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Arc Flash PPE that allows you to keep your cool.

Summer is just around the corner, and there are two serious risks associated with the season when it comes to wearing PPE. The most important element of specifying PPE for your teams is making sure it is fit for purpose. This means more than just having the correct levels of protection, it also means ensuring that the kit is fit for the environment in which it is being worn. This includes both extremes of weather but quite simply, in summer,...

ProGARM and GORE-TEX Professional to unlock new levels of waterproof arc flash protection

Reaching temperatures of up to 35,000°F – four times hotter than the surface of the sun – and producing a sound louder than a gunshot, an arc flash is a truly terrifying danger that your team could be exposed to every day. Add in the effects of wet weather and other extreme conditions that can impair workers' ability to perform, and the risk of a life-threatening arc flash incident is heightened. But now workers are set to benefit from new...

The importance of female fit PPE

Safety at work is a top priority for any business, and a key part of this is ensuring that all workers have access to correctly fitting Personal Protective Equipment. While historically it may have been that dangerous roles requiring specialist protection such as Arc Flash garments were almost always filled by men, this has not been true for many, many years. The number of women in roles where PPE is vital to their safety increases year after year, with industries such...

NEXT DAY PROTECTION

WHY COMPROMISE YOUR TEAMS PROTECTION WHEN YOU CAN RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY ARC FLASH GARMENTS TOMORROW? While many other PPE suppliers manufacture to order and struggle with the lead times associated with external production, importing stock from China, Vietnam, and other faraway locations, ProGARM is proud to be different. We fully understand that your team need to be continuously protected in the field. If you require an additional set of garments or even a full re-kit at short notice, you...

ZERO LANDFILL FOR END OF LIFE PPE

ProGARM RECYCLE is our new service giving you an easy, safe and importantly secure disposal route for all of your end of life PPE work wear. Originally developed as a way to prevent ProGARM garments becoming part of the 350,000 tonnes of textiles that go into landfill in the UK every year, ProGARM RECYCLE has progressed to ensure UK customers have a zero landfill route for all end of life PPE, not just those items bought from ProGARM. We understand that our customers are...

ProGARM launches first ‘sustainable’ arc flash range

Meeting your sustainability and safety obligations is a tricky balance – ProGARM’s new sustainable arc flash protective clothing range helps you do both. We’re known for being arc flash specialists. And in a world-first we’ve launched a range which looks and, crucially, performs, just like our regular arc flash garments, but with a few key differences making it a truly sustainable option. After extensive research and development working with fabric specialists across Europe, ProGARM’s new range features the maximum amount...

Arc Flash injuries – what you need to know

They say knowledge is power and that’s certainly the case when it comes to your health and safety at work – and particularly in the case of Arc Flash injuries. It’s difficult to quantify the number of Arc Flash injuries in the UK as there is no specific category to report them. Reports to the HSE suggest around 1,000 electrical incidents take place in the UK each year, with around 30 people dying from injuries sustained as a result – mostly from...

Keeping cool whilst staying safe

With the unpredictability of British weather, it can be hard to know whether you need to break out the sun cream or bring your waterproofs with you in any given day. For those working in high-risk environments with the potential of an arc flash incident, this can create conflicting working conditions as most PPE is designed to ensure the body is fully covered, and therefore inherently warm. It’s crucial that those who need it are wearing the right combination of...

The great underwear challenge

For decades, women in industries requiring PPE have been an afterthought. Despite the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 requiring that personal protective equipment provided for use at work should be suitable and capable of fitting the wearer correctly, garments are typically designed for men, creating at best, uncomfortable to wear clothing and at worst, a safety hazard for the women who need to wear them. The TUC guide Personal Protective Equipment and Women reports that in a 2016...

Treated vs inherent flame-resistant fabrics – making the right choice for you

In a world awash with baffling technical speak, we cut through the jargon to explain the difference between treated and inherent flame resistance and the considerations when weighing up which to buy. The big fabric debate If you’ve been browsing PPE catalogues searching for arc flash and flame-resistant (FR) workwear, you have probably noticed there are many ways to describe the nature of the fabrics the garments are made from. The two main phrases used in descriptions of arc flash...

ARC FLASH & FLAME RESISTANT GARMENTS

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