Chemical Protection

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Protective Garment Performance Assessment

Even if the appearance of safety garments and chemical protection seem to not cause immediate harm, it does not mean...

Protective Garments for Industrial Heat Types

In the petrochemical environment, workers can come into contact with flammable substances which can have serious consequences when the right...

Safety Practices for Chemical Hazards

Recently I was asked to fill one of several speaking spots on the stand of a German partner distributor at...

Choosing PPE For Pesticide Spraying

What is the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard? The WPS, or the Worker Protection Standard, is the EPA’s initiative intended to...

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Product Testing Q&A with Lakeland Europe’s Technical Manager

Dominic Rumble, European Conformity (CE) and Technical Manager of Lakeland Europe tells us more about his role and provides PPE...

Heat Protective Clothing: Decoding Heat Tolerance and Temperature

One question I often regularly receive is about the “heat tolerance” of our Pyrolon garment fabrics. The question suggests a...

Why Read the PPE User Instructions?

In this blog, I’ll explain why careful reading of safety equipment and clothing user instructions can be vital and look...

Limitations of Chemical Safety Regulations

While there are PPE regulations in place to ensure workers are protected against chemicals in harsh and hazardous environments, these...

CE PPE Certification

If you are a manufacturer of PPE selling product into Europe, you probably already know how to certify PPE. However,...

Changes to the PPE EU 2016/425 Regulation

When new regulation (EU) 2016/425 came into effect in 2018, it introduced a number of new legal terms and definitions.

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Benefits of Regulation 2016/425 for Safety Managers

Though well-established and legally binding, as with all EU Directives, the PPE Directive 89/686 EEC, required each member state to...

Comfortable Industrial PPE Matters

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveals that 31.2m working days were lost in the UK in 2017 due to...

EN Standard Changes for Chemical Protective Clothing

The revised EN 14325 standard follows Lakeland’s lead and effectively incorporates a calculation of Safe-Use Time for chemical suits. Every...

Enhance Donning and Doffing Procedures

In a high-risk situation, such as a disease outbreak or chemical or radiation leak, workers wearing safety clothing are exposed...

Selecting the Right Chemical Protective Wear

When it comes to protecting employees from on-the-job hazards in chemical environments, selecting the right chemical protective wear is essential....

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Long-Term Effects of Benzene Exposure

Long-term exposure to gases, chemicals and substances later realized to be hazardous can have devastating impacts on health. Even though...

Benefits of PPE Risk Assessments

When was the last time you conducted a PPE risk assessment? The operational environment is always changing. Accidents can happen...

PPE for Hot Temperatures

While we all love to soak up a bit of sun, none of us enjoy working in the heat. Parts...

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