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The latest in PPE technology

We’re very excited to introduce a brand new product from the superb Portwest range – The Peakview Translucent Hard Hat. Available in eight colours in both vented and un-vented styles, this hard hat will provide you and your workforce with excellent protection, with the unique feature of improved peripheral vision thanks to its translucent design!

Safety, Redefined.

Made from a high impact polycarbonate and supported with a six point nylon harness, you can be assured you’re safe whilst wearing this excellent PPE product. It is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and has been UV400 Stabilised to offer increased durability. The unique translucent design is a thoughtful and practical design choice, as it will allow you to see through the peak whilst traversing ladders and scaffolds, and this will also help encourage workers from reversing the head harness and wearing their hard hats backwards – There’s no excuse now! This exciting new addition to the Portwest Personal Protective Equipment range is on our website right now for pre-order, so be a part of the next generation in head protection and take a look at this superb product for yourself!

We will be stocking both the vented and unvented versions,  in all colours from April 8th!

Here at Mammoth Workwear we have always striven to innovate, and offer something a little different for our customers. Today we are excited to announce the latest exciting product to our range – In Partnership with Street Cleaning Simulator developer Astragon, we are proud to unveil  – Janitorial and Cleaning Simulator! Fully compatible with the upcoming HTC Vibe, and PSVR, this excellent interactive experience brings all the fun of cleaning the workplace to life!

The game has changed

With stunning 4K enabled graphics on the PC, and utilising the ever versatile Unreal Engine – Janitorial and Cleaning Simulator takes players on a journey across the world. From School cafeterias in Runcorn, to sprawling office complexes in Shanghai, this virtual reality experience will push your skills to the very limit! 30 stages of cleaning action, with licensed cleaning products from Cleenol and Evans Disposables as a part of your arsenal. Tackle dirt and grime, Refill buckets, clean taps and more!

Better with Friends

Janitorial and Cleaning Simulator has 32 player online multiplayer, with a wide range of game modes which will offer up the very best quick firing, VR experience! Crush your enemies, and take the spoils across a number of excellent game modes on launch:

Capture the Bin Bag

Two teams of 16 work against each other to steal the final bag of rubbish. Your objective? Get the bin bag back to your trolley. Sounds easy? When a player has the bag, they can’t use their mops or brushes – meaning they are defenseless as the other team come at you full force, with their disinfectant sprays, litter pickers and sponge grenades! Utilize special weapons such as Steel Scourers to put distance between the bag carrier and the offense – Can YOU capture the Bin Bag?

Mopping Territory 

Four Teams work against each other in the office, using coloured disinfectant to mark the floor with the colour of their team! Careful as you go though, as other teams can sneak in and tag the floorspace with their own colour! This frenetic and fast paced mode will test your reflexes to the limit! Use boosters like the wide spraying Bio Mop, and the Powerful V-Sweeper to push your enemies aside as you fight for floorspace in Mopping Territory!!!

These are just two of the modes which will launch with the game when it releases December 5th in Europe. We plan to follow up in the following few months, with the Mammoth DLC Pack. This DLC map and item pack will offer new modes, maps, challenges and player customisations and weapons!

Other features:

Customised Workwear: Create a team, and deck them out in your colours of choice! with licensed clothing courtesy of Dickies, Helly Hansen and Cofra to name a few – you can add all the style you need to your teams look!

Online leaderboards: Are you the best out there? Can you out-clean your friends? Our online leaderboard will keep a tally of your vital stats, and stack them up against players worldwide! With cross-play compatibility coming in the future, as well as our excellent companion app.

Private Lobbies: Master the game modes before you go online! Invite your friends and use the customisable bots in any mode you wish! Tweak their difficulty, weapon options, scores, maps – every thing you need at your disposal so you can practice before tackling the leaderboards!

Smooth Frames: Running at a stable 60 frames per second, this is as close to the real thing as you can get!

Peripherals: Coming in Summer 2017, we will be launching the additional peripherals – the Mop Blaster controller, and the V-Sweeper controller. Dominate the competition with these excellent controllers!

To pre-order, click here.

Janitorial and Cleaning Simulator will launch across all EU territories in December 5th, 2016 with American and Asian releases to be confirmed.

The History of Carhartt Workwear

Carhartt, the American workwear manufacturer began life back when Benjamin Harris was the nation’s President, almost a quarter century before the outbreak of World War I. Its founder, Hamilton Carhart, conceived the enterprise in Detroit, Michigan in 1889, and immediately altered the spelling of his surname to stand out from the crowd. Carhartt, then but a twinkle in Hamilton’s eye, was born.

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Standing for durable construction, cutting-edge design and exceptional standards of comfort, the Carhartt brand’s use of extra-strong button holes made them a hit with workers from the outset. It’s no surprise then that by the time of World War I, Carhartt was in a position to supply uniforms for the U.S. Army as they deployed to Europe. Carhartt’s utilitarian clothing range had gone from four sewing machines and five employees in 1889 to the government’s preferred choice of hardwearing kit, fit for a soldier.

Though the Great Depression of the 1920s heralded tough times for Carhartt, with the brand downsized to just three plants at the height of the crisis, Hamilton and his son, Wylie, rode out the storm and began to rebuild. Their Back to the Land campaign sought to restore values held by the American public after the war, and to provide solid, hard-wearing work clothes for the new generation. Their Irvine, Kentucky operations were even joint opened by the townspeople of Irvine, and the company’s Manufacturing Administrative offices are located in the town to this day.

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We’re proud to help spread the History of Carhartt Workwear to the modern market, and you can find out more about the prestigious brand by viewing our Carhartt range online.

