Keeping workplaces & workers safe | Global Sources
by Cecile de Veyra (Managing Editor)
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Industrial safety ensures a secure workplace, addressing actual and potential hazards that can cause danger to assets and employees alike. This may take various forms, such as requiring protective gear, posting highly visible and easily understood safety signs, and identifying risks such as fire, explosion, toxic substances, biohazards and malfunctioning machinery.
Growing concerns for worker health and safety has been driving the industrial safety market, which is forecast to reach $8.8 billion by 2027 from $6.3 billion in 2022 at 6.8 percent CAGR, according to MarketsandMarkets. Mandates for safety regulations are cited as key growth catalyst, with governments in the US and Europe “undertaking constructive measures to prevent accidents by enforcing regulations related to personnel and process safety and installing certified equipment.” This includes the use of presence sensing safety sensors, safety controllers and programmable safety systems.
In protective clothing, the global market is expected to be in the scale of $12 billion by 2027 at 6 percent CAGR from 2020, according to Allied Market Research. It was worth $8.7 billion in 2019. Demand comes not only from the manufacturing sector but also the chemical, oil, gas and construction industries.
Products in this category include PPEs, safety glasses, gloves, helmets and shoes, earplugs or headphones for hearing protection, face shields and reflective vests.
Qingdao HRD Machinery Co. Ltd’s HRD/T101N-2479 is a pair of steel-toe work boots with leather uppers and rubber outsoles. Sizes available are 36 to 45. Color can be customized. Materials used are azo-free, RoHS-compliant and meet EN 71 standards. MOQ is 500 pairs and lead time 25 to 45 days.
The RH-Glove-LFhalf005 from Taian Ruihe Electronic Commerce Co. Ltd is a pair of dipped gloves made of wear-resistant foam latex and nonslip knitted polyester. These gloves are soft, comfortable and breathable, and comes in sizes of 20 to 37cm or S, M and L. Weight is 600 or 700g. Custom designs and logos are accepted. An order of at least 1,000 pairs is required. Lead time is 10 to 45 days.
A European-type safety helmet, Hefei Tingxing Commodity Co. Ltd’s model W-033-01 has an HDPE or ABS shell, soft PP head hood and elastic chin strap, ratchet adjustment buckle and replaceable sweatband. It includes a six-point suspension harness for impact protection. It is available in blue, yellow, orange, green or custom color. For a minimum of 500 pieces, orders are shipped in seven to 10 days.
This water-resistant safety vest from Henan Yongwei Special Equipment Co. Ltd, the YW-23, is made of grid mesh fabric and has reflective fabric strips and squares in fluorescent green or custom color. It is available in S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL and other sizes. Custom logos are silk-screened or heat transfer printed. An order of one set is accepted and has a lead time of three to 15 days.
Model BT510 from Qingdao Porschan Industries Co. Ltd is a pair of low-cut safety shoes with breathable but water-resistant fabric upper, EVA and mesh insole, puncture-resistant steel plate midsole, rubber outsole and anti-smashing steel toecaps. This skid-resistant SBP pair is available in sizes of 36 to 46. MOQ is 200 pairs and lead time 15 to 45 days.
Made of latex, the H1-35-3 from Yangjiang Xingli Rubber Products Co. Ltd is a pair of heavy-duty industrial safety gloves with an unlined lining, and smooth cuffs and grip palms. Length is 35cm or 12in and thickness 30 to 50mil or 0.762 to 1.27mm. Sizes are S, M, L and XL, and weight 150, 180, 190, 220g or as specified. An order for one pair is accepted and shipped in 20 to 30 days.
