S&V Protect Magazine Vol11 No2 Second Quarter 2017
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News
In what is likely to be the first in a series of expansions outside footwear, BBF Safety Group has acquired safety services company Pinnacle OSH Holdings. The National Regulator for Compulsory Standards has now issued approval numbers for 44 styles, including some from leading suppliers - but there's a very long way to go.
Flame Retardant Workwear Feature
Exploring the technical aspects of this vital category of workwear.
- An overview of flame retardant workwear by Roland Singh of Wing Safety Manufacturers.
- Nomex, a fabric for the most extreme heat environments, submitted by DuPont.
- Inherently flame and arc-resistant woven fabrics, by Janice Coetzee of Gelvenor Textiles.
- Flame retardant workwear testing, submitted by Acti-Chem SA.
Working at Height
Dylan Sutherland of Protekta Safety Africa says the Grenfell Towers disaster illustrates the need for site specific risk assessment.
New Products & Services
- BBF Safety Group: New Lemaitre styles Maximus and Spartacus expand general purpose safety footwear range.
- ProFit Safety Footwear: Much more than a facelift for Parson.
- DuPont Sustainable Solutions: 40 'microlearning courses' cover wide range of safety issues.
Buyers' Guide
We've brought back this popular section.
- BBF Safety Group
- Claw Boot
- ProFit
- Protekta Safety Africa
- Rebel SafetyGear
Advertisers in this Issue
Act-Chem SA (7), BBF Safety/Lemaitre (OFC), Claw Boot (4), Neptun Boot (6), Palm Footwear/Terrapod (8), ProFit Safety Footwear (17), Protekta Safety Africa (10), Rebel SafetyGear (2), Wing Safety Manufacturers (8).
Footwear Industry Articles
- Has Nike’s greed come back to haunt it?Early in July, international media carried reports about a steep fall in Nike’s share price following disappointing results. One was Sky News, which headlined a report: ‘How a series of blunders brought Nike's share price to COVID lows and meant it's being beaten by younger rivals.The iconic sportswear brand has switched away ...moreSpringbok sponsors – and as a sports shop we can’t get a single jerseyPort Elizabeth, E. Cape, SA – What we hear is that both Nike and Adidas are losing sales internationally.Here, however, we’re affected by Nike’s Springbok sponsorship deal – as a sports shop, we can’t get a single Springbok rugby jersey or replica shirt. We couldn’t get them during the World Cup, we cou ...moreVans still in freefall, ‘but VF rate of decline moderated’VF Corporation reports first quarter fiscal 2025 results and reiterates FY25 free cash flow guidanceDenver, U.S. (06 August 2024) - VF Corporation today reported financial results for its first quarter (Q1'FY25) ended June 29, 2024, announcing a quarterly per share dividend of $0.09.Bracken Darrell, President and CEO, said: "As I com ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- The Benefits of Working with SLF…
Recent articles that we have written for S&V have focussed in on specific topics, for example greenwashing, or having an industry voice. This month we’re taking the opportunity to remind readers about the work that SLF does to support the leather industry across many interlocking areas to provide value for organisations. ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills'"Bangladesh unravellingThe leather industry in Bangladesh is slowly, slowly disintegrating. Their tanneries in the Hemayelpur area, which is part of the Savar Industrial Complex, are suffering from a non-functional common effluent treatment plant, hence European importers and brands are avoiding buying from them. The only chance to e ...moreRetail attitudes to leather: A mixed pictureCarletonville, Gauteng, SA – Mohammed Laher, sole proprietor of 6-store mini-chain Textile Wholesalers, said leather remained a priority for his customers.He said formal footwear – which is all leather – was “a much smaller category than before”, but that “the better end of casual footwear is predominan ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Interaction with autonomous driving How drivers and cars understand each other
Karlsruhe, Germany (01 July 2024) – Optimising communication between vehicle and driver as a function of the degree of automation is the objective of a research project conducted by Fraunhofer in collaboration with other companies. The researchers are combining sensors for monitoring the vehicle interior with language models to form ...moreGeorge disaster highlights the importance of compliance and the right people partnerCape Town, W. Cape, SA (19 June 2024) – The catastrophic collapse of a near-completed building under construction in George in May 2024, which resulted in at least 34 fatalities and many more injured, has shone a spotlight on the need for compliance. This includes health and safety compliance as well as industrial relations (IR) and ...morePathogen identification — next-generation sequencing optimises diagnostics
Stuttgart, Germany (12 June 2024) – Invasive infections such as sepsis require immediate and targeted treatment. Experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and group partners have succeeded in establishing a reconceptualized detection principle that can make a crucial contribution to savi ...more
