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Design-led Italian company U-Power’s new Gore-Tex footwear range is now in stock in the UK and available for immediate order from safety wear distributors.
Design-led Italian company U-Power’s new Gore-Tex footwear range is now in stock in the UK and available for immediate order from safety wear distributors.
Staffordshire health and safety solutions specialist, Safety Forward and safety footwear provider, Gorilla Safety Footwear have teamed up to produce a simple-to-interpret guide to enable employers and employees operating in hazardous environments to select adequate safety footwear.
Safety footwear standard EN345 has been superseded by EN ISO 20345 and the whole Dickies footwear range has been re-certified to the new standard EN ISO 20345:2011.
Clair Weston, marketing manager at uvex Safety (UK) examines the selection and use of the right protective footwear in the workplace and how it can literally be a life-saver.
Timberland PRO has launched a new safety boot for construction site workers in the UK called Timberland PRO PRO HERO.
Available from Safety Toes Europe, the Slipp-R is described as a robust steel-toe overshoe that can be used for temporary toe protection and is suitable for the fashion conscious.
Employers must, by law, supply safety footwear to workers in hazardous environments under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992. However, not all safety footwear is the same, as the European and International standards relating to it have changed, as Stuart Thorne, UK managing director of safety footwear manufacturer U Group, explains.
Swenco, a Canadian manufacturer of protective footwear products has earned CE approval for its Steel-Flex Steel Toe Overshoe.
Ejendals is launching its new JALAS collection – the Exalter safety shoe, starting with five models.
Walking on hard tiled or concrete surfaces takes its toll on the feet as well as the ankles, knees and lower back. This constant pounding can cause pain, discomfort and fatigue.
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