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MIPS AND ARCO PARTNER UP ON HEAD PROTECTION
Helmet-based safety technology company Mips has announced an education partnership on head protection with UK safety experts Arco.
The education partnership aims to improve knowledge and awareness around head injuries and their possible causes on construction sites, how incidents occur generally, and what happens, or could happen, to our head when we fall. Arco and Mips will collaborate on various initiatives, working closely with safety professionals, end-users and industry institutions. Both companies will continue to offer expert advice on the different levels of protection that safety helmets can give the wearer, the role hard hat technology can play, and provide employers and workers with a better understanding of what good head protection requires.
Mips, already firmly established and well known in sports and motorcycle helmets, has established a strong customer base in its new safety category in 2021. The Mips Safety System is designed to help reduce rotational motion to the head caused by certain angled impacts. A low-friction layer inside the safety helmet allows multi-directional movement of 10-15mm on certain angled impacts, intended to help reduce rotational force to the head.
Arco, the UK’s only integrated services and safety products company, is a leading supplier of PPE, workwear and safety products, offering an extensive range of over 200,000 individual items.
Alex Turgoose, PPE Product and Procurement Manager at Arco, said: “Head injuries are a major problem in the workplace. We are seeing momentum in demand for products equipped with the Mips safety system from Arco customers, as more manufacturers incorporate
DUPONT JOINS FORCES WITH UNIVERSITY ON PPE PROJECT
DuPont has partnered with a UK fashion design university to develop personal protection equipment (PPE) that is fit for today’s changing workforce. The collaboration between Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design and DuPont Personal Protection aims to innovate protective clothing in line with evolving worker needs.
Valérie Pierret, Global Market Development Leader at DuPont Personal Protection, commented: “We decided to join forces with one of the leading fashion and textile research institutions in Europe to bring new, disruptive ideas to our garment design process.”
The partnership between the School and DuPont paved the way for a new research project involving a group of around 20 students and led by industrial and
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the patented Mips helmet-based technology into their safety helmets. As experts in safety, we understand that each business faces its own unique and complex challenges when managing workplace health and safety. We are passionate about raising awareness of safety risks through expert advice, guidance on hazards, compliance, and best practice to our customers large and small. It’s important to us, as an expert safety partner for more than 25,000 customers, that we help educate them to identify, monitor and reduce the risk associated with workplace hazards – especially when it comes to head protection.”
Olof Rylander, Senior Business Developer for Safety atMIPS, commented: “We are pleased to partner with Arco and continue to educate the market on issues concerning head protection. Together we will work closely with safety professionals and industry institutions and continue our research into the field of head injuries in construction, the role hard hat technology can play, and provide a deeper understanding of the risks from rotational motion caused by head impacts in construction.”
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fashion technology expert, Assistant Professor Bruce Munro Roberts.
“Working on this collaborative project with DuPont provided the BSc Fashion Technology students with real life industry experience,” said Roberts. “The support for the students in terms of learning materials, sample PPE, fabrics and feedback exceeded our expectations, and overall, we were delighted to be working with this international company”.
The students quickly got up to speed with the subject and took inspiration from sportswear and outerwear to develop innovative PPE design solutions.
A panel of DuPont experts reviewed the project and selected three concepts, which will be implemented in existing and new product designs. DuPont will continue collaborating with Heriot-Watt University on new design projects to continue innovating PPE.
personalprotection.dupont.com
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