Product category:
Builders Merchants
News Release from: Severnside Safety Supplies | Subject: Arblite lightweight clothing
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 November 2005
Arblite lightweight chainsaw users
clothing
Arblite lightweight protective clothing is around 33% lighter than most other currently available clothing.
Arblite lightweight clothing for chainsaw users Arblite lightweight protective clothing is around 33% lighter than most other currently available clothing
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 18 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
The Danger of Working at Height
Safety harnesses are one of many safety products illustrated in an excellent and highly informative new brochure which contains good background information as well as product descriptions.
Be Seen Be Safe - and at low cost!
Cost need no longer be a barrier to people at risk being properly protected with appropriate high visibility ('hi-viz') clothing.
This includes trousers with all round protection to European Norm EN 381-5 Design C Class 1, jackets to EN 381-11 Class 1 and front protection trousers and bib and brace to EN 381-5 Design A Class1.
Arblite clothing combines proven traditional materials with new such as Kevlar and Teflon to produce hardwearing, comfortable, lightweight protective garments.
Design C trousers, as required for arborists and untrained chainsaw users, feature protection, incorporating Kevlar, for the front and back of the legs.
Further reading
Severnside Housing trials RadioLINK alarms
Severnside Housing in Shrewsbury has been conducting trials on new Ei RadioLink wireless interconnect mains powered smoke alarms from Aico.
Launch of new range of signs
Special items include Scaffold Pole Signs, Construction Site Kits, Portrait Signs, Floor Graphics and a DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) Compliance Kit.
They have elasticated waists with buttons for braces, and hip and leg pockets with flaps.
One of the pocket flaps has a label inside for such information as users name and blood group! Three different types of outer material are used, including Teflon for water repellency, and a ventilated seat area for increased comfort.
Currently these are available in blue with yellow trim.
The matching protective jacket conforms to Class 1 despite it's lower weight - most jackets are only Class 0.
Sizes S - XL This means the jackets, in test conditions, are not cut through at a chains speed of 20 m/s (Class 1) as opposed to 16 m/s (Class 0) Design C bib and brace will be introduced in the very near future.
The Design A (front protection) garments are a more traditional green in colour with orange trim.
These are required for trained chainsaw operators working on the ground whereas those climbing trees (or other unusual practises!) need all round protection (Design C).
However they incorporate the same technology to produce lightweight, hardwearing comfortable garments.
All arblite trousers and bib and brace are usually available in waist sizes 30" to 44" with a 32" inside leg.
Garments up to 50" waist are available to order but this currently involves a wait of around 6 weeks.
Similarly different leg lengths are available - 29", 30" and 31" at no extra cost.
33" and 34" cost an extra 20% - 35, 36, 37 and 38" an extra 25%.
As time goes on Severnside will be keeping a wider range of sizes based on demand.
The first step in this direction is to be a small stock of 32" and 36" waist trousers in both Design A and Design C with the 34" inside leg.
The new arblite range of lightweight chainsaw trousers and jackets is the perfect complement to their existing range of Fristads forestry clothing from Sweden as well as chainsaw boots from Treemme in Italy, Steitz Secura in Germany, Skooga in Scandinavia and Hunter (as in the green wellies!) in Scotland.
Chainsaw helmets, with muffs and visor attachments and chainsaw gloves are available meaning that all chainsaw users can get the protection the law requires ( and common sense demands) from one source.
• Severnside Safety Supplies: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Buildingtalk email newsletter
• Buildingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
