productFootwear: New styles and improvements
Dickies has introduced 14 new styles of safety footwear and improved a further six styles for 2014.
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productPeace of mind with 15 year warranty
Cirrus Research offers a 15 year warranty on all its new noise measurement products. Cover starts with a two year ‘return to base’ warranty against all faults which is then extendable, one year at a time, to a maximum of 15 years, as long as the products are calibrated annually by Cirrus Research.
productClear vision without dazzle
The issue of glare in the workplace is often under-estimated, but glare can be very disabling and even dangerous. Too much light can make it harder to see, and glare can lead to impaired vision, loss of contrast, eyestrain, squinting, pain, and uncomfortable and watering eyes.
productAll-in-one safety gate
New from Pilz, the PSENsgate 2 safety gate system combines safety gate monitoring (for prevention of unexpected startup), safe guard locking (to prevent access while hazards are present), various control elements, an emergency stop pushbutton (E-stop) and escape release (for personnel who become trapped in the hazardous area) all in one system, up to the highest category PL e as per EN ISO 13849-1 (BS EN ISO 13849-1 in the UK).
productKey to safety
The revised EN ISO 14119 defines Escape Release as the ‘possibility to release manually without aids the guard locking from inside the safeguarded area to leave the area’, explains Rob Lewis, MD at Fortress Interlocks.
productSafety footwear collection
Dr. Martens has launched two new designs into its safety footwear collection this autumn, offering style, comfort and protection for an array of industrial work environments.
productBreath of clean air for welders
Weldability-Sif has introduced Phantom Air, a new auto-darkening welding helmet, which comes with battery powered air filter unit that delivers a constant supply of clean air to the welder’s breathing zone.
productFree standing signs on sentry duty
The new Sentry Sign from Leafield Environmental is a heavy-duty, rotationally moulded, free-standing signage platform to carry temporary vehicle and pedestrian warning signs.
productGlove is all around
Recently, a police officer in Cleveland Police suffered an on-duty injury that resulted in his finger and part of his hand being amputated. As a result, he can no longer wear conventional five-fingered gloves.
productComfort, safety and style
Italian company U-Power’s new Gore-Tex footwear range, an addition to its work-to-leisure safety footwear, is now in stock in the UK and available for immediate order.
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