Colourful protection
Arco has added a new range of colourful safety boots and shoes to the TROJAN footwear brand.
Arco has added a new range of colourful safety boots and shoes to the TROJAN footwear brand.
Amongst the 20,000-plus world-class safety products in its 2016 Big Book catalogue, Arco says there are some truly ‘hidden gems’ that are designed to keep workers safe in the electrical, engineering and utility industries.
To help identify eco-friendly products, Arco advises looking for the EU Ecolabel, FSC or The Green Sack logos.
Safety expert Arco has joined the likes of Apple, Google, British Airways and Visa as a ‘Business Superbrand’ of 2016 – the annual initiative to identify and celebrate the UK’s strongest consumer and B2B brands in Britain.
Here Neil Hewitt, divisional director quality and technical standards at Arco, talks to IP&E about the issue of non-compliant, CE marked, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and what industry needs to do to minimise the risk of these products entering the European market
The Sensear SM1R industrial headset from Arco enhances users’ communication capabilities by simultaneously isolating and enhancing speech, while suppressing potentially harmful background noise. This improvement has been achieved by pairing Sensear’s patented SENS technology with a noise-cancelling boom mic.
Arco will debut a range of women’s hi-vis hazardwear at Safety & Health Expo 2016. Runway models will wear garments specifically contoured to fit the female form, with meticulously specified and placed reflective bands around the chest, arms or legs.
Arco is looking to drive out non-compliant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that could pose a serious risk of injury. Despite PPE having the required EC type approval and CE mark, tests have indicated some products assumed to be safe, may not be fit for purpose.
Arco has injected significant investment into its confined spaces offering, delivering training, consultancy and advice, site services, and equipment hire to a wide range of industries and business sizes.
Arco’s latest Big Book catalogue features safety equipment, workwear, and workplace safety products. With more than 20,000 own brand and leading named brand products, including 561 new solutions, this year’s Big Book is bigger than ever with 1000 pages.
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