For Ron Hope, value safety manager for Luck Companies, which includes Luck Stone, the largest family-owned operator and producer of construction aggregates in the U.S., the range of gloves on the market can be confusing. In his industry, the primary wearers of hand impact protection are maintenance workers carrying out tasks involving heavy lifting, handling steel and swinging hammers.
“There are so many vendors offering different gloves,” Hope said. “And the cost is not standard either; it varies a lot depending on what you are looking for.