Food Industry Footwear and Cut-Resistant Gloves: The Essential Safety Duo
Why Protecting Hands Is Just as Strategic as Protecting Feet
In the food industry, no one questions the importance of wearing proper safety footwear. Slip hazards, wet floors, and long hours spent standing are now widely recognized occupational risks and an integral part of workplace safety practices.
But what about hand protection ?
Falls cause downtime. Cuts do too.
In production facilities, laboratories, and food service environments, hands are exposed to risks every day. A minor cut may seem insignificant at first. Yet it can quickly lead to:
- Temporary removal from the workstation
- Reduced productivity
- Team reorganization to cover operational gaps
- In some cases, lost work time due to injury
The reality is simple: an operator cannot work effectively without their hands. Protecting them is not only a matter of safety, but also a key factor in maintaining productivity, product quality, and business continuity.
Performance Starts with Protection
No protective equipment can protect if it stays unused.
This is why today’s professionals are looking for solutions that provide protection without restricting movement. A glove that is too thick, too rigid, or simply uncomfortable is likely to end up unused in a locker rather than worn on the production floor.
Conversely, when a glove combines protection, comfort, and dexterity, it becomes a genuine work tool rather than just another piece of PPE. Workers can handle products and equipment safely while maintaining the precision and efficiency their tasks require.
Like well-designed food industry safety footwear, the right cut-resistant glove supports both safety and performance. By enabling employees to work confidently and comfortably, it helps reduce risks, improve compliance, and sustain productivity throughout the working day.
Professionals Already Protect Their Feet. Why Stop There?
For several years, Nordways has been supporting food industry professionals with safety shoes and safety clogs designed to meet the demands of the field: exceptional grip, all-day comfort, and reliable protection in demanding working environments.
But in these demanding environments, feet are not the only body parts exposed to risk.
To address these challenges, Nordways now offers Mano Cut, a glove specifically designed for food industry professionals.
Knitted with cut-resistant fibers, Mano Cut delivers Level F cut protection in accordance with the EN ISO 13997 standard, while maintaining excellent dexterity for tasks that require both precision and speed.
The result is a glove that combines high-level protection, comfort, and freedom of movement, enabling professionals to work safely without compromising efficiency or performance.
Unlike some thicker or more restrictive gloves, Mano Cut has been designed for everyday wear:
- Food-contact compliant
- Excellent dexterity (5/5)
- Ultra-lightweight, weighing only 30 g per glove in size 9
- Fiberglass-free for enhanced comfort
- Pre-washed and machine washable
Food Industry Footwear + Cut-Resistant Gloves: The Winning Duo
On the one hand, Nordways professional footwear provides stability, comfort, and grip on floors that may be wet or slippery. On the other hand, Mano Cut protects hands during the most sensitive handling tasks.
Together, they form a comprehensive protective solution designed to support professionals in every movement they make.
To work efficiently, both deserve the same level of attention.
Protection Designed for Everyday Use
Associating Nordways safety footwear with Mano Cut gloves enables teams to benefit from:
- greater comfort throughout the day
- enhanced protection during movement and handling tasks
- increased confidence when carrying out their work
- equipment tailored to the requirements of food industry environments
In short, Nordways safety footwear + Mano Cut = the right equipment to move safely and work with precision, from the first step to the final task.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
For cutting tasks or when handling sharp tools and materials, choose a glove certified to EN ISO 13997. The protection level, ranging from A to F, indicates the glove's resistance to cutting hazards. Mano Cut achieves Level F, the highest level of cut resistance under this standard.
In most production facilities, laboratories, and professional kitchens, the use of certified safety footwear (S2, S4, or SRC depending on the work environment) is required under the company’s workplace risk assessment and safety policy.
Yes. The Mano Cut glove is food-contact approved and can be used directly when handling food products.