productDesign award
The Peltor X Ear Defenders Series from diversified technology company 3M has been awarded a red dot prize for excellence in product design.
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productIntegrated head and eye protection
The EVOLite + EVOSpec from JSP is a light, yet strong, combined safety helmet and protective eyewear solution weighing in at just 332g.
productCut control colour system
to make specifying gloves easier, safety supplier Arco, has developed a cut control colour glove system.
productGoing underground
Following a Globus hand protection survey, Taylor Woodrow BAM Nuttall (TWBN) who is working on a project to deliver a £500 million scheme for London Underground to upgrade Tottenham Court Road Tube station, selected a range of Showa Best and Skytec gloves to improve hand safety on the site. As a result, more workers are now wearing gloves, fewer gloves are being collected because they are lasting longer and costs are being driven down. Ultimately, the severity of hand injuries has also reduced.
productAny glove won’t do
This is the message from hand protection specialist Polyco who has joined the BSIF’s ‘It’s in your Hands” campaign which aims to improve skin care in industrial and commercial organisations. The 2006 campaign has been updated and expanded in 2013 to include latest statistics on incidence of skin disease, advice on avoiding the risk of skin cancer and work related dermatitis, as well as skin care considerations by work area.
productHelps prevent infection
A safety kneepad from Redbacks which is constructed from flexible antimicrobial thermoplastic elastomers is said to be the first on the market that attacks micro-organisms at source, helping to protect the wearer from knee infection and prevent the spread of disease within the workplace.
productBody belt trial
Body-tec Back Support Belts are designed to stop back problems developing by helping to prevent the wearer ‘bending at the waist’ when undertaking a manual task.
productFootwear manufacturer one step ahead
All safety footwear products from design-led Italian company U-Power have been complying with the new European Standard for safety footwear that came into force on 30 June for more than a year.
productMetatarsal protection stepped up
In response to customer feedback highlighting the need for a comfortable, flexible metatarsal boot, Arco has developed the Arco Internal Metguard Safety Boot made with Poron XRD foam. Poron XRD is a flexible, contouring and impact absorbing foam that is flexible under normal conditions but under sudden high impact, it instantly firms to create a protective shield.
productBright idea
New to the Dirty Rigger Gloves & Accessories range Dirty Rigger is the Dirty Rigger GlowMan.
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