Health & Safety Matters

Help is at hand

Despite an increasing number of construction firms
adopting a mandatory glove wearing policy for their sites
injuries to the hands,arms,fingers and wrists are still all too
common occurrences.Donald Gillespie offers an ins

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Suits use in labs

Developed for controlled
environments in laboratories or the
pharmaceutical industry at Health &
Safety North DuPont will be showing
its new Tyvek Labo coverall that
incorporates three functions: it
protects the wearer;

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Make a splash

hazmat equipment for emergency
response, chemical, military and
industrial applications, Saint-
Gobain Performance Plastics, will
display ONESuit Shield Level B
Splash Suit for the first time in
Europe at the A+A intern

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Material world

Invista’s Cordura brand team will be
at A+A to debut the new range of
Cordura Nyco fabrics available from
Penfabric and showcase the latest
collections from leading workwear
brands such as F. Engel, Blåkläder
and Praybo

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Heat resistant fabrics

Textile manufacturing specialist,
Toray Textiles Europe will be
displaying its range of heat and flame
resistant fabrics, ThermGuard High
Visibility and ThermGuard Molten
Repe,l at A+A 2011. These innovative
fabrics are

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New safety workwear ranges

Williamson-Dickie Europe will be
representing workwear brand,
Dickies at A+A 2011.

Alongside examples of some of the
most popular lines in safety workwear,
the company will be introducing a
number of new product range

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Safety wear

Visitors to the Praybourne stand
will be able to see the new Xcelcius
Active knitwear range,
incorporating CoolPlus super
moisture wicking fibres. The new
EN471 yellow and GO/RT orange
rail compliant soft shell fleece w

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Here come the girls

A major trend at this year’s A+A Exhibition being held in
Dusseldorf from October 18th – 21st is the showcasing
of professional clothing designed specifically for
women.Textile journalist Kirsten Rein reports

The numb

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Always read the label

Counterfeit and illegal products can
put the lives of workers at risk.

DuPont Nomex labelled garments
are produced according to the
highest standards using DuPontapproved
fabrics.

To ensure wearer protection, the
p

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Light & durable

The latest B342 Cotton Ripstop Pant
from Carhartt resembles the
company’s previous Ripstop pant,
however it has increased
functionality and durability. The
B342 pant is constructed from
245gm 100% cotton Ripstop fabric

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