Protective clothing buying guide by Alexandra

Protective clothing

Buying guide

Protective clothing Buying guide

Types of protective clothing

At Alexandra our PPE experts have selected a core range of proven, trusted products that will meet the requirements needed of most trades and businesses, helping you to protect your team from head to toe. Finding out what is suitable protection for the many different risks that your staff may face can seem like stepping into a minefield.

These include:

Waterproof, weatherproof, or insulated clothing is subject to regulations only if it’s use is necessary to protect employees against adverse climatic conditions that could otherwise affect their health and safety. This informative guide will help to understand the symbols used and identify the correct hi-visibility product for each role.

• Protection against hazardous substances such as solids, liquids, gases, mists and fumes that can be present in the workplace. • Clothing for cold, heat and bad weather conditions. • To protect against flame, chemicals and anti-static properties. • Clothing to protect against machinery. • High visibility clothing.

Tasks where body protection may be required include:

EN471 Hi-visibility standards

• Work with hazardous substances.

EN ISO 20471 class 1

•W ork next to the highway or other areas with moving transport (e.g. construction sites).

Lowest level of protection - this typically applies to trousers.

• Outdoor work and grounds maintenance.

EN ISO 20471 class 2

Choosing the right protective clothing: Fit and comfort is essential to ensure that your staff wear the correct PPE that you are providing. You will find the garments we offer are available in a wide range of sizes and styles for different working environments. We also provide hi-visibility vests for children. To be effective, hi-visibility clothing should be of a colour that will allow the wearer to stand out against the ambient background found in the working environment. Alexandra offers the standard hi-visibility coloured clothing in fluorescent yellow and orange. Each garment is labelled with reflective strips at or below waist level on waistcoats or jackets, or strips on our trousers and coveralls. Hi-visibility clothing should provide adequate protection both during the day and at night, as well as in adverse weather.

Intermediate level of protection - this typically applies to sleeveless waistcoats and tabards.

EN ISO 20471 class 3 Highest level of protection - this typically applies to coats, jackets and coveralls.

EN343:2003 + A1:2007 Protection against foul weather, resistance to water penetration and water vapour resistance (breathability of the garment), Class 1 - 3 highest figure being the best.

RIS-3437-TOM Rail Industry Standard (RIS) for defective on-train equipment has been introduced to replace the original standard for GORT3437.

Performance classes

Ambient and artificial lighting conditions at the workplace should be taken into account and the effect of conditions such as fog and snow. For some jobs a hi-visibility waistcoat, for example, may be all that is needed, but those workers who are particularly at risk, e.g. from moving vehicles, may need full body hi-visibility clothing so that they are as visible as possible to the driver.

DIN EN 61482-1-2:2007

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