Pienaar Brothers Support Northern Cape Mine Managers Association SHE Day Pienaar Brothers, a leading provider of Personal Protective Equipment, proudly supported the Northern Cape Mine Managers Association (NCMMA) SHE Day on November 2, 2024. This important event brought together mines from the Northern Cape and served as a platform to showcase various safety, health, and environmental (SHE) skills and best practices. Additionally, the event featured a miner's pageant in which Pienaar Brothers dressed the models in tailored safety wear designed specifically for women.
When it comes to protecting the hands, one typically looks at heat, chemicals, and cuts as obvious workplace hazards to defend against. But for those working in cold environments, they know all too well that regulating the hand’s temperature and protecting against numbness, loss of sensation, tingling and cold burns is just as important. That’s where the EN 511:2006 standard comes in.
D59 acid and flame garments are designed to protect wearers against the dangers of sparks, flames, molten metal & acid splashes. This article looks at how to select and care for your D59 garments so that you can achieve the maximum benefit in both protection and longevity.
There are multiple types of workers, such as welders and those working within foundries and kitchens, to name but a few, that are exposed to thermal risks whilst undertaking their daily job and it is therefore imperative that they are protected against the various degrees of the hazards that they face. Whilst other standards within the hand protection category often require an explanation as to how or why a certain test is conducted to achieve a better understanding, EN 407 is a rather straightforward standard. It is comprised of 6 different tests that essentially test the performance of a glove against heat and/or fire risks.
Friday, 21 July 2023 marked an exciting day for the Pienaar Brothers team as we officially opened our first Pietermaritzburg (PMB) branch, expanding our footprint to serve our customers better.
There has been a lot of talk regarding the update to the EN 388 standard and whispers of impending doom should gloves not carry the correct markings by the prescribed deadline of 31 March 2023.
With the support of our key suppliers; BBF Safety Group, DUPONT, Neptun Footwear, Profit Footwear, Rebel Safety Gear, Santon Workwear and UVEX; we welcomed our local customers to share in day of food, drink, spot prizes and celebrations of a distributorship that could service the KZN market with the efficiency and pricing that will support the growth of the region.
