productThe BOHS (British Occupational Hygiene Society) celebrated its 60th anniversary and
grant of a Royal Charter by hosting a reception at The Royal Society in London on 19
March. To mark this double milestone, HSM talks to CEO Steve Perkins about the
society’s role in helping to tackle health hazards in the workplace
productSevernside Safety Supplies’ new
range of corporate identity clothing
from Denmark – ID – offers a range
of garments and colour choices. In
addition to the usual polo shirts and
sweat shirts, Severnside can provide
T-shirts, sweaters, soft shell jackets,
waistcoats, breathable waterproof
jackets, bonded fleeces, microfleeces,
knitted fleeces, quilts, campaign
jackets, shirts,
trousers, socks,
kit bags, caps,
hats and
gloves that
are good
quality and
good value.
productTools, the new Mac Jacket is a
water resistant top that’s part of
the Vintage workwear range
from Scruffs. Made from
cotton/nylon yarn that’s
been brushed for style
and comfort, this jacket
is at the forefront of
workwear fashion.
productA new website dedicated to safety
prescription eyewear has been
launched by respected optical
laboratory Focus-RX, a trading
name of OTL (Optical Technologies
Ltd). It operates from a bespoke
prescription glazing laboratory in
Worthing, West Sussex that is fully
approved to ISO 9000, kitemarked to
EN166 and a member of the BSIF.
productSpecsavers Corporate Eyecare has
introduced prescription safety glasses
with a wraparound-style. Glasses
with a wraparound style are found by
some to be more comfortable than
traditional safety glasses and this,
coupled with a more modern look,
means that they are more likely to be
worn. The new safety glasses, which
are available in blue/crystal or clear,
are made of polycarbonate plastic, so
are hard-wearing but lightweight.
productDirty Rigger has become
a global brand in just four
years. Its high end
gloves and
accessories, which are
100% British designed
and tested, are suitable
for a variety of industry
specific applications.
productAt Safety & Health Expo, JSP will
enter every visitor that carries out a
two minute live demonstration of
JSPCheck into a prize draw to win a
magnum of Champagne. JSPCheck is
the first online verification system
that enables end users to check t
DNA of their PPE – giving assured
protection and traceability.
productThe latest PPE from Centurion
provide high levels of impact
protection for integrated eyewear, are
manufactured in the UK and carry
the recognised BSI (British Standards
Institute) Kitemark, assuring the
wearer of quality and compliance to
the European Standard.
productFollowing the discovery that counterfeit helmets of dangerously poor
quality were being sold in the UK, Jacques Forrest from Centurion Safety
Products looks at why it is worth paying more for the genuine article
productWork at height training
specialist Eurosafe Solutions
is reported to have seen a
major increase in sales of the
Vertex ST helmet, which has
been specifically designed to
offer protection to those
working at height.
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