Tips and guides
Tips for choosing work equipment
How to choose a safety footwear class, what visibility standards require, how to collect sizes for the whole team, and what a quotation for a public tender must include. Written for those who order equipment.
TipWomen's workwear: a selection of trousers, jackets and footwearHow to choose women's workwear: work trousers with a women's cut, jackets, T-shirts and safety footwear in women's…
TipSafety footwear: classes S1, S1P, S2, S3 and the SRC markingExplanation of safety footwear classes under EN ISO 20345: what S1, S1P, S2 and S3 include, what P, PL, WR and HRO…
TipHigh visibility EN ISO 20471: classes 1, 2 and 3Classes 1, 2 and 3 under EN ISO 20471: required material surface areas, when each class applies, what must appear on…
TipWorkwear for construction sites: what it must have and proveWhere work trousers wear out first, what fabric weight indicates, which polyester-to-cotton ratio to choose, and what…
TipWorkwear sizes: chart and measurements for the whole teamHow to measure chest, waist and height, how to read sizes 46 to 64 and letters S to 4XL, and how much reserve to order…
TipWinter workwear: EN 342 and EN 14058 in practiceEN 342 applies to cold below minus 5 °C and to a complete set, while EN 14058 applies to cold environments and a single…
TipEmbroidery or printing of logos on workwear: how to chooseWhen a logo is embroidered and when it is printed, what withstands industrial washing, when marking affects the…
TipPublic procurement of workwear: what the quotation must includeWhat a quotation for a public procurement of workwear must include: proof of compliance, standards and classes…
TipPersonal protective equipment: who pays for it and when it is replacedWho pays for personal protective equipment, what to check upon receipt (CE marking, category, EU declaration of…