SuperFabric® Needlestick Protection
If you work in waste management, recycling, healthcare, law enforcement, or sanitation, you face a real and often underestimated risk of accidental needlestick injuries. Exposure to discarded syringes and sharps can result in serious blood-borne infections such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV.
Standard PPE often isn’t enough—sharps can easily penetrate conventional glove materials. That’s why uvex equips you with HexArmor® needlestick-resistant gloves, engineered with exclusive SuperFabric® technology. Multiple layers of high-performance guard plates form a flexible barrier, designed to block, deflect, or trap needles on contact. The result? Industry-leading protection, while maintaining critical levels of dexterity and comfort for precise, confident handling.
Needlestick-Resistant SuperFabric® Inside
Needle-resistant products by HexArmor® feature layers of SuperFabric® brand material that block, deflect, trap or arrest needle hazards in the small gaps found between the guard plates. All while maintaining dexterity and breathability.
Next-Level Needle Defence Results
In 2016, the North American ANSI/ISEA 105 standard was updated to include the ASTM F2878-10 needlestick test, recognising that this is a common potential exposure risk for the medical, waste management, recycling, and now law enforcement industries. HexArmor’s needle-resistant PPE test results are impressive.
Newton Score: 11.5
Level Score: 5
Newton Score: 8.6
Level Score: 4
Newton Score: 10.3
Level Score: 5
Needle + Cut Resistance — Premier Safety for All Hazards
SuperFabric® offers industry-defining needlestick protection. And, unlike most other needle-resistant technology, you don’t see a dip in other protective properties when you choose HexArmor PointGuard® products. Our needlestick-resistant products also boast some of the highest cut resistance in the industry.
Case Study: Recycling Needlestick Solution
Workers on recycle sorting lines are exposed to needles in waste streams every day, increasing the likelihood that a worker will come in contact with an exposed, contaminated needle. HexArmor® saw an opportunity to engineer a solution for these sorters using its advanced technology and worked with a material recovery facility to spearhead an anti-needle program that has virtually eliminated needle injuries to date.
Needles in Recycle Streams Creates Need for Better PPE
A material recovery facility’s increased recycling and sorting demands brought workers in contact with sharps and needles hidden in plastic bottles and containers. Each year recycling workers are exposed to thousands of improperly disposed needles. Exposure to contaminated needles creates an unacceptable health risk for employees and the company.
HexArmor® Collaborates with Material Recovery Facility to Develop Needle Protection Solutions
HexArmor® designers worked directly with the material recovery facility’s safety team to create a series of protective gloves that had the capability to resist needle sticks and punctures, as well as cuts from broken glass shards, steel, wire, and wood splinters commonly encountered in recycling operations. The collaborative nature of the HexArmor®/material recovery facility relationship led to the development of a mandated hand and arm protection program for recycle sorters that requires operators and line workers to exclusively wear HexArmor® products while on the job.
SuperFabric®* technology was the key to preventing needle sticks and punctures from sharps, as well as offering optimal resistance to cuts in a wide range of recycling and sorting tasks. SuperFabric® stopped needle sticks at the point of attack to protect workers’ health and safety. In addition to developing a complete line of recycling and sorting gloves, HexArmor® has developed needle-resistant Arm Guards, which are now also required in the material recovery facility’s protection mandate.
HexArmor® continues to collaborate with the material recovery facility on improving current products, and engineering advanced solutions that offer superior protection and extended service in a wide range of waste handling and recycling applications.
SuperFabric® Needlestick resistant gloves
Law enforcement, correctional services and border force officers
PointGuard® Ultra 4041
PointGuard® Ultra 4045
PointGuard® Ultra 6044
Hercules™ NSR 3041
Industrial waste and recycling
SharpsMaster II® 9014
PointGuard® Ultra 9032
Gardening and landscaping
ThornArmor® 3092
Arm protection with needlestick reistance
HexArmor® AG8TW
* SuperFabric® is the registered trademark of Higher Dimensions Materials, Inc. (HDM) at 570 Hale Ave, Oakdale, MN 55128. HDM is the owner and supplier of SuperFabric® Brand Materials. HexArmor® is an exclusive licensee of SuperFabric® Brand Material.