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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. 2 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 30, 2004


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