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A Thoughtful Mother’s Day Glove Gift Guide
Mother’s Day comes just once a year, yet we all know that one day is hardly enough to celebrate everything Mom does. That’s why our 2025 Mother’s Day Gift Guide is brimming with more than just gifts—it’s about experiences, too. We’ve curated a selection of gloves perfect for bringing your family together while also safeguarding everyone’s hands. Why not mark this Mother’s Day with a spring or summer project that involves the whole family? Whether it’s transforming your yard or balcony into an oasis for Mom, adding a splash of color to your garden, or cultivating a mini edible garden, let’s make every day special for Mom!
Planting Native Species with Watson Gloves and the Urban Botanist
For Earth Day, Watson Gloves has partnered with the “Urban Botanist” to support your local native ecosystem by planting species of native plants in your garden. This collaboration leverages the Urban Botanist’s expertise and Watson Gloves’ dedication to sustainability, encouraging gardeners to foster biodiversity in their own backyards. Our Homegrown™ line, featuring WasteNot™ yarn from recycled plastic bottles and landfill biodegradable Reclaim™ additives, represents our commitment to environmentally responsible products.
How to Choose the Right Leather Glove
ANSI/ISEA 138 – The Impact-Resistant Gloves Standard and What You Need to Know in 2022
15 Ways to Beat the Heat When Working Outside at the Jobsite
*Updated June 20th, 2024*
Heat. Heat everywhere. Summer signals a time of heat and at times during the season, extreme heat. And if you’re working outdoors, you are at a higher risk of overheating. Roof work, construction, and any other industrial site that are outdoors are hot environments that can exacerbate overheating. During times of extraordinarily hot weather, it’s important to put safety as high priority. Why? Because the cost of overheating is not pretty.
Fortunately, we have all the essential tips to reduce overheating when working outside. We understand many occupations that involve outdoor work cannot simply be put to a halt. Knowing the ways you can protect yourself in the hot heat though will keep you both safe and productive.
Find Success in Your Backyard with a Victory Garden
Some call it a “Pandemic Garden” or a “Stick it to the Virus Garden” but for the rest of us, we call it a Victory Garden. What is a Victory Garden? Victory Garden is just another way of saying a vegetable or fruit garden. The difference? The deep history behind its name. Victory Gardens, originally called War Gardens, came to fruition in World War I, returned in World War II, and is now seeing another resurgence in our latest war – this time, against COVID-19.
How to Safely Take Off a Pair of Gloves in 6 Steps
Do you know how to safely take off your gloves? With the COVID-19 health crisis happening, people are being extra cautious by wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gloves and masks. Gloves are a simple and easy way to keep your hands clean when coming into contact with objects, surfaces and liquids. However, if removed improperly, you can potentially be spreading germs and bacteria on your hands, which defeats the purpose of keeping your hands clean and protected!
Gardening 101 – How to Grow Your Own Vegetables Through Seeding
We’re in an interesting time, aren’t we? We’re told to “stay home” and “self isolate”. That means no movies at the theatres, no working out at the gym, and no seeing our favourite teams or bands play. However, it ain’t all so bad. Some people may pick up a new indoor hobby or two. DIY is on the rise. And we’re appreciating the outdoors a tad more. Planting and growing your own garden of vegetables is more popular than ever now and it’s the perfect season to start – spring!
How to Prevent Heat Loss by Wearing the Right Gloves
Whether it’s for work or for play, it’s absolutely important to keep your body at a balanced temperature (+37°C or +98.6°F). That’s easy enough until Winter hits and your body has to manage preserving heat while being challenged by the low temperatures, wind and wetness that cold Winters bring. And at the most extreme, your hands and body can fall prey to hypothermia or frostbite and you absolutely don’t want that. Let’s first understand how our hands and body can lose heat.
ANSI/ISEA 138 – The New Impact-Resistant Gloves Standard and What You Need to Know
Your hands are extremely important – they’re the most essential tool on the worksite but also susceptible to accidents and injuries. Safety standards and guidelines have been in place to help combat hand injuries but there has been a lack of performance-based standards and classification for impact protection in the North American market.
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