HEALTH AND SAFETY ON A KNEED-TO-KNOW BASIS
The contract flooring profession can be a very physically demanding job and can put a great strain on particular parts of the body, especially knees. Manufacturer of specialist
cushioning and protection products, Redbacks Cushioning Ltd, explains how and why you should look after your knees at work.
‘Accidents will happen’ is a commonly used phrase in any walk of life but, as anyone who works in the flooring industry will know, there can be many accidents just waiting to happen on a daily basis.
Most site accidents, however, can be prevented by maintaining constant awareness and vigilance, and enforcing the correct precautionary measures.
There are a number of basic preventatives to be taken, of course,
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but one of the most important to be considered is the use of proper personal protective equipment (PPE). Protection for eyes, feet and hands are evidently vital but a part of the body that is often overlooked is our knees.
Redbacks have designed specialist non-foam/non-gel knee pads with ‘Redbacks Cushioning Technology’ to distribute body weight evenly, elevating the knees to relieve back pain and reduce pressure on knee, leg, ankle
and foot joints, whilst minimising the risk of possible injury from sharp or penetrating objects. In effect, the kneepads auto-adjust to the user’s weight and thereby to the amount of force applied, meaning that each kneepad becomes individual to its own user.
CEO of the company, Cliff Lockyer, said: “Based on the fact that there are currently over 104,000 annually registered knee operations by the
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