Congratulations to Alex Wilson from Rolls Royce, who has won our free pair of Pro-M plugs in the draw following The Health and Safety Event 2016. He has won a pair of in ear monitors, allowing him to listen to his music with enhanced base and volume in comparison to a standard set of ear phones.
Thank you to all those who entered, try again next time for your chance of winning!
ProtectHear® will be showcasing its products for a second year at the Health and Safety Event in Birmingham, at the NEC on 22nd-24th March 2016. The show last year proved to be a great success, with many exhibitors and visitors alike. Grab yourself a free ticket here.
Attracting a variety of job roles from Engineers to Managing Directors, the event boasts presentations and talks being given continuously through the day, from a range of industries from construction to public sector. The event is organised by Western Business Exhibitions Limited, who do a great job to make it outstanding every year.
ProtectHear® will be exhibiting on Stand K32 and the event we hope you can come and see us on the 22nd-24th March. We provide a quality product, custom moulded earplugs, in addition to SpeakHear® communication systems, plus a support services with leading edge toolbox talks, so that you can educate your employees on the importance of hearing preservation.
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And don’t forget your ticket!
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ProtectHear® industrial ear plugs are used in well known named workplaces such as William Hare, Tata Steel, Alcoa etc. Hearing protection is a must in these types of working areas and ProtectHear® is great for attenuating noises to a safe non-harmful level, whilst still allowing communication. Our product can be worn with all forms of PPE that is required in industrial environments.
We are proud suppliers to William Hare and have been now for 9 years, Jean Collison said “The product protects from factory noise but enables workers to still hear warning bells, which is critical. Although background noise is reduced, speech can still be heard, which is extremely useful.”Ears can breathe healthily with our product and ProtectHear® is the step in the right direction to prevent Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL). ProtectHear® has a five year lifespan, and the savings made in comparison to disposables are significant.
The two main types of ear plugs we offer are a vented 29 SNR and a solid 31 SNR (Single Noise Rating). The 29 SNR allows users to communicate whilst working. Whereas the 31 SNR has an added level of protection for higher levels of noise. Which might be required from some industrial earplugs. Jean also mentioned how we promote not just the product but the education into businesses. “They also go the extra mile by helping us promote a sensible health and safety culture internally; they have been involved in some very helpful toolbox talks which clearly state the benefits of the product to our employees when it comes to hearing protection”.
Tata Steel have been provided with our ear plugs since 2000. Starting off at the Scunthorpe site, before expanding throughout the group. We have been dealing with Alcoa now for over 4 years. Building foundations at Birmingham before implementing throughout the Company.
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ProtectHear® are proud to supply custom earplugs to many industries in diverse sectors, ranging from food and drink to oil and energy, and serving clients such as Network Rail, Tata Steel, Heinz, Eon. We pride ourselves on manufacturing best of breed quality custom ear plugs, an excellent level of service, in addition to educating customers on the importance hearing protection.
Imperial Tobacco Group Plc is the world’s fourth-largest international cigarette company measured by market, and the world’s largest producer of cigars, fine-cut tobacco and tobacco papers. It has 51 factories worldwide and its products are sold in over 160 countries. Imperial Tobacco has many brands made in their factories such as Davidoff, L&B, JPS etc. The company are using ProtectHear® in their factory based in Nottingham and we have been supplying Imperial Tobacco for over 8 years.
David Barber, their Occupational Health Advisor said: “About 500 of our employees use the product on the shop floor which is a fairly noisy environment. ProtectHear® are very easy to fit and to use. They are durable and the fact that they are personally moulded adds to the engagement of the employee which is key in occupational health. The customer service from ProtectHear® is excellent”.
Initially Imperial Tobacco had a ‘Try Before you Buy‘ in 2008, which helped them reached their decision of implementing ProtectHear® throughout the whole factory. With a lifespan of 5 years our product was the best option when compared to disposables – not only for cost savings but also for employee health. As David mentioned, the fact that they are personal provides an enhanced sense of ownership to the employee, providing them with a new innovative product that they can call their own.
Check out the Events that ProtectHear® will be attending this year to find out more.
Stamp out claims of NIHL with ProtectHear®.
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) is also known as industrial deafness. This can be caused by being exposed to an excessive amount of noise, resulting in cases of NIHL. Hearing damage from NIHL is irreversible, so it is important that everyone is educated about their hearing and are aware of the impact it can have. Many production/engineering firms commonly have noise issues.
If employees are exposed to 80 db in the workplace this is a lower exposure level and is optional to have hearing protection put in place. At 85 dB and over mandatory hearing protection must be implemented, to protect employees hearing health and also employers from present and future claims of NIHL. Adequate hearing protection must be put in place or the noise must be lowered at source of machines or process.
There are a few types of hearing protection that could be considered such as disposables, ear defenders and custom moulded earplugs. At ProtectHear® we don’t just offer a product, we offer our service and most importantly proper education. We are committed to making sure all our customers are happy with both the product and their knowledge on hearing preservation. The design of our custom moulded earplugs allows noise to pass at an attenuated level, blocking out all the harmful noise, yet still allowing conversation and warnings to be heard.
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We are pleased to feature in The Rail Professional Yearbook this year and hope we will make interesting reading for the many industry professionals, who make the railway what it is today.
A snippet is below – you can scroll down for a link to the full article which is printable or viewable on line.
We have supplied the rail industry for 8 years now, being the only approved supplier of custom moulded earplugs for Network Rail. The article mentions our ‘Try before you buy’ process; this is a great way for companies to test the product for an 8 week period, with no commitment to buy, and enjoy the experience of our top class support and service that we are known for in the industry.
Our product allows noise to come through at a safe attenuated level, allowing the user to hear conversation and warnings. This is great for track safety, providing a better protection in all areas in comparison to ear defenders and disposables.
We also delve in to NIHL (Noise-induced hearing loss). NIHL is a topic forever discussed, and we make it clear that it is important to get the point across to management teams as well as workers. The importance of hearing cannot be underestimated and our mission is to reinforce that with a quality solution that works on many levels.
Our article is featured in pages 114-115, and you can read the full article about custom moulded earplugs .
