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S&V Protect Magazine Vol17 No1 First Quarter 2023

The only SA magazine aimed exclusively at the PPE end user.

This Magazine is sponsored by SAFLIA

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IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Safety Footwear
- Soon it will be time to ditch the basics.
- What's coming in safety footwear 2023? Opinion from Australian brand Kamu.
- How new technology and innovation make the difference in safety footwear. From US safety publication OH&S.
- Next generation safety footwear: A paper by D. Janson et al of the University of Bath which outlines new visions for the fundamental item of PPE.

15 Health
- SA Sugar Association welcomes government's decision to keep sugar tax unchanged while it pursues product diversification.
- 'Health' laws harm small business - opinion by Gary Moore of the Free Market Foundation.

17 Gender Issues
- 'Unisex' may work for fashion, but for PPE it's wrong, says Sisi Safety Wear brand manager Desiree Hlubi.

19 Substance Abuse
- SA needs to tone down its alcohol over-consumption culture, says ALCO-Safe's Rhys Evans.

20 Contamination
- 3M to exit PFAS manufacturing by the end of 2025.

21 Standards
- ASTM International revises clothing storage units standard.
- ASTM International to address pet product safety.

22 Buyers' Guide
- What's on offer.

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Evolution Engineering (01), Hi-Tec Interceptor (OFC), Palm Footwear/Terrapod (02), ProFit Safety Footwear (08), Rebel SafetyGear (04), S&V Calendar (18), S&V Directory (16), SAFLEC (13), Selective International Footwear Kaliber (06).

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  • Next Generation Safety Footwear
    D. Janson*, S.T. Newman, V. Dhokia, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom. © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Peer-review under responsibility o ...more
  • How new technology and innovation make the difference in footwear safety
    Tech-driven innovations are the key to providing workers with footwear that is comfortable, safe and convenient. US safety publication OH&S says new technology is the key: ...more
  • Sugar industry 'pleased with government’s decision to keep sugar tax unchanged while it pursues product diversification'
    Durban, KZN, SA (Wednesday 22 February 2023) - The South African Sugar Association (SASA) welcomes government’s decision to keep the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) unchanged for the following two fiscal years to accord the sugar industry space to pursue diversification. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in ...more
  • 'Unisex' may work for fashion, but for PPE it's wrong
    Pinetown, KZN, SA (15 February 2023) - Notorious for workplace accidents and injuries on the job, construction is a risky business. Between working at heights, operating heavy machinery and hard physical labour, there is a lot of room for things to go wrong. While Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is designed to counter many of the haza ...more
  • SA needs to tone down its alcohol over-consumption culture
    Pretoria, Gauteng, SA (23 February 2023) - Substance abuse is a major problem in most countries. While it is extremely challenging for governments to tackle alcohol and drug abuse on its own, fortunately the private sector has stepped up and taken responsibility for ensuring their employees are safe in the workplace, while addressing the ...more
  • What's coming in safety footwear 2023?
    Australian safety footwear brand Kamu outlined what it believes are the safety footwear trends to watch: ...more
  • SOON IT WILL BE TIME TO DITCH THE BASICS
    With Conti suits and overalls, safety footwear is the most ubiquitous item of PPE. And because it's made and sold in vast numbers for every level of worker, the corollaries are price pressure, basic design and performance, and ex-stock supply.But Internet articles on safety footwear trends point to the opposite:- Footwear that is increasi ...more
  • 'Health' laws harm small business
    Free Market Foundation [FMF@fmfsa.org] 12 12 2022. This article was first published on Businesslive.co.za on 28 November 2022  Gary Moore is a Senior Consultant at the Free Market Foundation. He was a practising attorney in Johannesburg for 30 years. He is the author of published articles and monographs about the rule of la ...more
  • 3M to exit PFAS manufacturing by the end of 2025
    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known as PFAS – are widely used, long lasting chemicals, used to make fluoropolymer coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease, and water. Components of PFAS break down very slowly over time. Because of their widespread use and their persistence in the environment, many PFAS are found in the blood of people and animals all over the world and are present at low levels in a variety of food products and in the environment ...more
  • ASTM International revises clothing storage units standard
    ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. ...more

Footwear Industry Articles

  • SAFLIA: Hopefully the slide will be reversed
    Durban, KZN, SA – My forecast for 2024 is that production will be 12.5% down on last year. Meaning 41,690,000 pairs.The last time we saw such low volumes was in 2007.My forecast for next year is that production will be stabilised at the same level as this year – let’s say 42,000,000 pairs. However, with some serious inte ...more
  • Can Uber Eats help Allbirds turn a profit?
    Allbirds, the sustainable footwear brand, has made a strategic move by partnering with Uber Eats, despite facing significant financial struggles. The company continues to prioritize sustainability in every aspect, from its products to logistics, and this collaboration further highlights that commitment. Throu ...more
  • The Complete Shoemaker – and Golfer
    Obituary: Michael Lambrakis – Scotts Group, Frame Group, Poly-Soles, OG Footwear, Kalistos Footwear, Lambella Footwear, Andreoli Shoes, ShoePairMarket (04/04/1945-20/09/2024) ...more
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Leather Industry Articles

  • Agency company changes
    Cape Town, W. Cape, SA – Gert Bosch and Arné Husselman left TST Agencies earlier this year.Bosch started Bosch Technical Services (Pty) Ltd (BTS), which began trading on 01 March, servicing the tanning industry. He represents a number of principals including some formerly represented by TST.Husselman has left the industry and ...more
  • LULUC: Explaining the link between deforestation and the leather industry
    Land use and land use change (LULUC) refers to the study area in general – that is the study of how global land use change (commonly through human intervention) results in increased atmospheric emissions. The obvious emission is that if the forest is burnt, the emissions are directly released into the atmosphere. However, the change ...more
  • Keeping leather relevant for the future…
    Last month’s SLF article focused on the future of automotive leather and the changes being felt in the sector. This month, the focus is more generally around the crossroads that leather finds itself at, trying to hold on to the heritage of being one of the oldest industries on earth, while at the same time needing to be an industry of the future. ...more
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PPE Industry Articles

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