Every year hundreds of workers suffer injuries while carrying out hazardous operations. Accidents at workplace not only lead to unfortunate loss of manpower, but also result in high compensation costs. Harmful particles could hit the face, eyes or head. Radiation especially UV radiation, immense heat are some of the dangers faced by the workforce in industries like mining, engineering, welding operations, laboratories on regular basis. Therefore, you must develop a comprehensive protection policy for your workforce and diligently implement it

Besides having a charter of rules in place, it is mandatory on part of employers to provide their employees with adequate protections equipment. Industry standards require that each employee working in high- risk zone must be equipped with specifically designed device to protect eyes, ear, head, skin, face and body in general. This is known as personal protective equipment (PPE)

But, before deciding to buy personal protection equipment you must assess the risks that are inherent in your industry which, cannot be removed but only managed- like chemical splash, being hit by metal projectile, vapor inhalation, radiation, dust, extreme temperatures, contact with contaminated residues, skin abrasions. Evaluation of possible hazards must be done to provide the workers with appropriate protection equipment.

Gears like goggles, gloves, ear plugs, safety helmets, body suits and harnesses are required for protecting the health of employees and also safeguarding them in situations like fall, being hit by sharp objects and chemical reactions or high decibel of noise.

Pan Gulf Products has a complete Personal Protection product line that entails protection gear for Head, Eyes, Ears, Face, besides providing devices to prevent fall, and respiration problems.

To protect face in general and eyes in particular you can use face shields, safety goggles. Pan Gulf Products supplies more than ten types of eye protection goggles that can be used by the workers in construction, mining, chemical and engineering to safeguard their eyes. Full Face protection shields can also be used to achieve protection from accidental splashes or metal particles. These shields help protect both face and eyes. Foam earplugs cut the noise, and are comfortable even if worn for long hours. These protect ears from the damage caused by high decibel levels present especially in construction industry. There are variety of ear protection equipments available with us, for example Helmet with ear muffs, Hear guard, and Safe fit are non allergic, comfortable and can be used in rugged environments.

The risk of injury and loss of a bodily function can be greatly reduced by using these protective gears. The entire range of Personal Protective Equipment at Pan Gulf Products can be customized to fit into unique industry needs and prevent damages. However, manpower must be trained to use, maintain and store the equipment to ensure longevity of the equipment. Any compromise on the procedure on the maintenance side can lead to disastrous results.

It is a known fact that by investing in the primary asset of your organization, i.e the human resource you’ll have a workforce which is confident of its well being and thereby it will result in overall gains of the organization.