Can your hands cope in the cold?
So what’s it like to work in the cold with freezing hands? Well, as you may know, it’s not pleasant.
So what’s it like to work in the cold with freezing hands? Well, as you may know, it’s not pleasant.
HSM speaks to David Clark, UK managing director of the Hultafors Group – which designs and manufactures the Solid Gear and Toe Guard brands of safety shoes and boots – about the future of protective footwear.
According to new research, more than half of industrial workers are washing their workwear and protective clothing at home. Not only could this potentially risk their safety, it can breach safety regulations.
If there is a need for safety eyewear in a particular area of the factory floor, for a particular role, safety managers are erring on the side of caution and making the entire factory floor a safety eyewear zone. Jim Lythgow, director of strategic alliances, Specsavers Corporate Eyecare suggests that this precaution has an impact on the procurement of safety eyewear.
Snickers Workwear has always been renowned for its modern designs, innovative functionality and market-leading fabric technology.
When it comes to the responsibility of keeping people safe at work and protecting business reputation, working with a trusted safety partner, who can provide expert advice and guidance, is critical.
Slingsby says that it offers great choice, value and expertise in the supply of workplace equipment.
East Midland Instruments (EMI) operate a large contract within the famous Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire. The number of EMI operatives working within the power station varies from 50 to 150 between off peak and peak periods.
Arco, the official safety equipment partner of the O2, assisted TV’s Greg Davies’ to the top of the iconic London venue, to help raise money for 2017’s Comic Relief.
David Clark, managing director of the Hultafors Group UK, which owns Snickers Workwear, looks at how health and safety issues on site are influencing the development of ‘smarter’ working clothes and heralding a revolution in wearable technology.
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