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Why is Personal Protective Equipment important? By making the workplace safe which includes providing instructions, procedures, training and supervision to encourage people to work safely and responsibly. Even where engineering controls and safe systems of work have been applied, some hazards might remain. These include injuries to: the lungs, eg from breathing in contaminated air the head and feet, eg from falling materials the eyes, eg from flying particles or splashes of corrosive liquids the skin, eg from contact with corrosive materials the body, eg from extremes of heat or cold PPE is needed in these cases to reduce the...

What is PPE?  PPE is the term used to refer to any clothing worn in the workplace which protects or safeguards an individual from injury or infection. Different workplaces will require different types of PPE, for example steel-toe boots, helmets and high visibility clothing are required on a construction site, whilst occupations dealing with hazardous chemicals may require the use of respirators, safety goggles and even hazmat suits.  Why is PPE necessary?  The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Legislation (1992) requires all employers to supply appropriate PPE to their employees where there are potential risks to their health and safety...

  Active Workwear are your one-stop supplier for workwear, including Top Brands such as Blaklader Workwear, Snickers Workwear, Apache and Dewalt. We aim to distribute the very best hard wearing clothing and safetywear  but our products and services don’t stop there. In addition to our fantastic range of workwear we also provide a range of men and womenswear, school wear and sportswear and much, much more. We supply hundreds of businesses with hard wearing clothing for their staff, and offer them a comprehensive service to make their lives that little bit easier. For many companies, hard wearing clothing and safetywear...

Well, the results are in and it looks like Black Friday and the Cyber Five lived up to the hype in terms of online sales. The 2015 Results According to The Telegraph, Black Friday online sales reached a record £1.1 billion during the 24-hour period here in the UK. This was a 36% increase from Black Friday 2014, according to Experian-IMRG. Cyber Monday sales fell just short of £1 billion, with four-day sales (from Black Friday to Cyber Monday) totals equivalent to about £3.3 billion. Amazon UK said it sold more than 7.4 million items, the largest sales day ever...