Personal Protective Equipment
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- 2 hours ago
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PPE is something we all must use in the daily life in the hot metals industry either in an operations, mainenance or process role. That said, well WE SHOULD!
Sadly I can honestly say that I have visited many plants around the world where PPE is NOT compulsory, either not supplied from management for production use (due to cost skimping), or looked upon as something only 'weaker' people use or employees who are incompetent in their role and a sign that they make mistakes. While this is ridiculous and to be honest and a very unintelligent way of thinking. It exists still in this day and age. There are literally thousands of case studies where PPE has in fact saved lives, avoided permanent scarring or disabilities, not to mention pain, family grief and expensive hospital bills.
The use of PPE should be the top priority but always remember its a secondary protection. Of course the primary protection and best protection is not to be there!
This week I was very happy to receive samples to use on my global travels from Steel Grip USA.
My first impressions of the clothing was that of quality. They are extremely well manufactured. The sizes I discussed also fit perfectly. I'm tall at 6'3" tall with long legs. The trousers I ordered were a 38" waist and a 34" leg. For me its difficult to find safety trousers that fit, however these do perfectly. Steel Grip also had trousers with a longer leg too if required.
The shirts are really well fitting and the materials flame retardant. I'm more than happy to add these garments in my suitcase to take with me on my site visits and process works.
The aluminised jackets are extremely lightweight and come in either short on long length (the long length is shown above). I specifically requested a short jacket with an non aluminised back to allow for ventilation. I also asked for the push button stud fastening. The jackets packs down nicely into my case for mobility. I'm more than happy to share with my clients the details of these products and contact details of the sales team at Steel Grip.
I will add further information on the products when i complete my field trials in the coming days.
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Cheers.
George
04/11/25