Health & Safety Matters

Hygienic, convenient & easy

Safety equipment manufacturer uvex
offers effective, high-quality
protection for workers from noiseinduced
hearing loss.The latest
addition to the company’s extensive
range of hearing protection is the
uvex xact-fit, an

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Hemi-anechoic chamber

The result of a significant investment
by the company to extend its hearing
protection testing service, SATRA
has unveiled its new hemi-anechoic
chamber. The news comes as 3M
signs up as the first customer for
acoustic

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Keep the noise down

Growing awareness of the dangers of
exposure to excessive noise is driving the
requirement for better performing hearing
protectors at work. Andy Todd reports on
the testing undertaken at SATRA’s recently
installed state

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Protection, not isolation

Manufactured in the UK by Emtec
Laboratories, Noisebreaker custommoulded
hearing protection
products are made from a medicalgrade
soft silicone rubber. Reported
to be very comfortable and cost
effective, they have a thr

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Custom made earplugs offer attenuation from low 12dB to high 34dB

Working on the premise that a good
fit determines wearer comfort and
the frequency of wearing hearing
protectors, the Variphone is fully
custom made. The earplug offers a
host of features – the continuously
adjustable v

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Controlling skin hazards

Skin disease is reported to be one of the top three causes of work-related illness in Europe. Jenn
Raymond explains some of the skin hazards that can be encountered, the associated legislation and
some of the protective clo

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Memory kneepads

New from Redbacks is a non-foam
based safety kneepad which
memorises its original form without
reducing the cushioning effect from
consecutive or prolonged use.

In comparison to foam materials,
which provide cushionin

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Chainsaw trousers

More and more chainsaw users are
required to wear high visibility
protective trousers when working,
particularly if they are close to major
roads. Severnside Safety Supplies
believes that its new ‘stretchy’ yellow
chain

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Keeping the elements out

Improvements in design and
performance have been made to
Aclimatise’s membrane based
waterproof fleece jacket. Offering the
advantages of a softshell with the
softness of a fleece, Aclimatise
jackets combine a membrane

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Heavy duty gets lighter

The new ‘Tungsten’ from Scruffs is a
fully waterproof safety boot that is
said to be 45% lighter in weight than
the Scruffs Twister 4 safety boots.

The Tungsten’s lightness and
flexibility is maintained by using a
tou

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