December 5, 2014 
In This Issue
Emerging PPE & Global News
Draeger India Initiates "Mission Suraksha"

 

Dr�ger, an international leader in medical and safety technology, has initiated 'Mission Suraksha', a roadshow to reinforce safety awareness across India. 'Mission Suraksha' aligns with Dr�ger's philosophy of protecting, supporting and saving lives. 

 

DSM Dyneema has won three ITMA Future Materials awards for its breakthrough Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology platform. Future Materials honored DSM Dyneema, a leader in life protection materials and high-performance fibres, with awards for Best Innovation - Industrial Textiles; Most Innovative Large Company; and Launch of the Year. 

Revised PPE Regulation a Significant Alteration (UK)

 

PPE legislation is a hot topic in European occupational safety, owing to some important changes that are taking place. The current PPE Directive is under review as part of the European Commission's simplification program, with the revised version likely to come into effect by the end of 2016. 

Safety Harnesses Now Required for Laborers Building High-Rises (Phillipines)

 

Workers will be provided with "fall arrest, fall protection, and fall restrain harnesses to protect [them] in the event of accidents and limits the use of bamboo scaffolds to painting and light construction work, setting the maximum height allowed at six meters," the Associated Labor Unions (ALU) said in a statement.  

Uniforms to Improve Safety for Women

 

A line of high-visibility gear has been developed to make it safer for women working in construction and traffic control.

Toxic Fissures (Canada)

  
Safety measures for companies that conduct flowback operations should include: the use of calibrated personal flammable-gas monitors with alarms, respiratory protection and hand protection.

 

A British technology company is developing a unique platform for West Africa, that will also offer expert instructions on how to put on basic PPE used by those involved in triaging and screening in a health center, through to how to don the full, advanced equipment that takes eight stages to safely put on and 17 to safely take off.
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International Safety Equipment Association
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