"Safety First" è la rivista trimestrale dedicata al mondo della sicurezza sul lavoro, scopri le ultime novità in fatto di DPI, materiali innovativi e tendenze del settore
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In this issue of “Safety First,” you will find an overview of workwear, innovative materials, technical components, and sustainable products in the occupational safety sector. Special attention is dedicated to safety shoes, as well as other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), current regulations, emerging technologies, and sustainability.
Key Themes and News
Occupational Health and Safety:
- Hearing: The importance of hearing protection is emphasized, especially on the occasion of World Hearing Day, focusing on solutions like noise-canceling earmuffs integrated into helmets.
- Digitalization and AI: The impact of artificial intelligence and digitalization on workplace risk management is discussed, highlighting potential (sensors, predictive analysis) and challenges (regulation, training). EU-OSHA analyzes the benefits and privacy risks of intelligent digital systems.
- Specific Risks: Risks such as overconfidence in high-risk facilities and the emergency related to Legionella in water systems are addressed.
Innovation in PPE (Focus: Safety Footwear):
- Footwear: An extensive section is dedicated to new products (pages 10-36). Key trends include:
- Lightness and Comfort: Many brands (e.g., Albatros, Exena, Cofra, Reebok, U-Power, Toworkfor ) focus on materials and designs that reduce weight and increase comfort, often using EVA, advanced Polyurethane (PU), or specific technologies like Giasco 3Cloud and Kapriol Dune Ultra Rebound.
- Performance and Safety: Features like slip resistance (SR), anti-perforation (often “metal free” with textile midsoles ), resistance to oils/hydrocarbons (FO), and thermal protection (HRO, CI ) are standard. Lightweight toe caps (composite, fiberglass, aluminum ) are highlighted.
- Materials: Wide use of microfiber, technical leathers (e.g., Nubuck ), and waterproof/breathable membranes (e.g., Gore-Tex®, H2st0p, HDry ).
- Specific Technologies: Closure systems like BOA® Fit System, high-performance soles like Vibram and Michelin.
- Other PPE: Helmets (e.g., KASK with Superplasma restyling ), harnesses (e.g., Petzl AVAO®, Sir Safety Sokoi 14, and the DuPont™ Tyvek® 500 HP solution wearable over the harness ), technical socks (e.g., Bata Eco Work Socks recycled, Worik Longlife in Repetita® ), gloves (e.g., Sparco Full Efficiency recycled ).
Materials, Components, and Technologies:
- Innovative Materials: Beyond footwear, advanced technical fabrics (e.g., Dyneema, high-tenacity polyamides ), PTFE/PFC-free membranes (e.g., Siretessile PURA, Vagotex Dimpora® ), Lyliane® Aqua solvent-free microfibers, high-performance polyurethanes and TPUs (Elachem, Fainplast, Erre Emme ), carbon fiber for speedlaces (Hawai Italia ).
- Sustainability: Strong emphasis on recycled (e.g., GRS certified ) and bio-based materials (e.g., sugarcane for PIP BioSoft earplugs and Molina PolyPlant fabric, Fainplast BIO TPU ). Circular economy projects like OLGA for airport waste recycling (Centrocot ). Low-impact processes (e.g., Fiscatech water coagulation, Giardini consumption reduction ).
- Production Technologies: PU/TPU injection machines (Wintech, Gusbi, Ottogalli, Main Group ), skiving machines (Fratelli Alberti ), technologies for lamination/bonding (Accoppiatura Vigevanese, Asoltex, Novaresin ). Process automation (Main Group, Wintech ).
Workwear:
- The magazine includes sections (“Safety Fashion,” “The New Era of Technical Apparel” ) showing how technical and protective elements are influencing mainstream fashion design, with examples from brands like Salomon, Nike, Oakley, GR10K, C.P. Company, etc.. Workwear aesthetics become a source of inspiration.
Trade Fairs:
- A calendar is provided for upcoming editions of important international fairs dedicated to safety and materials: International Hardware Fair Italy (Bergamo), Ambiente Lavoro / Sicur Labor (Bologna), Préventica (Paris), Safety Expo (Bergamo, now biennial thematic), A+A (Düsseldorf), CIOSH (Shanghai), Milano Unica (with Innovation Area for technical textiles).
“Safety First” offers a comprehensive overview of the workwear and safety sector, highlighting the latest technological innovations in PPE and materials, the growing importance of sustainability, and key regulations. The magazine serves as a valuable resource for professionals, companies, and anyone interested in safety, performance, and environmental responsibility in the world of work.
Safety First: Your reliable source of information for safe and protected work.
Texts in Italian and English.
INDEX: A+A Fair, About Blu, Accoppiatura Vigevanese, Airtox, Alba&N, Albatros, Antoniana Minuterie, Arte Tessile, Artra, Asoltex, Base Protection, Bata Industrials, Beta, Bicap, Birkenstock, Bongiornowork, Centrocot, Ciosh Fair, Cofra, Delta Plus, Diadora Utily, Dike, Dimac, Duino, Duino, Duino, Elachem, Elten, Erre Emme Suole, Exena, Fainplast Srl, Fiscatech, Fratelli Alberti – Fav, Ftg Safety, Garsport, Giardini, Giasco, Grisport, Gusbi Officina Meccanica Spa, Haix, Hawai Italia Srl, Herock, International Hardware Fair Italy, Issaline, Jalas, Kapriol, Kask, Lenzi Egisto, Lewer, Lorenzi, Lotto Works, Lowa, Lta, Main Group Technologies, Manifattura Pri.Ma.Tex., Milano Unica Fair, Monitor, Moro Minuterie, New Safety Work, Ottogalli, Panda Safety, Parade, Petzl, Pezzol, Pranem, Préventica Fair, Puma Safety, Reebok Work, Robusta, Rossini, Safety Expo Bergamo Fair, Safety Jogger, Serafini, Sicur Labor Fair, Simac Tanning Tech Fair, Sir Safety, Siretessile, Sixton Peak, Sottozero, Sparco, Tecnogi, Tentoes, Toworkfor, U-Power, Uniwork, Valfussbett, Vibram, Wintech, Worik, Würth