Protective gloves: Study of the resistance of gloves to multiple mechanical aggressors. Phase 2 Abstract Hand injuries account for 19% of all injuries for which the CSST compensates workers, with payouts amounting to $264 million between 2003 and 2005. Close to half of such injuries are cuts and pricks. IRSST scientists have already studied cuts, punctures and needlesticks separately. Yet in food preparation, metal machining and the police, among other fields, the risks are often multiple (both cuts and punctures) or even combined (knifepoint or metal shards), forcing some workers to wear one pair of gloves on top of another. The complex problem of resistance to multiple mechanical aggressors has scarcely been explored. The objective of this project is therefore to study, experimentally and theoretically, the various aspects of the interaction of materials with the simultaneous risks of cuts and punctures and to suggest an appropriate method of characterizing glove resistance to multiple mechanical aggressors representative of workplace conditions. The project will expand experimental and theoretical knowledge of multiple mechanical aggressors. It will also serve to develop a method of characterizing the resistance of glove materials to multiple mechanical aggressors. The method will be used to enhance the glove-selection guide on the IRSST site (www.irsst.qc.ca/gants/en). Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Resistance of Protective Materials to Multiple Mechanical Stresses: Simultaneous Cutting and Puncturing Research Report: R-903 Simplified Articles Comment mesurer la résistance de gants à la coupure et à la perforation Volume 29, n0 3 Scientific Publications Investigation of tearing mechanisms of woven textileTriki E., Nguyen-Tri P., Boukehili H., Vu-Khanh T.Source : Polymer Composites, vol. 33, no 9, 2012, p. 1578-1585Tear behavior of polyester-based coated textiles after thermo-oxidative agingTriki E., Arrieta C., Boukehili H., Vu-Khanh T.Source : Polymer Composites, vol. 33, no 6, 2012, p. 1007-1017Durability and performance of protective clothing after multi-stress agingArrieta C., Vu-Khanh T.Source : in European Conference on Protective Clothing (ECPC) and Nokobetef 10, Future of Protective Clothing: Intelligent or not, (5th : May 29-31, 2012 : Valencia, Spain), 2012Rubture mechanisms and mechanics of protective glove materials under combined puncture and cuttingTriki E., Azaiez M., Chantal Gauvin, Nguyen T. P., Vu-Khanh T.Source : in European Conference on Protective Clothing (ECPC) and Nokobetef 11 Safe, Smart, Sustainable... New Pathways for Protective Clothing, (6th : May 14-16, 2014 : Bruges, Belgium), 2014New approach for characterization of simultaneous puncture/cutting resistance for protective glovesTriki E., Nguyen T. P. , Chantal Gauvin, Vu-Khanh T.Source : in The Sixth International Conference of Applied Research on Textile / CIRAT-6 (6th : November 13-15, 2014 : Hammamet, Tunisia), 2014Fracture energy corresponding to the puncture/cutting of nitrile rubber by pointed bladesTriki E., Vu-Khanh T.Source : Proceeding of 17th International Conference on Mechanical and Production Engineering, Vancouver, Canada.Combined puncture and cutting of elastomer membranes: A fracture energy approachTriki E., Nguyen-Tri P., Chantal Gauvin, Vu-Khanh T.Source : (2017). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 134(25). doi: 10.1002/app.44945Modeling of puncture-cutting forces of a soft material based on fracture mechanicsTriki E., Barthelat F., Chantal GauvinSource : (2018). Communication présentée à 16th European Mechanics of Material Conference, Nantes, France.Stress state in combined puncture-cutting of soft materials and tensile-shear fracture criterionTriki E., Barthelat F., Chantal GauvinSource : (2018). Communication présentée à 8th International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis, Budapest, Hongrie.Stress state analysis and tensile-shear fracture criterion in combined puncture and cutting of soft materialsTriki E., Chantal GauvinSource : (2019). Engineering Failure Analysis, 106. doi: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2019.08.006 Analytical and experimental investigation of puncture-cut resistance of soft membranesTriki E., Chantal GauvinSource : (2019). Mechanics of Soft Materials, 1(1). doi: 10.1007/s42558-019-0007-zCombined Puncture/cutting of elastomer membranes by pointed blades: Characterization of mechanismsTriki E., Nguyen-Tri P., Chantal Gauvin, Azaiez M., Vu-Khanh T.Source : (2015). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132(26), 1-8. doi: 10.1002Combined puncture and cutting of soft-coated fabrics by a pointed blade: Energy, force, and stress failure criteriaTriki E., Chantal GauvinSource : (2021). Journal of Industrial Textiles, 51(1), 110-133. doi: 10.1177/1528083719873880 Other Project(s) You May be Interested in Evaluating Physiological Response to Wearing Personal Protective Clothing: New Waterproof-Breathable Membrane Technologies for Firefighting Outfits Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0099-3770 Status: Completed Year of completion: 2015 Research Field: Mechanical and Physical Risk Prevention Team: Toan Vu-Khanh (École de technologie supérieure)Meriam Azaiez (École de technologie supérieure)Ennouri Triki (École de technologie supérieure)Chantal Gauvin (IRSST)