Safety glasses and other eye protection are an essential PPE requirement in a wide range of job roles. From dust particles to wayward shards of concrete, wood, glass and even sparks from welding – all of these to name just a few are a clear and present danger to your eyesight. The EN Spec EN166 is the European standard for safety eyewear, with all manufacturers being independently tested on a range of attributes. The frames and lenses are tested, and as a prerequisite – both parts must have the CE logo and manufacturers logo.

The Frames

Safety glasses/goggles will have their markings usually on the inside part of the arms. It is essential that this marking is shown, otherwise the frames of the safety glasses may not have been tested, voiding any claims they are EN166 from the start. If this is the case, our suggestion would be to put them down and notify the shop keeper, and see if there are an alternative pair. Failing that, you may have to shop elsewhere. If the correct marking is on the eyewear, you will notice a combination of numbers and letters. These signify the different levels of protection which they are effective against.

Frame shape

3 – Any eyewear with a 3 rating will protect against liquid droplets and splashes. This is a rating usually given to glasses and goggle which offer a full seal around the eyes, ensuring penetration from liquids is kept to a bare minimum.

4 – Type 4 is designated to eyewear which will protect the eyes from larger dust particles, over five microns in size.

5 – Any safety eyewear with a type 5 rating, will keep the eyes safe from dust and fine dust particles, which are less than 5 microns in size.

Frame strength (these marking can also appear on lenses)

• S – withstand impacts against small objects travelling up to 12 meters per second
• F – withstand impacts against small objects travelling up to 45 meters per second
• B – withstand impacts against small objects travelling up to 120 meters per second
• A – withstand impacts against small objects travelling up to 190 meters per second
• T – withstand impacts at extreme temperatures

Frame strength is determined by a letter, and frames can have a combination of the above markings to denote their effectiveness.

Lenses

Lens Markings

The lenses of safety glasses differ in rating criteria, due to the fact they are the main protective part of the glasses or goggles – and they can fall under a number of different safety specifications. There are a number of factors which can determine the overall suitability for your specific role, and just how effective they are.

Optical Quality

Optical quality is measured in three classes.

1 – Class 1 High optical, quality suitable for regular use. Refractive power of ± 0.06
dioptres.
• 2 – Class 2 Medium optical, quality suitable for occasional use. Refractive power of
± 0.12 dioptres
• 3 – Class 3 Low optical, quality suitable for exceptional use. Refractive power of
±0.25 dioptres

Radiation protection

• 2 – UV Protection (EN170). The number 2 indicates the filter may effect colour
recognition
• 2C or 3 – UV Protection (EN170). The number 2C (previously 3) indicates the filter
allows good colour recognition
• 4 – Infrared Protection (EN171). i.e. protection from heat
• 5 – Solar Protection (EN172). i.e. 100% UV sun glare protection – with no infrared
(IR) protection
• 6 – Solar Protection (EN172). i.e. 100% UV sun glare protection – with infrared (IR)
protection

Strength of the lens

• F – withstand impacts against small objects travelling up to 45 meters per second
• B – withstand impacts against small objects travelling up to 120 meters per second
• A – withstand impacts against small objects travelling up to 190 meters per second
• T – withstand impacts at extreme temperatures.

Lens Shading

• 1.2 – Allows more than 74.4% light transmission, but less than 100%
• 1.7 – Allows more than 43.2% light transmission, but less than 58.1%
• 2.5 – Allows more than 17.8% light transmission, but less than 29.1%
• 3.1 – Allows more than 8.0% light transmission, but less than 17.8%

Here at Mammoth Workwear, we value your safety on site. Click our logo below to view Our extensive range of PPE, including Safety Goggles.

This week is tinnitus awareness week, and we thought we should share some information with you. Did you know that Tinnitus is one of the most common health problems in the UK? It is suggested that around 10% of our general population suffers from this at any given time. This can be quite a distressing, and contrary to common belief it can occur across all age groups.  Whether that be from power tools, environmental sounds such as machinery, or even going to see your favourite metal band!

So what  is Tinnitus?

A misconception of Tinnitus it is a disease or illness – this isn’t true at all – it can more accurately described as one type of work related Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL). It is a an auditory symptom which generates a noise in the ears, or what what feels like inside the head itself. This noise can vary from being a low or high pitched sound – a buzzing, or droning sensation, or a combination of sounds which are perceived with no external source. Others have described it as a  whistling,  or humming – it often varies quite a lot between people. The cause of this hearing issue still hasn’t been fully understood, but it is thought that it is associated with hearing loss.

As the ears are exposed to loud sounds, the tiny hairs inside the ears can get damaged, which will make Tinnitus more noticeable to the person suffering from it. Stress and anxiety is also often touted as a possible cause, but this hasn’t been totally proven as of yet, so it isn’t fully clear if it contributes to the onset of Tinnitus, however it could be more noticeable if you are under stress or suffer from anxiety. Ear infections have also been noted to contribute to the symptoms.

Defending against Tinnitus

So what can you do to cure this? Currently there isn’t a definitive cure for Tinnitus, however the BTA (British Tinnitus Association) are striving to find a long term solution for this. Thankfully in some cases which have been studied, over time the noises will get better and in some cases will disappear entirely. This is due to a process called habituation, where the brain stops registering or taking interest in the signal which causes the sound. The time for this to happen is totally unique to each individual case.

In order to reduce the chances of developing tinnitus in the workplace, it is essential to follow your companies PPE guidelines accordingly. These regulations are to safeguard you and your health, and that includes your ears if you work in an environment where loud noises are commonplace. Essentially when working in or around loud noises, you will need ear protection. Here are some examples of products which can help reduce noise levels:

Resources:

Source: www.helpinhearing.co.uk

Source Document here.

British Tinnitus Association website

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