Special clothing (overalls) is one of the main types of personal protective equipment (PPE) for an employee at an enterprise. It is the overalls of your employees that create the first impression of the attitude towards them and about the enterprise as a whole. High-quality work uniforms not only provide comfort and convenience for specialists during production work but also protect them from various risks and injuries.
It is very important to choose the right workwear, depending on the company, to ensure maximum protection against all kinds of accidents at work. So, for chemical or pharmaceutical enterprises, protective overalls and special anti-slip shoe covers would be a good choice; suitable clothing for metallurgists and welders is fire-resistant and heat-resistant suits, and employees involved in road or utility work should be provided with signal clothing: vests, jackets and high visibility trousers. To prevent sunstroke during hot seasons, it is imperative to provide employees with hats. In addition to workwear, the employer provides its employees with personal protective equipment and special protective footwear.
Before choosing and buying workwear for employees of your company, you should focus on the following points:
- Workers should be provided with a work uniform that effectively protects them from specific risks, depending on the specifics of the enterprise;
- Overalls should be made of high-quality materials, have strong seams, with frequent washings, do not lose their original color and shape;
- All overalls during use should be comfortable, not cause discomfort, and correspond to the climate of the region where the work is performed.
- Work clothes should functionally correspond to the specifics of a particular workplace;
- Particular attention should be paid to the choice of sizes because correctly taken measurements not only give the employees a neat appearance but also contribute to the fact that they will not be constrained in movement;
- Another of the important requirements for workwear is its aesthetic appearance.
Seasonality is an important factor when choosing work clothing as personal protective equipment. In this regard, there are two types of workwear:
- Summer overalls. The PolyMax company offers a wide range of summer workwear for men and women, which include special summer work suits, cotton jackets, and trousers, work T-shirts in different colors, which are also suitable for printing and printing, underwear and hats. This type of workwear is used in well-heated rooms or when working outdoors in the warm season and is characterized by the use of natural fabrics and good ventilation in hot climates. Also, summer work clothes can be short-sleeved or with the ability to unfasten the sleeves, turning the jacket into a vest, should be easy to wash and absorb excess moisture well.
- Winter overalls. Winter overalls are designed to protect a person from low temperatures when working on the street, in refrigeration shops, in warehouses, and unheated rooms. Modern models of insulated workwear are also suitable for everyday life: for active sports and tourism. Among the main characteristics of winter workwear, it is worth noting vapor permeability, ability to keep warm, lightweight, effective protection from low temperatures, wind, precipitation, mechanical damage. The assortment of winter workwear includes insulated trousers, jackets, and semi-overalls (both signal and ordinary workers), raglans, warm hats, such as hats, and insulated caps.
In addition to the above types of workwear, depending on the working conditions and risks at the workplace, they also distinguish moisture-proof, heat-resistant work clothes, protective clothing against sparks and splashes of molten metal, chemicals, disposable special-purpose clothing. Also, modern workwear must have an attractive appearance, which allows maintaining the company’s status.