General PPE
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Snickers Workwear knee protection system

IT’S SAID that hard-working craftsmen and women put more pressure on their knees than many top athletes. That’s why the risk of knee injuries is far higher among trade professionals and manual workers than other occupations.

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Changing the rules on layering PPE

WHEN TOWER Supplies discovered a new way of creating a lightweight fabric for its range of arc flash protective clothing, the company soon realised it had the power to change the way we layer PPE.

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Ahead of the game

While the public recognises Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as being face masks, gloves, safety boots and eye safety wear, bizarrely head-worn sports protection is in some instances not regarded as PPE by players, coaches, parents, governing bodies, schools and clubs. Judith McMinn explores why head-worn protection in sport has until now been largely ignored as PPE, and how new, innovative, head-worn PPE can reduce brain injury, against sport’s growing global crisis over concussion and early-onset dementia.

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Making an impact

If you spend most of your time on a construction site, you’ll know that hitting your head can be part of the job. Most of the time, it’s minor bumps, but sometimes it can be harder hits. Common accidents can be knocks to the side of the head, falling objects, slips, trips or falls. These can be angled impacts, and angled impacts can create a rotational motion, explains Chris Tidy.

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Discover the future of safety solutions

WITH A+A 2023 just around the corner, we are thrilled to announce that Ansell will be sharing an exclusive preview of its state-of-the-art safety solutions at BOOTH C12 in Hall 13.

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Whole face protection

UVEX PHEOS is a protection system that protects the whole face, as well as the eyes. Thanks to its innovative design, which does not require a helmet, it simultaneously relieves strain on the sensitive neck area and provides greater freedom of movement during everyday work.

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