30th December 2013, 02:18 PM
Yup, have one of those flame-retardant boiler suits right here - good for machine-watching in a blizzard though...
On the last motorway scheme we did, the solution to people coming down with heat-stroke was to replace the long-sleeved hazard vests (which at least opened down the front for a bit of air-flow) with high-viz sweatshirts...errrr....
Where's Jack when you need him, he's been compiling a list for years of accidents caused by PPE - I know of several cases over the years that have required hospital treatment, including a slipped disk and a smashed cheekbone, caused directly by pointless PPE. Safety glasses have been the cause of numerous accidents, usually cos they're covered inside and out in dust, plus they distort distance-perception (if your machine-driver is being forced to wear them stand well back and be nice to him/her when he takes off a foot rather than the asked-for inch)
On the last motorway scheme we did, the solution to people coming down with heat-stroke was to replace the long-sleeved hazard vests (which at least opened down the front for a bit of air-flow) with high-viz sweatshirts...errrr....
Where's Jack when you need him, he's been compiling a list for years of accidents caused by PPE - I know of several cases over the years that have required hospital treatment, including a slipped disk and a smashed cheekbone, caused directly by pointless PPE. Safety glasses have been the cause of numerous accidents, usually cos they're covered inside and out in dust, plus they distort distance-perception (if your machine-driver is being forced to wear them stand well back and be nice to him/her when he takes off a foot rather than the asked-for inch)