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Snickers Workwear’s Protective Wear for men and women working in high-risk environments.

Long working days and cheap uncomfortable clothing makes the new ProtecWork lightweight protective wear from Snickers Workwear the ideal alternative for men and women working in high-risk environments and inclement weather.

They combine maximum practicality with the highest protection levels against a variety of hazards, with ergonomic designs for both men and women to keep them working safely and efficiently all day, every day.

With verifiably sustainable fabric technology innovations.

With a focus on comfort, performance and sustainability in its new products, the 2021 digital catalogue has all you need to know about Snickers Workwear, including new products that now use REPREVE, the world’s number one brand of   recycled performance fibre. 

Incorporating some of the most advanced technical features in safety shoe design for tradesmen and women.

Sporty looks, best-in-class materials technology and superior comfort are hallmarks of Solid Gear safety footwear. 2021 sees the launch of the Marshal GTX boot and the Enforcer GTX shoe that both integrate best-in-class materials for water protection and durability. 

Reliable, high performance ATEX lighting and ventilation fans will be required to create and sustain safe workplaces during this year’s major overhaul of the Forties Pipeline System.

Wherever a gas, vapour, mist or dust is present, creating a potential risk of explosion, it’s essential to use ATEX and IECEx certified hazardous area lighting to ensure safe working in Zones 0, 1 and 2.

Engineers and other personnel maintaining and overhauling the UK’s largest oil supply pipeline, owned and operated by Ineos, may well use Wolf Safety portable and temporary ATEX safety lighting, which has earned a global reputation for leading edge, innovative design and technology.

To get the specification right for an explosion-proof fan unit, you need to understand both the nature of the hazard and the installation you are planning.

The applications are numerous, and ATEX can affect virtually every industry.

Different ATEX applications

In addition to oil and gas industry applications, examples include: paint shops and spray booths in confined areas, water and sewage companies where methane and other explosive gases are an issue, food processing where dust can build up from flour or sugar and battery storage areas where there is a danger from hydrogen leakage.  From the latter example, it's worth thinking about whether you have several forklifts charging in the same confined space.

TÜV Rheinland offers an IECEx certification scheme for explosion protection specialists / International comparability of qualifications supports companies

Safety specialists who are familiar with explosion protection are in demand worldwide. This is because all companies that operate or set up potentially explosive plants need such experts – especially the oil and gas industry. “Such specialists must be able to work internationally. However, there is often a lack of comparability in training,” explains Marc Krugmann, explosion protection expert at TÜV Rheinland. As a result, companies looking for explosion protection specialists find it difficult to assess whether a specialist is suitably qualified in each case.

Some hazardous industrial environments pose an increased risk of fire and explosion, so equipment must meet the enhanced requirements of applicable regulations and standards. Within the EU, compliance with the ATEX Directive (2014/34/EU) is required, and in other markets the IECEx Equipment Certification Scheme applies. 

Following Brexit, as EU Directives are transposed into National Law, the UK already has a legal system in place that applies. The actual standards will remain the same as EU harmonised standards and will be carried across as UK designated standards to maintain a single standards model. 

STEGO Heater CREx 020, Compact Thermostat REx 011:

Air as a medium can be malicious to electrical and electronic appliances. Absorption and release of water in the air within control cabinets creates the potential for the formation of condensate. Condensate, in turn, carries out corrosion processes on sensitive components and can freeze at minus degrees. Thermal Man-agement specialist STEGO also offers the right answer for hazardous environments.

With the proven expertise as heating manufacturer for panels & enclosures, STEGO meets the requirements of the Ex industry. The Ex heater series CREx 020 safeguards heating of switchgear and control cabinets as well as measuring devices in explosive atmospheres of zone 1 (gas atmospheres) and zone 21 (dust atmospheres) ac-cording to Ex protection class Ex II 2 GD. The maintenance-free convection heaters are available in three tem-perature classes (T3/T200 °C, T4/T135 °C and T5/T100 °C) and reliably prevent the harmful formation of con-densate, temperature fluctuations and frost in explosive atmospheres. The CREx 020 series achieves dust and splash protection according to protection type IP66.

A common misconception is that waterproof and water resistance have the same meaning, but this is far from true. Even though some companies use them interchangeably, they do not represent the same thing, and not knowing the difference can ruin your device. 

You can tell precisely how waterproof something is if you know its IP rating. The IP rating scale is a standard set by the International Electrotechnical Commission. It specifies how resistant a device is to freshwater, dirt, dust, or sand and typically appears on the product's packaging or in the instruction manual technical specifications. Here are the IP ratings from lowest to highest.

NEW Neon Jackets and Fleeces from Snickers Workwear for the flexible working environment - delivering visibly superior comfort and freedom of movement.

While Fabric, Functionality and Fit are hallmarks of Snickers Workwear, it’s the innovation and fabric technology in the design of the new FlexiWork Neon Fleece Hoodie, Jacket and Gilet that really set these new garments apart.