Tire Manufacturing

Common Tire Manufacturing Hazards

Find the right MCR Safety product that protects you against these common hazards.


Chemical and Liquid

Manufacturing tires involves a mixture of hundreds of chemicals throughout the manufacturing processes.   Possible exposures include N-nitrosamines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, solvents, and phthalates.  MCR Safety offers a wide range of chemical resistant gloves for different chemicals encountered.  Be sure to check out our Chemical Permeation Guide for specific chemical breakthrough times.

Common Applications:

  • Cleaning work areas
  • Spray solvents onto piles to ensure adhesion

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Crush

Exposure to hazardous equipment is a definite concern for workers in this industry.  Loading materials into production equipment and mounting workpieces are examples in Tire Manufacturing.  Wearing gloves with 360-degree protection makes a lot of sense.  Check out our Impact Protection Page for additional information.

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Common Applications:

  • Mounting attachments

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Cut and Liquid

There is no need in sacrificing liquid protection for cut protection or vice versa.  We’ve made our new Predastretch glove equipped with a cut liner!  We keeping adding on features to glove we know workers require.

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Cut and Sense of Touch

Tire manufacturing workers use their hands to handle, feel and touch many objects.  We continue innovating featherweight fibers that provide cut protection and ultimate dexterity for handling the smallest objects workers touch.  Be sure to check out our Cut Protection page for additional information.

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Common Applications:

  • Cutting and shaping metal
  • Fabricating parts

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Cut and Sharp Objects

Lacerations are always a concern when you’re manipulating any material.  In this industry, using knives to cut camelback and cutting industrial materials for fabrication is when cut protecting gloves need to be worn.  Be sure to check out our Cut Protection page for additional information.

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Common Applications:

  • Trimming excess rubber
  • Roll camelbacks onto casings by hand
  • Cutting industrial materials

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Dust

Grinding and trimming rubber during inspection and finishing may entail exposure to rubber dust.  We manufacture a wide range of lined eyewear styles, chemical goggles, and an ANSI D4 dust rated goggle.

Common Applications:

  • Touching up
  • Trimming excess rubber

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Grip

Maintaining a solid grip is essential when placing tires into molds, assembling tire components, mounting tires and positioning rollers that turn ply edges.  MCR Safety’s coated gloves are dipped with premier coatings to ensure you maintain a solid grip.  Be sure to check out our blog "Top Gripping Properties".

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Common Applications:

  • Assembling tires
  • Removing products from production equipment

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Grip and Liquid

Workers handle, weigh and mix many raw materials.  For those only requiring minimal liquid and material exposure, consider Grippaz disposal protection for enhanced grip properties.

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Common Applications:

  • Lab testing

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Heat

Workers are exposed to heat throughout tire manufacturing,  from the mechanics working on hot machines to workers exposed to hot curred rubber.  Sometimes you need to match rubber with rubber, like with our 9687 rubber coated highly heat-resistant and cut-resistant glove.   We’ve written a Heat Resistant Gloves blog to keep you informed!

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Common Applications:

  • Maintaining production machines

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Heat and Chemicals

Hot objects and chemicals are present in tire manufacturing.   If you have to work around both hazards, consider wearing our 6944, which offers ANSI Contact Heat level 5 protection and chemical protection.

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Common Applications:

  • Maintaining production equipment

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Impaired Vision

A release of pressurized air is always a concern for workers.  Keeping those eye protected during the explosive separation of components is a 100% must.

Common Applications:

  • Loading machines
  • Tire building
  • Assembling tires

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Noise Levels

Sounds are a little uncomfortable at times in tire manufacturing operations.  Our new CL4 eyewear allows workers to keep their eyewear close by.

Common Applications:

  • Factory operations

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