Articles Tagged with ''protective clothing''

SeeHerWork, a new apparel company launching mid-September with pre-orders available August 1st, aims to put female workers in clothes that fit and perform. The number of women in non-traditional careers, such as construction, energy, utilities, logging and emergency response is on the rise, according to US Labor Statistics.

To prepare workers for increasingly unpredictable winter weather, Ergodyne has announced an expansion of its N-Ferno® line of Tenacious Work Gear®, part of a larger campaign focused on educating safety managers and work crews on the keys to preventing, identifying and treating cold-related illnesses.

Now welders can work more safely around potential flash fire and arc flash hazards with the new NFPA 2112 & NFPA 70E Certified FR Cotton Welding Jacket (JF2220-GY) from Black Stallion®.

Last month's message about changes to the ASTM F1506 standard explained that the laundry shrinkage requirements had been revised in this year's edition. Now, the garment manufacturer specifies the shrinkage requirement and test method.

INVISTA’s CORDURA® brand and Carhartt announce the latest collaboration in their long-standing partnership with the launch of Carhartt’s newest generation Full Swing® Steel line, a dynamic workwear collection designed and developed through an extensive consumer insight program.

Radians recently launched VolCore™, their new line of Flame Resistant (FR) workwear that helps protect workers from short-term thermal hazards, including arc flash and flash fire. VolCore AR/FR workwear self-extinguishes and does not melt when exposed to flame, dramatically reducing the severity of burn injuries.

Low-quality, generic fabrics are often hidden behind a trusted garment label. The scary truth is not all flame resistant (FR) fabrics perform the same and you don’t want to find out if yours is one of them in an unfortunate incident.

The John Tillman Co., the brand leader in welding Personal Protective Equipment, announced today the launch of its new line of high visibility safety vests. The Tillman high visibility safety vests offer functional design with features users need to help them be more efficient at the job site.

Ergodyne announced today an addition to its already extensive line of GloWearⓇ Hi-Vis Apparel. The new 6-pocket GloWearⓇ 8346Z Two-Tone Hi-Vis Class 3 Surveyor Vest is a budget-friendly hi-vis option with plenty of storage to keep the necessities of the workday at hand.

ASTM International is a standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems and services, including those for FR clothing.