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I'm not very familiar with non-leather options for welding, but looking around I see fire proofed cotton and kevlar based garments as alternatives. Would you n

I'm not very familiar with non-leather options for welding, but looking around I see fire proofed cotton and kevlar based garments as alternatives. Would you not be willing to hire a vegan welder if they provided their own protective gear that wasn't leather? Here are some options I've seen but I really have no idea if they're good enough: * https://www.amazon.com/Ironclad-HW6X-04-L-Heatworx-Heavy-Gloves/dp/B004CFBAOY https://www.amazon.com/Ironclad-HW6X-04-L-Heatworx-Heavy-Glo... * https://www.amazon.com/ThxToms-932%C2%B0F-Resistant-Kevlar-Gloves/dp/B01DNFXYII https://www.amazon.com/ThxToms-932%C2%B0F-Resistant-Kevlar-G... * https://apparelsolutionsinternational.com/products/fr-coveralls/welder-coverall/ https://apparelsolutionsinternational.com/products/fr-covera... To me, the question is not whether the alternatives would be as good as leather but would be a good enough alternative to leather.

pvaldes 9y ago
> Would you not be willing to hire a vegan welder if they provided their own protective gear that wasn't leather? It depends of what she/he consider protective gear. Kevlar is fine. Anything that is regulated, lawful, well tested, reliable and covered by the assurance is fine. Those new materials can't still be trusted at the same level and you don't want to be the first to discover in your company that they are acid permeable or burn like a torch when react with some chemical To let some of your employees work with a lower protection against accidents than other employees, would be negligent and easily prosecutable in court. The non-vegane parents of a vegane killed in an accident would not doubt a second to sue you in this case.
hfdgiutdryg 9y ago
I wear Kevlar, but I'll note one great advantage to leather: it abrades and tears somewhat like skin and doesn't really catch like woven Kevlar can. If you're welding, you're likely also in the vicinity of spinning things, like cutting and grinding disks. Obviously, it all comes down to balancing needs and risks. I just thought I'd point out how you can meet or exceed one requirement (flameproofing) but potentially create a new risk in the process.

pvaldes 9y ago

> Would you not be willing to hire a vegan welder if they provided their own protective gear that wasn't leather? It depends of what she/he consider protective gear. Kevlar is fine. Anything that is regulated, lawful, well tested, reliable and covered by the assurance is fine. Those new materials can't still be trusted at the same level and you don't want to be the first to discover in your company that they are acid permeable or burn like a torch when react with some chemical To let some of your employees work with a lower protection against accidents than other employees, would be negligent and easily prosecutable in court. The non-vegane parents of a vegane killed in an accident would not doubt a second to sue you in this case.

hfdgiutdryg 9y ago

I wear Kevlar, but I'll note one great advantage to leather: it abrades and tears somewhat like skin and doesn't really catch like woven Kevlar can. If you're welding, you're likely also in the vicinity of spinning things, like cutting and grinding disks. Obviously, it all comes down to balancing needs and risks. I just thought I'd point out how you can meet or exceed one requirement (flameproofing) but potentially create a new risk in the process.