Rodney Taylor

Rodney Taylor, MS, MBA has over 20 years of experience in the safety industry. Rodney has worked as a researcher for the NASA Langley Research Center, held a variety of leadership roles with the DuPont corporation and Global Sales and Marketing Manager for Industrial PPE for D3O. He currently serves as Director of Sales, US for Watson Gloves. Rodney also serves as a Trustee of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), Chair of the ANSI/ISEA 138:2019 Work Group and former Vice-President of the International Glove Association.

Sustainability is a hot topic, but does it have any real meaning for industrial PPE?

Rodney Taylor

April 30, 2021

Sustainable product sales have increased 40 percent since 2014 representing a gain of $43 billion. Sustainable product growth is not limited to just one market sector. Increased focus on sustainability for core industrial markets puts industrial PPE in the mix.

Interpreting ANSI/ISEA 138: 2019 glove impact results explained

Rodney Taylor

July 14, 2020

The ANSI/ISEA 138:2019 standard fills a critical gap in the industrial glove standards infrastructure. One question often asked by end-users is: what performance level is appropriate for application needs?

ANSI/ISEA 138 standard, glove and finger protection

Protecting knuckles & fingers

New ANSI/ISEA 138 standard focuses on back of hand protection

Rodney Taylor

February 19, 2019

Prevention is a key factor for any organization seeking continual improvement in its occupational health and safety performance. In the hierarchy of controls, elimination of the hazard comes first, and the last line of defence is proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Rodney Taylor

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Sustainability is a hot topic, but does it have any real meaning for industrial PPE?

Interpreting ANSI/ISEA 138: 2019 glove impact results explained

Protecting knuckles & fingers

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