12 Nov Winter Checklist
We’re beginning to see leaves falling and feeling the chill wind of winter blowing in. For industries that have outside personnel, gearing up for cold weather is an essential task...
Articles
17 Apr Protecting arms with sleeves
Achieving the perfect balance between comfort and safety is a perennial challenge. The safest PPE isn’t really safe if your team can’t stand to wear it. Fortunately, technology and innovation are constantly at...
27 Mar The Great Back Belt Debate
I’m going to start right off with a little controversy: Not everybody is convinced that using back belts as an injury preventive is a good idea. Despite the common-sense assumption that back belts...
27 Mar What to look for in coveralls
Finding the optimum tradeoff between protection and comfort Classifying the RiskThere are a lot of different reasons workers might have to don protective outfits in the course of their duties....
04 Apr Fitting the Glove to the Task
As work gloves become more sophisticated and specialized, finding the best value depends on how well you understand the users’ needs and the risks they face. I don’t play much golf, but I marvel...
06 Feb Hi-Vis Clothing Comfort Advances
Improvements in clothing find their way into safety workwear… eventually I recently participated in a sporting competition. There was an entry fee and, as is so often the case, each participant...
18 Jan May you never need to use Chris’ Eye Magnet Loop!
We have an item in our catalog we call Chris’ Eye Magnet Loop. It looks like an object that would be right at home alongside all those other tools you...
11 Jan Cut vs. Puncture vs. Needle Stick
One of the things about my job that I find exhilarating is the challenge of keeping up with new technologies. Nowhere is the landscape changing more rapidly in my field...
23 Oct Who Pays for Work Boots?
More and more, employers have started viewing footwear as an important consideration in their safety programs. And with good reason: recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that foot...
18 Sep WHAT GLOVE RATINGS WON’T TELL YOU
We’re in the information age when it comes to work gloves. As gloves become more sophisticated and diverse in their performance characteristics, increasingly sophisticated scoring systems are following close behind...