Discover the 14 Best High Visibility Safety Vests
The best safety vests in the market are collected and reviewed to help you make an informed decision about the right high visibility safety vest for you.
Personal Protective Equipment / Protective Clothing
by SafetyOutfit · Published 10/03/2020 · Last modified 10/04/2020
The best safety vests in the market are collected and reviewed to help you make an informed decision about the right high visibility safety vest for you.
Personal Protective Equipment / Respiratory Protection
by SafetyOutfit · Published 09/15/2020 · Last modified 09/20/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to make it mandatory for every individual to wear a facemask in all public places, work, and somewhat at home for our safety. However, many people don’t like wearing face masks, because they are yet to find the one that works well for them. There is no one size fit all for respiratory protectors or face masks, that is why it is important to find the ones that work for you, make it easy for you to breathe and carry out your daily activities effectively. We Recommend: Sports Face...
Personal Protective Equipment / Protective Clothing
by SafetyOutfit · Published 09/27/2020 · Last modified 10/04/2020
Different jobs require different levels of protective clothing, this review will help you make an informed decision about the best safety apparel that suits your need.
Personal Protective Equipment / Respiratory Protection
by SafetyOutfit · Published 09/19/2020 · Last modified 10/03/2020
Past studies have shown that the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the number one defense against safety and health risks at work. More specifically, the Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) is essential for maintaining occupational safety and health and protecting lives. They primarily reduce injuries to the lungs. Before 1915, gas masks were manufactured in limited numbers for firefighters, miners, and to a lesser degree, deep-sea divers. Today, with the current global pandemic, and the several serious injuries and deaths occurring around the globe annually due to issues associated with lack of oxygen and noxious substances, Respiratory Protective Equipment...
Personal Protective Equipment / Protective Clothing
by SafetyOutfit · Published 08/22/2020 · Last modified 08/21/2020
If you need “Hi-Vis” clothing for a construction job, then you’ll want to get the right “Hi-Vis” clothing the first time, to avoid endangering the lives of your workers, colleagues and the public.
High visibility clothing has become a symbol for situations requiring extreme caution. It makes the wearers highly visible even in adverse weather conditions.
Hearing Protection / Personal Protective Equipment
by SafetyOutfit · Published 08/13/2020 · Last modified 08/22/2020
Hearing Protection device
Potential eye hazards cause the risk of serious damage (such as severe conjunctiva irritation, corneal damage, etc.) to the eyes. It can be found in practically every industry, nonetheless, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that more than 40% of injuries occurred among construction employees like carpenters and grinding machine operators. Laborers suffered about one-fifth of the eye injuries, and almost all the injured workers were employed in manufacturing slightly more than 20% were in construction. Nonetheless, the utilization of face and eye protection will eliminate/minimize the propensities for face and eye injuries. What causes eye injuries? Flying particles – according...
Falls are the most frequent cause of fatalities at construction sites. It accounts for one of every three construction-related deaths yearly. Most fall injuries are caused by falls from ladders but they are non-fatal injuries while Falls from roofs are the most frequent cause for fatal falls. Below is a scenario that emphasizes the importance of the fall protection system to both the employee and the employers. CASE SCENARIO: Juan Becerra, a construction worker who died after falling more than 100 feet from SoFi Stadium’s roof Becerra fell an estimated 110 feet on June 5, 2020, from the southeast corner...
The use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has proven to help minimize occupational hazards. Nonetheless, the utilization of a safety checklist will help construction employers take steps to avoid hazards that cause injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Let’s discuss further on Safety Checklist. “What to wear” checklist: Wear Safety Glasses or Face Shields, whichever suits better, to protect your eyes from harmful exposures like dust, chemicals, flying particles, smokes, and what not – especially if your job involves welding, cutting, grinding, nailing, concreting and chemical-related works. Use proper work boots – insulated, water, and skid-proof – whatever protects you best. The...
We work to live and not vice-versa! That is why living is more important than working. Construction is indisputably a very risky profession with one of the highest fatality rates. On average, about 3% (or 60,000) of construction workers get injured at the site while 4% (or 80,000) suffer from work-related illnesses annually. To gain further insights, let’s look at the statistics for the 2014-2015 period: 142 construction workers died while working on site 611,000 cases of injury – minor and major – was recorded within a construction site A whopping 27.3 million workdays were lost due to on-site injury...
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