Safety Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is broadly categorized into four broad section mainly:
- Body Protection: Workwear
- Foot Protection: Footwear
- Head Protection: Helmet
- Hand Protection: Work Gloves
Workwear
Workwear helps to offer a protection over 80% for your body, torso, exposing only hands, feet & head. Workwear is generally classified into 2 types which is Fire Retardant (FR) and Non-Fire Retardant (Non-FR).
| Workwear | Fire Retardant (FR) | Non-Fire Retardant (Non-FR) |
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| Overalls, Jacket & Pants, Head gear |
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Footwear
Footwear helps to offer a 100% protection on your feet while not compromising body comfort.The different categories of safety footwear are:
| Category | Type (*I) and (**ll) | Additional Requirements | |
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| SB | I | II | Safety basic requirements |
| S1 | I | Closed seat region Anti-static properties Energy absorption at the seat region Resistance to fuel oil |
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| S2 | I | As S1 plus Water penetration and absorption of the upper |
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| S3 | I | As S2 plus Penetration resistance Cleated outsole |
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| S4 | II | Closed seat region Anti-static properties Energy absorption at the seat region Resistance to fuel oil |
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| S5 | II | As S4 plus Penetration resistance Cleated outsole |
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| *Type I footwear is made from leather and other materials excluding all-rubber or all-polymeric footwear | |||
| **Type II All – rubber (i.e entirely vulcanized) or all-polymeric (i.e entirely moulded) footwear | |||
Safety Helmet
Safety helmet helps to offer a top & lateral impact protection on your head while maintaining low fatigue on your necks.
Work Gloves
Work gloves are meant to be protect your hands & wrists from potential hazards at work & commercial environments. It is the first point of contact to perform a task on commercial machinery.
