There is often confusion between the terms ESD and antistatic, and not just when it comes to safety footwear. While one includes the other, to deduce the same is true in reverse is generally incorrect.

Light conditions in forestry are highly varied due to the changeable weather. For this reason, forest workers should not just wear traditional safety eyewear with transparent lenses, but instead make use of various tinted lenses.

uvex has developed a complete product system which is specially tailored to the requirements of the metalwork industry. Whether welding, milling, angle grind- ing or assembling products, the uvex profisystem metall can be adapted to the needs of any application area in the metalwork industry.

Personal protective equipment should be one thing above all else: safe. We ensure that uvex products actually exceed the necessary safety criteria by conducting extensive tests on the material.

Some of the more visible effects of electrostatic build-up are familiar to us all: hair which stands on end when rubbed with a balloon or the occasional electric shock when closing car doors. However, there are some types of electrostatic build-up and discharge which could cause greater harm.

Cuts on hands and lower arms represent the number one injury listed on accident statistics for the glass and metal processing industry. However, sophisticated materials as incorporated in the textreme cut-protection shirts offer a novel protection mechanism that successfully proofed itself to eliminate the primary injury risk as shown in the following case study.