Make sure your PPE is up to EU standards

摘要

All personal protective equipment is required to meet European safety standards and work equipment supplier Slingsby has produced a guide to ensure workers stand out in high-visibility gear and stay safe this winter. The regulations cover all clothing and equipment which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and protects them against risks to their health and safety. PPE includes high-visibility clothing as well as a wide range of other equipment including safety footwear, hard hats, goggles and safety harnesses. Lee Wright, marketing director of Slingsby, which supplies more than 35,000 workplace products across all industries, says: "Anyone working in low-visibility environments or in areas where they could go unnoticed must wear high-visibility clothing. Generally speaking the darker the workplace is, the more high-visibility clothing should be worn.