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SAFE EYE AND FACE PROTECTION — AT WHAT PRICE? Face protection products such as safety glasses, masks and visors have all been brought into much sharper focus during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Hellberg Safety. They’re all critical components in the PPE framework that ensures wellbeing and safety at work.
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n business and industrial environments, the use of face protection products should be second nature. But believe it or not, a recent report showed that many men are now more concerned about face masks of the cosmetic kind than personal safety and protection on site.
A poll of 1,000 people found that British males spend an average £760-a-year on ‘essentials’ to keep their skin in tip-top condition[1]. That’s probably far more than a single person would spend on PPE in a year. What’s more, it’s estimated that the UK market for men’s face care products is worth over £77 million a year![2]
The consequences of facial injuries are serious and potentially life-threatening
But anti-wrinkle creams, facial washes, scrubs and face masks will hardly provide proper protection of vital facial features when working in hazardous environments. Sadly, accidents happen all the time, sometimes in the most innocuous situations that we might ordinarily take for granted – like strimming the garden, jet washing the patio, cutting wood or drilling a wall.
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