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Personal protective equipment (PPE), devices
News Release from: Signs and Labels | Subject: Personal Protective Equipment
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 June 2003
The very latest in head-to-toe
protection
Safetyshop has introduced a new range of CE marked Personal Protective Equipment to help companies meet their legal responsibility to protect the workforce
Safetyshop has introduced a new range of CE marked Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to help companies meet their legal responsibility to protect the workforce in accordance with the latest strict PPE legislation Products are of the highest quality, to provide optimum safety performance, ensure comfort and durability and to satisfy the need for better value from stores expenditure
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 Nov 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new PPE range includes the very latest in head-to-toe protection, all products are available on-line and from the Safetyshop catalogue, the UK's largest single resource for safety equipment.
The new range of PPE products includes Invincible face shields and brow guards that offer high levels of user protection in tough environments such as workshops and sites where workers may be at risk of contact with molten metal, corrosive liquid splashes and medium energy particles.
A series of Cliptite visors are also available which attach to standard JSP helmets and come with tough polycarbonate visors to protect from splashes and impacts as well as a gauze option for workers involved in forestry operations.
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Where a customer is concerned with noise levels in a workplace, Safetyshop have reduced the cost of proactive protection by introducing a range of economy earmuffs that feature a tough cup design and conform to EN352-1 standards.
For industrial applications where separate earmuffs are awkward to use due to constant need for contact with colleagues, Safetyshop have introduced Thruxton clip-on ear defenders, which attach to standard helmet fittings whilst conforming to EN352-1 standards.
In situations where contact with harmful dust, gases, acid vapours and ammonia derivatives may occur, lightweight, but heavy duty Olympus masks are available with ABEK2P3 filters that conform to EN141 standards.
The full-face body of the mask offers improvements in terms of a scratch resistant polycarbonate visor and a soft single reflex seal to improve comfort and minimise fogging.
New editions to Safetyshop's range of masks also come in the form of deluxe disposable masks that conform to EN149: 2001 standards for dust, fume and mist protection.
These are hygienically stored in individual bags and can fold flat for easy pocket storage, encouraging members of the workforce to always be prepared with the minimum of inconvenience.
For hand protection, Safetyshop has increased its already extensive range of gloves to include the latest development in non-allergy nitrile gloves for people with sensitive skin who are involved in laboratory work or food preparation.
Other additions to the PPE range include high visibility traffic suits to the highest EN471 standards, Gore-Tex and branded waterproof/breathable outerwear and a wide selection of safety footwear for both sexes.
PPE accessories comprise of unisex wrist, knee and back supports, ID badges and armbands and life saving fall-arrest equipment.
Safetyshop is part of Signs and Labels Ltd, the UK's largest supplier of safety equipment and signage solutions. Request a free brochure from Signs and Labels ...
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