemical permeation (replaces EN 374-3:2003) Test method to measure the resistance ofthe PPE material to permeation by hazardous chemicals at molecular level and under continuous contact. Gloves will be classified as Type A, Type B or Type C. Hand protection Marking Requirement Type A Breakthrough time > 30 min for at least 6 chemicals in the new list Breakthrough time > 30 min for at least 3 chemicals in the new list Breakthrough time > 10 min for at least 1 chemical in the new list Permeation level The list of chemicals on which the gloves are tested has...

Hand protection EN 374-4: 2013 Degradation is the deleterious change in one or more properties of a protective glove Resistance to chemical degradation material due to contact with a chemical. Indications of degradation can be delaminating, discolouration, hardening, softening, dimensional change, loss of tensile strength, etc. It is determined by measuring the percentage change in puncture resistance of the glove material after a continuous contact for 1 hour of the external surface with the challenge test chemical. The results of the degradation test must appear in the information leaflet...

The use of antistatic (dissipative) gloves is important in environments with hazards related to fire and/or explosion. The phenomenon to avoid is the electric potential difference between user and environment that is triggered during contact, what we colloquially call getting a 'shock'. Hand protection EN 388:2016 + A1:2018 Protective gloves against mechanical risks 4 X 4 3 C P EN 388:2016 Impact protection (marking if passed requirements) ISO cut test/cut resistance (A-F or X) Puncture resistance (0-4) Tear resistance (0-4) Coup test/cut resistance (0-5 or X) Abrasion resistance (0-4) In...