Manufacturers of occupational health and safety clothing are not random companies, but often specialists who have been dealing with the production of durable, resistant and functional protective and work clothing for many years. It is thanks to the best OSH brands on the market that every year they manage to gradually reduce the number of occupational accidents, introduce brand new technologies into employee clothing and guarantee the continuous development of OSH principles towards even more effective prevention of various incidents. Today we take a look at 10 of the most interesting and recognizable brands in the occupational health and safety industry, thanks to which the safety of workers in various industries can be continuously improved and enhanced.
1 R.E.I.S. Workwear
The REIS brand is one of the more recognizable manufacturers in the occupational health and safety industry, famous for its commitment to the highest level of safety in every workplace. The workwear offered by the brand is not only typical work boots, pants or jackets, but also a whole range of specialized protective clothing and accessories to prevent accidents in the workplace. The brand is distinguished primarily by the use of simple but highly functional materials (including fleece) and the production of some of the best safety gear for working at heights on the market. Its product line also includes a great many models of comfortable work and safety boots, including boots for welders or chainsaws, which require a very high level of protection.
2 Uvex
If you use comfortable and durable work goggles at work there is a good chance that they are Uvex. The UVEX brand has established itself on the market precisely by introducing a whole series of practical, customized goggles, safety helmets and noise ear muffs, which are used successfully today by workers on construction sites and extremely noisy industrial facilities.
3 Beta
The company's history dates back to 1923, when it launched its first specialized tools for various types of manual work. Today, Beta is one of the more recognizable brands in the European market, offering dozens of diversified products such as specialty tools, automotive repair tools, pneumatic and cordless tools, and fall protection accessories. The brand also increasingly offers footwear and protective clothing, technical socks, overalls, jackets, sweatshirts and safety goggles, which are indispensable when performing various types of manual work.
4 Portwest
The Portwest brand is almost synonymous in the industry with top-quality health and safety products. The Irish company operates globally, specializing, among other things, in the production of flame-resistant workwear, safety footwear, hand protection products and a whole range of personal protective equipment necessary to ensure that workers are properly protected. The brand boasts compliance with a number of international safety standards for every item of health and safety clothing and accessories signed with their name. Among the most important we can mention EN ISO 11611, EN ISO 20471, EN 343, EN 342, EN 812:2012, EN 13034 or EN 388, among others. The brand's offer includes reflective vests, catering clothing, flame retardant sweatshirts, work shoes, safety goggles, protective gloves and, last but not least, specialized flame retardant suits.
5 JSP
The manufacturer of practical and functional personal protective equipment is one of the more interesting brands in the health and safety industry. Their focus falls not on protective and work clothing, but precisely on various types of masks, earmuffs, safety belts, barriers, helmets or sorbents, necessary for working with dangerous liquids. The JSP brand specializes not so much in protecting people directly, but in securing their workplace and guaranteeing its proper marking and visibility. For this reason, their products can be found today at almost every construction site or accident site where it is necessary to secure hazardous substances.
6 Gertu
Gertu accessories are specialized and customized tools for different types of manual work, which you can hardly find in DIY stores. The full range for painters, masons, construction and repair workers or mechanics and workshop workers includes top-quality, reliable tools that make manual work not only easier, but also much safer.
7th Industrial Starter
Industrial Starter, an Italian manufacturer of health and safety accessories, made its mark on the market by producing raincoats for environmental workers, but today its focus is on broadly defined protective clothing. One of the brand's hallmarks is the use of wax sealing as an alternative to sewing and gluing garments. Thanks to this technique, Industrial Starter's garments are extremely durable, waterproof and perfect for working in harsh environments. Some of the more interesting products include heavy-duty rubber footwear, respiratory protection products, hearing protection, disposable clothing, products for road service workers, technical socks, protective products for welders, head and eye protection, gloves and a wide selection of rainwear.
8 Snickers Workwear
Snickers Workwear is a brand that can be successfully considered one of the most innovative, experimental and specialized brands in the health and safety market. It is Snickers that has been at the forefront of introducing newer and newer reliable solutions and interesting alternatives to traditional materials used in the production of workwear. The Snickers Workwear brand's product range is extremely wide - in its offer you will find not only durable Snickers work pants, jackets, vests or work overalls, but also underwear, gloves, socks or products for professional knee protection. The brand focuses primarily on durability and functionality - its products even include tight stretch garments that guarantee full freedom of movement during work.
9 Bennon
The search for the right work footwear can successfully begin and end with the offer of the Bennon brand. Specialized in the production of various types of shoes for demanding work, the brand is constantly focused on developing its products so that they guarantee the highest protection for the feet, while at the same time ensuring full comfort of movement at work and the absence of foot pain, characteristic of many models of work shoes, after several hours of intensive work. The range includes boots for clean rooms, chemical laboratories or the food industry, as well as reinforced tactical boots for work in dangerous terrain.
10 CAT
The CAT brand probably doesn't need to be introduced to anyone - durability, functionality and superior protection is their motto, which they apply not only to the production of work footwear recognized in the occupational safety and health industry and beyond, but also to other areas of their business. The brand has gained popularity in the occupational health and safety apparel industry, but in fact operates in various industrial zones, supplying construction sites with sturdy excavators and construction machinery, reliable tools or electronic equipment with incredible resistance to damage and harsh working conditions.
The occupational health and safety industry today is highly developed, and virtually every manufacturer has something interesting to offer in it. The choice of the right workwear or health and safety accessories should depend on what a particular manufacturer specializes in. After all, the highest protection and safety is the basis that every employer should guarantee his employees.
