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Safety Gloves for Mechanical and other Hazards
22 June 2010
In a previous article we gave details of Safety Gloves for protecting against the risk of handling chemical and biological hazards, now we will give information on other types of safety gloves to prot...
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Safety Gloves for Chemical and Biological Hazards
17 June 2010
Safety Gloves should be issued and worn after undertaking a Risk Assessment for people who have to handle:
* Hazardous materials
* Toxic chemicals
* Corrosive materials
No single g...
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A Guide to Chainsaw Protective Clothing and Equipment
11 June 2010
Chainsaws are potentially one of the most dangerous tools in general use, the saw is made to cut easily through large branches and tree trunks so any part of the human body will have no resistance at ...
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Moisture Management Garments
30 April 2010
Moisture management is one of the key performance factors in today’s garment industry, particularly in the past in the performance market it is also becoming very important in the workwear market as w...
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Waterproof and Breathable Garments
06 April 2010
Years ago waterproof clothes were just that. Waterproof! You put them on to keep out the rain. Unfortunately these mobile saunas soaked you in sweat as soon as you attempted any simple task. So, what ...
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Forest and Woodland Firefighting
22 March 2010
The UK is classed as a low fire risk area, as we have a fairly regular rainfall pattern and no designated dry season unlike many other countries, particularly those in the tropics. However in the even...
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Chainsaw Boots from Arbortec
17 March 2010
Granite Workwear has recently added a range of Arbortec® forestwear chainsaw protective boots. These boots have been designed to incorporate a number of technical and comfort features, that we believe...
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Slip Resistant Soles
05 March 2010
Statistics show that slips, trips and falls on the same level are a major cause of workplace accidents in the UK almost 11,000 are reported each year to the Health and Safety Executive, they account ...
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Safety Helmets
23 February 2010
Every year, in the workplace, particularly in the construction industry, workers are killed and many others injured as a result of head injuries. If you wear a safety helmet your chances of being seri...
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Eye Protection for Welding
11 February 2010
At Granite we have recently introduced a range of welding helmets and masks from Bolle for protection of the eyes when carrying out welding of all types. We also have Welding Safety glasses suitable f...
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Post and Wire Fencing
20 January 2010
This article aims to highlight the safe working practices to be carried out when erecting or dismantling post and wire fences only, not wooden fences.
Post and wire fences tend to be used to enclos...
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Safety Footwear
12 January 2010
It makes commonsense to wear protective footwear wherever there is danger and in fact in a workplace it is often mandatory. Damage to your feet can have a major effect on your life and may in fact cri...
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A Guide to High Visibility Clothing
08 January 2010
We have all seen workers wearing high visibility clothing, after all that is the purpose of these products, ensuring that people working on building sites, roads, railways, airports forests etc are ea...
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Noise: just a nuisance or damaging to your health?
20 December 2009
Noise can be a nuisance affecting your concentration and causing you to get annoyed, i.e. noisy neighbours, roadworks or passing vehicles disrupting your relaxation, reading, watching the television o...
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Tree Felling the Safe Way
16 December 2009
Basic Felling
This is a short guide to the felling of trees in areas where there is a clear space of at least two tree lengths clearance in all directions and therefore there is no need for pulling...
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Fall Arrest for Arborists
02 December 2009
Falls from height are the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes of major injury, this applies across all industries. By nature of the work, arborists often have to climb ...
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How to use a chipper safely
25 November 2009
Chippers can be extremely dangerous machines if not used correctly, it is absolutely essential that anybody using a chipper has the correct training in how to operate the machine.
Initial checks an...
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
17 November 2009
All employers have a duty to provide PPE under the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992.
The definition of PPE is ‘all equipment (including clothing affording ...
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Using a Rear Handled Chainsaw
11 November 2009
The use of petrol driven chainsaws can be very dangerous if the operator is not trained and practised in its use. We have put together some information on using a chainsaw to help people to understand...
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Aerial Tree Rescue
09 November 2009
Aerial Tree Rescue
Hopefully if the operators adhere to the safe working practices outlined in “Tree Climbing the Safe Way” which we published on 29th October 2009, there will be few occasions when...
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Hand Arm Vibration
30 October 2009
What is handarm vibration?
Handarm vibration is vibration transmitted from work processes into workers’ hands and arms. It can be caused by operating handheld power tools, such as chainsaws, strimm...
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Tree Climbing the Safe Way
29 October 2009
limbing trees is by nature a hazardous job, but certain common sense precautions can ensure that the risks are kept to a minimum.
Tree climbing work is subject to the Working at Height Regulations ...
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Respiratory Masks which one to choose?
07 October 2009
Granite have recently included a range of Venitex Respiratory Masks on our site, these offer three levels of protection so we would like to ensure that customers understand what the levels mean and wh...
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Flame Retardant Garments
19 May 2009
When flame retardant workwear is mentioned the perception of many people is that the only people needing these garments are firefighters and motor sport participants. However there are many more worke...
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Eye Protection a Must
27 March 2009
Thousands of eye injuries occur every year in the UK ranging from minor, which may result in a few days off work, to major, resulting in the loss of an eye.
The use of proper eyewear, guards agains...
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New Lightweight Range from Fortec
05 March 2009
Granite Workwear have now added the Fortec VSport footwear range.
The VSport range has stylish design which cleverly conceals a very functional work shoe that looks fashionable and enables you to s...
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Corporate Uniform Identity
06 January 2009
As signs of recession approach, how many companies have assessed how fit they are to weather the storm? It is interesting to note that Tie Rack has seen an unusual leap in sales. Could this be put dow...
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