0 Product Products
No products
Safety Products
Ink Coating & Handling
Maintenance & Shop
Curing Controls
Curing Equipment
Printing Supplies
PPE and safety supplies for UV light exposure, ozone hazards, and safe handling of UV curable inks, coatings, and adhesives.
Safety Products
Subcategories
-
HAND PROTECTION & CLEANING
Gloves, barrier creams, and hand cleaners selected for work with UV curable materials. Includes UV-filtering gloves for added protection during lamp operation and cleanup.
-
FACE & EYE PROTECTION
Safety glasses, goggles, and full face shields rated to filter ultraviolet radiation from curing lamps and equipment.
-
INHALATION PROTECTION
Respirators and face masks for filtering vapors and gases, plus ozone detection meters for monitoring air quality near UV curing equipment.
-
HEARING PROTECTION
Industrial ear muffs and ear plugs for noise reduction on high-speed presses and production lines.
-
DISPOSABLE CLOTHING
Coveralls and aprons protect clothing from UV inks and coatings that remain wet until cured. Disposable options reduce cross-contamination between jobs.
-
SAFETY SIGNAGE
UV warning signs, labels, and posters help meet workplace safety requirements and alert staff to lamp operation hazards.
UV Process Supply, Inc.
UV Process Supply, Inc. has supplied safety products for UV curing operations since 1979. Our first catalog category addressed skin contact with reactive inks and coatings, a problem that standard industrial PPE often overlooks.
Every item in this section is selected for compatibility with acrylate-based UV materials and the physical hazards of lamp operation on the production floor.
Safety Products
Safety Products was the first category, and hand cleaner was the first product. Most waterless hand cleaners are made with mineral spirits, and that solvent used with acrylates can lead to skin problems. We created a waterless hand cleaner that was oil based rather than solvent based.
Next was our skin lotion, which contains aluminum hydroxide able to neutralize acrylic acid based coatings. Gloves were tested with the most popular monomers to ensure proper protection when used with clean up solvents. We do not carry vinyl gloves because they do not provide adequate protection with UV coatings and inks.
Barrier creams add protection around fingernails and under rings, where inks can collect unnoticed. For eye protection, all products are rated on their ability to filter UV light. Even our splash goggles filter UV to provide consistent protection on the production floor.
UV Workplace Safety Basics
UV Workplace Safety Basics start with identifying the hazards present on your line. High-intensity curing lamps emit UVA and UVB that can damage unprotected eyes and skin. Ozone generated by some mercury-vapor lamps requires ventilation and may need air monitoring depending on your equipment and room layout.
Skin contact with uncured acrylate-based inks and coatings is a common issue in print shops. Oil-based hand cleaners, barrier creams, and chemical-resistant gloves reduce exposure better than solvent-based cleaners paired with vinyl gloves. Disposable coveralls keep reactive material off street clothing during mixing and cleanup.
Posted warning signs near active lamps remind operators when shields must stay closed and when protective eyewear is required. Browse the subcategories above for products matched to each area of protection, or contact us for help selecting PPE suited to your specific UV process.