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To provide users with face, head, and neck protection, Milwaukee Tool is expanding its workwear lineup with the addition of a Multi-Functional Neck Gaiter. The Gaiter is a moisture-wicking, breathable blend of lightweight polyester and spandex material that keeps users dry and comfortable all day. It also features UPF 50+ […]
DuPont Personal Protection today announced that face coverings made with DuPont Nomex may be used along with flame-resistant (FR) garments, such as those made of Nomex, in response to the protection needs of COVID-19. When used as face, nose and mouth coverings, properly designed masks, balaclavas, gaiters and hoods made […]
A leading job site lighting provider in the industry, Milwaukee Tool, continues to expand their rapidly-growing Personal Lighting family of products with a major expansion of their headlamp solutions. The line-up includes two new rechargeable lights – a game-changing USB Rechargeable Beacon Hard Hat Light, which provides 360° of personal […]
Checkmate, the U.K.-based Pure Safety Group (PSG) brand, unveiled its new Atom Xtreme 6-foot self-retracting lifeline in North America. The product is significant in that it is the smallest and lightest fall arrest block in the world and one of a select few Checkmate products available in North America. “The Atom […]
Guardian Fall Protection, a Pure Safety Group (PSG) brand, has unveiled its new HTL Horizontal Lifeline (HLL) for use in fall protection systems. The horizontal anchorage accommodates two workers in fall arrest at both 30-, 60- and 100-foot lengths. The HLL is ultra-lightweight and extremely durable. Due to the double-braided […]
Guardian Fall Protection, a Pure Safety Group brand, will introduce a new webbing horizontal lifeline at the 2019 National Safety Congress & Expo in San Diego. The Guardian Fall Protection Webbing HLL is a temporary horizontal lifeline designed for use in fall restraint or fall arrest. Its lightweight polyester 65-foot webbing is water- and UV-resistant and can accommodate up to two users with a combined weight of 440 pounds.
Checkmate, a Pure Safety Group (PSG) brand, will unveil the line up of Checkmate Xcalibre Self-Retracting Lifelines (SRLs) for North America at the 2019 National Safety Congress & Expo in San Diego. The lifelines range from 25 to 130 feet and are available in North America as well as Europe, […]
In recent months, most of the safety emphasis in the industry has been on crystalline silica and new regulations designed to keep it out of concrete workers’ lungs.
Both equipment manufacturers and contractors have worked hard to come up with new products and processes to keep their workers safe.
The concrete has cured for at least 28 days, the surface has been cleaned thoroughly, and the contractor is ready to start applying the acid stain. Or, is he? Did he prepare to do the job safely? Is he wearing the proper personal protection?
