Health & Safety Matters

It’s time to take a stand on fake PPE

David Lummis, CEO of The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF), considers the impact
fake Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is having on the health and safety marketplace
and highlights positive actions that can be ta

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Welding equipment website updated

Welding equipment specialist
ESAB has revised its website –
www.esab.co.uk – making it
more customer-focused and
easier to use,
As soon as visitors arrive at
the new home page they will
see a slideshow of customer
app

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Made for each other

The provision of eye and respiratory
protection is a legal requirement, yet
it is often a thankless task to
persuade workers to wear them,
especially together. According to
uvex, the launch of its superfit safety
eyewea

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Flame-proof fabric

Gore’s new multifunctional
protective GORE-TEX Heat & Flame
fabric with Gore Antistatic is a versatile
flame retardant fabric available as
a two-layer and three-layer laminate.

It is electric arc resistant, has an anti

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Compatible masks & safety spectacles

According to Uvex, one of the main
reasons workers do not wear safety
spectacles or masks is because they
find them uncomfortable. Uvex’s
compatible products have been
designed to provide high levels of
comfort while we

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Achieving compatibility

With many workers having to wear more than one item of PPE at a time, Jo Partridge looks at how
specifyers can ensure these items complement one another rather than conflict with each other

Across a wide range of indust

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For chainsaw users

Cheltenham-based Severnside Safety
is now distributing Francital
safety clothing for chainsaw
operators via approved
dealers and an on-line shop
at www.sevsafe.co.uk.

The range includes
‘stretchy’ trousers,
initiall

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Flame & heat protection

A new 100% cotton drill 330gsm
coverall that has been treated with a
flame retardant solution called
PROBANR forms part of the range
of garments from Dickies which give
protection in any work situation
where there is pr

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Prepared for air

Building on the popularity of the
Globe-Arc universal flip-front
welding helmet, ESAB
has launched the
Globe-Arc
prepared for
Air, a helmet
that is identical
in terms of full
head and face
protection and a
flip-up

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Innovation award for FilterSpec

The 2011 Frost & Sullivan
North America New Product
Innovation Award in
Personal Protective
Equipment has been
presented to JSP for
FilterSpec. Launched in the
first half of 2010, the product
combines safety spectacle

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