Wooden Handles
Wooden Handles are the most well-know handle in the cleaning industry. Wooded handles are durable and able to perform any cleaning task. Although wooden handles are well-know and easily fit into a budget, they are not well-suited for Correctional Facility. They are the most deadly handles to have in a Correctional Facility.
Wooden Handles break and splinter easily. Once broken they can be sharpened and transformed into a deadly shank or weapon immediately. These handles are the most dangerous to have in correctional facilities.
Fiberglass Handles
Briarwood Products Fiberglass Handle adds a level of safety and security that other wooden handles are unable to provide within correctional facilities. These handles are lightweight, non flammable, non conductive, moisture and rot free. They are inherently strong and durable and will shatter and bend under high stress.
Wooden handles are heavy and easily hold moisture and bacteria. Briarwood Products Fiberglass Handle is lightweight and eliminates the ability for moisture and bacteria to build up on the handle. Wooden handles will break easily and splinter when broken where the Fiberglass Handle will shatter and bend if abused. The grips and tips of the handle are made from a special rubbery plastic that eliminates the ability to be sharpened into a shank.
This Fiberglass Handle is a great alternative to the wooden handle.
If this handle should become damaged, discard it immediately.
Plastic Handles
Briarwood Products Plastic Handle is the best and SAFEST handle on the market today for correctional facilities. The Plastic Handle is strong, durable, flexible, and is designed so items cannot be concealed inside of it. This handle is lightweight and its flexibility is a safety feature of the handle.
The new plastic 56″ handle is made from a special plastic that will virtually eliminate the ability for inmates to form or reform a shank or shank handle. This is a 1″ diameter handle made from a unique polymer that will not melt like other standard hard plastics.
The grips and tips of the handle are made from a special rubbery plastic that eliminates the ability to be sharpened into a weapon.
This Plastic Handle is the best and SAFEST alternative to the wooden handle.
If this handle should become damaged, discard it immediately.
