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Workwear Brands to Wear in 2022/2023 Construction is a dangerous, dirty and high-stress job. Workers must use heavy tools, lift heavy materials, and work at heights. Moreover, they often do so in all kinds of weather conditions that expose them to wind, rain and sun. All of these factors combined make it crucial for workers to be wearing the correct type of clothing when they’re on site.Construction workwear is designed specifically to protect workers from falls, cuts and scrapes, UV rays, and other external hazards. It’s also important that the garments are comfortable enough to wear all day long without...

Workwear comes in a variety of forms! While at work, you need to wear something that is durable, comfortable and helps you easily perform your activities. However, you also need to ensure that the clothing protects you from the risks and hazards present in the workplace.  So, merely choosing any apparel to wear at work may not serve the purpose. Wearing jeans and t-shirt may not be an ideal option especially when you are in an industrial workplace, you need work trousers for safety. The workwear you choose to wear also influences your speed, productivity and efficiency.   The type of workwear...

Sixty years ago, trying to keep warm while working on a building site entailed putting on a thick donkey-jacket supplied by the company, and a woolen balaclava, supplied by mum. Thickness equated to warmth, and within minutes of strenuous activity one could feel the perspiration trickling down inside your work shirt. Thankfully those days are long gone, and modern work-wear is designed to be smart, lightweight, and functional, retaining the ability to keep the elements out, and body heat in. For those early mornings and nippy days, a range of lightweight workwear jackets and workwear fleeces are available. Ideal for...

The correct use of high visibility (HV) clothing is a relatively simple and inexpensive precaution to put into effect, but it plays a major role in maintaining safety and preventing accidents. Here, we review why HV clothing is important in the workplace. High-visibility clothing reduces the risk of accidents and fatalities in busy environments where there is vehicular traffic - in construction areas, marshalling yards and industrial premises. At locations such as these, high visibility workwear or PPE (personal protective equipment) is required by Health and Safety regulations. Similarly, in large storage aisles and warehouses, forklifts can be relatively silent...

Why is Personal Protective Equipment important? By making the workplace safe which includes providing instructions, procedures, training and supervision to encourage people to work safely and responsibly. Even where engineering controls and safe systems of work have been applied, some hazards might remain. These include injuries to: the lungs, eg from breathing in contaminated air the head and feet, eg from falling materials the eyes, eg from flying particles or splashes of corrosive liquids the skin, eg from contact with corrosive materials the body, eg from extremes of heat or cold PPE is needed in these cases to reduce the...