articleThe huge growth in the market for industrial hand
protection, driven by increasing awareness by employers
and wearers of the need to avoid potential accidents and
injuries, has led to glove manufacturers offering a large, and
sometimes confusing, variety of gloves. Here, uvex offers
some tips on glove selection
articleIn today’s difficult economic climate, with more and more
pressure on budgets, getting the right PPE for employees,
avoiding costly mistakes and ensuring compliance with the
law has never been more essential. Gordon Burns, European
Workwear Applications Engineer at Gore discusses the
procurement process
productESAB’s welding safety eye wear
combines high standards of eye
protection with a high degree of
wearer comfort. All ESAB spectacles
use polycarbonate to provide
protection against impact as well as
UV, IR rays and visible glare. This
combination is again featured in the
new Origo Spec range.
productThe latest addition to Tractel’s
already extensive range of
height safety equipment, the
TR2000 safety helmet was developed
especially to solve the problem of
peaks that restrict the upward view
when moving up and down.
productJSP has introduced JSPCheck, a
special online checking system for
each of its Mk Evolution safety
helmets. It is accessed from a new
website (jspcheck.com). The company
believes it is the first manufacturer to
offer an online tool to trace and
validate the DNA of its PPE.
productThe Texhide leather palm glove,
available from Bennett Safetywear is
a Level 5 cut-resistant glove that is
said to combine grip, quality and
enhanced protection at an economic
price. The seamless knitted
composite yarn shell affords both
comfort and protection – with
fourchettes and no exposed stitching
on the fingers to increase longevity.
productJSP will enter every visitor that
carries out a two minute live
demonstration of JSPCheck into a
prize draw to win a magnum of
Champagne. JSPCheck is believed to
be the first online verification system
that enables end users to check the
DNA of their PPE – giving assured
protection and traceability.
productHoneywell is launching Instinct, a
new safety eyewear, which has been
designed from the ground-up, by
working directly with safety
managers and workers.
productEvent partner DuPont Personal
Protection, inventor of DuPont
Nomex, Kevlar and Tyvek, will be
displaying a range of trusted
products at Health & Safety Scotland
that help to protect against liquid,
chemical, heat and flame hazards.
productTilsatec is looking forward to
introducing visitors to the Rhino
Range of cut resistant hand and arm
protection. As a specialist manufacturer
of cut, puncture and flame resistant
materials, Tilsatec’s range of engineered
PPE is said to deliver the highest levels
of protection. Many products are
made using Tilsatec’s own Rhino steel
core yarn, developed using proprietary
yarn technology here in the UK.
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