Northrock Safety - PPE Catalogue - 2017

14 SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS TO AVOID

HEAT AND FLAME Workers in the toughest industries regularly encounter heat and ame. Whether it is radiant, convective or conductive heat, serious injuries and even fatalities are caused by heat and ame hazards. Workers deserve the powerful protection o ered by Portwest’s innovative ame resistant range of products.

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ELECTROSTATIC ESD Electrostatic discharge, or ESD as it is more commonly known, is the rapid, spontaneous transfer of electrostatic charge induced by a high electrostatic eld. Failure to protect against the dangers of ESD cost industries millions every year.

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ELECTRIC ARC An electric arc is a continuous electric discharge of high current between conductors generating very bright light and intensive heat. If a worker is in close proximity to an Arc ash, serious injury and even death can occur.

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EYE PROTECTION Every day workers across the globe loose valuable working hours or su er potentially life changing injuries due to eye accidents. Portwest eye protection range o ers 50 innovative products that provide powerful optical protection against workplace hazards.

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IMPACT Head, hand or foot, impact is a serious workplace hazard. Portwest’s teamof experts utilise the latest research in materials technology to o er protective equipment that absorbs the maximum amount of force from impacts.

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NOISE Frequent exposure to loud noise is one of the most common work place hazards. Exposure to loud noise can kill the nerve endings in the inner ear and over time the result can be permanent hearing loss that cannot be corrected.

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CHEMICAL Industrial workers face dangers posed by chemicals every day. Chemicals present danger in many forms. As liquids, sprays, dry particles or in pressurised form chemicals pose a serious threat. Portwest o ers powerful chemical protection solutions across the range.

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