PRODUCTS IS YOUR FOOTWARE
FIT FOR PURPOSE? To ensure workers across the UK are kept safe whilst at work Arco is continuing its efforts to educate the industry about the importance of robust, compliant, safety footwear.
Feet are often overlooked and underestimated at work - despite slips and trips being one of the most common sources of harm, causing, on average, 40% of all reported major injuries. Arco's mission is to keep people safe at work and, as the UK’s leading safety supplier, it offers the widest range of PPE in the UK, holding over 22,000 products, plus a wide range of own brand products that are ethically sourced. Footwear is an essential part of the Arco offering, with a host of safety footwear suited to numerous applications and across many sectors, including construction, manufacturing and distribution.
Arco’s own brand footwear: Trojan and Arco Essentials offer a guarantee of quality that products have been expertly designed, tested and are fit
KEE SAFETY GATES COMPLY WITH BSI
STANDARD Kee Safety, supplier of safety railing systems, has adjusted the design of its Kee Gate range to satisfy the requirements of BS EN ISO 14122- 3:2016 Safety of Machinery. The new Kee Gate range retains the key
for purpose. In addition, Arco stocks footwear from the industry’s leading suppliers who are specialists in their field, including Dr. Martens and HAIX.
Arco has created an expert guide to better educate customers what to look for in safety footwear and in particular what type of footwear customers should purchase dependent on their workplace and industry, and the hazards they face. The guide also showcases the latest innovations in footwear, including the Boa System; an intricate lacing system that optimises fit and provides precision, adaptability and control, and Vibram; high-performance rubber soles that guarantee the wearer great all- day comfort and durability, even in extreme conditions.
Emma Marrison, Product & Procurement Manager at Arco: “The quality of our products is one of the most important factors to our customers. We are committed to delivering high quality, safe and reliable footwear that will not only meet, but also exceeds customer expectations.”
elements of the existing safety gates, but has been modified to meet the BSI Standard.
Released in 2016, the revised standard defines the requirements for safe access to machines. The standard specifies that when the height of a fall could exceed 500mm, a guardrail should be installed, and the chosen system needs to meet several dimensional requirements. It also notes that a self-closing gate should be used.
The revised standard states that the gap between both railings and the floor must not exceed 500mm. To remain compliant with this standard, Kee Safety has had to modify the design of its safety gates.
The Kee Gate design now features a larger D bend, which closes the gap between the bottom rail of the gate and floor, whilst still allowing full width adjustability along with a new mid rail which closes the gap between the top of the gate and the
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In its own testing laboratory, Arco carries out a number of performance testing procedures on footwear to EN 20345 requirements, including product assurance compression testing, slip resistance, electrical and water resistance. Arco monitors the PPE market very closely and tests a range of products available.
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mid rail. The new gate is 668mm high, its mid rail is positioned 467mm from the top rail and a lower bottom rail is positioned 433mm from the floor. These modifications ensure that the Kee Gate range is compliant with the revised BSI standard.
Designed to work both internally and externally, on ladder and stair access points, roof hatches, walkways and roof tops, Kee Gate, ensures maintenance, inspection and warehouse staff can fulfil their job, follow best practices and comply with current safety standards, without putting their safety at risk. Kee Gate safety gates are spring loaded so can automatically close behind the user, providing an added level of security and overcoming the potential for human error. This type of system is the preferred solution to chains, bars or sliding tubes, as these traditional forms of protection can lead to a hazardous void, when used incorrectly.
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