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                                                                  Exhibit 23.3

                       Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts," and to
the use of our report dated September 30, 2003, in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-10531) and related Prospectuses of
Norcross Safety Products L.L.C. and Norcross Capital Corp. for the
registration of $152,500,000 of 9 7/8 % Senior Subordinated Notes, Series B
due 2011.

Ernst & Young AG
Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft

Eschborn/Frankfurt am Main, Germany
January 2, 2004




/s/ Annett Martin                          /s/ Thomas Grotenrath
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Annett Martin                              Thomas Grotenrath
Wirtschaftpruferin                         Wirtschaftsprufer