14 SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS TO AVOID HEAT AND FLAME
Workers in the toughest industries regularly encounter heat and flame. Whether it is radiant, convective or conductive heat, serious injuries and even fatalities are caused by heat and flame hazards. Workers deserve the powerful protection offered by Portwest’s innovative flame resistant range of products.
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 field. Failure to protect against the dangers of ESD cost industries millions every year.
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 flash, serious injury and even death can occur.
EYE PROTECTION
Every day workers across the globe loose valuable working hours or suffer potentially life changing injuries due to eye accidents. Portwest eye protection range offers 50 innovative products that provide powerful optical protection against workplace hazards.
IMPACT
Head, hand or foot, impact is a serious workplace hazard. Portwest’s team of experts utilise the latest research in materials technology to offer protective equipment that absorbs the maximum amount of force from impacts.
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.
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 offers powerful chemical protection solutions across the range.
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