3o Trimestre 16 Fal protection solutions designed to optimize workers’ thermal comfort Protección Laboral 88 For obvious reasons, the product policy of Fal Seguridad, from Arnedo (La Rioja - Spain) focuses on comfort of use, an area in which thermal comfort has much to do. “In summer dates that heat intensi es and high temperatures impede comfort at work, especially in the feet, as one of the body parts that accuses more sweating, it is necessary to work with footwear which offer the worker optimal climate comfort and, therefore, greater safety and welfare at their workplace”, remark sources of Fal. The foot ventilation One of the most important points for climate comfort is foot perspiration, since the lack of such perspiration causes the foot to be wet, as well as causing thermal stress. It is therefore very important to choose good materials in footwear: the better the leather is and the lower its nishing level, the bigger the perspiration performance. There is currently much shoe incorporating leather nishing with external coatings that only do clogging of the skin pores, preventing that perspiration with the sole objective of cheapening the product. Footwear maintenance is also important: the user must follow the manufacturer’s instructions and must avoid products that can clog the pores and hinder perspiration. Worker comfort To guarantee foot comfort, Fal has introduced into the work footwear the use of bodies in textile material, thus providing greater breathability, with a consequent increase of lightness, while retaining important features such as resistance to permeation and mechanical stress due to abrasion, traction, etc. “Looking for that worker comfort, Fal Seguridad offers as a novelty its Training reference, a model suitable for all weather due to the high transpiration conferred by the mesh construction. It also includes a Gore-Tex® laminate which is a plus in transpiration, so that provides greater climate comfort, in addition to an optimum impermeability in situations of high temperatures, more frequent because of climate change”, states the Spanish manufacturer. Moreover, Fal adds that “we are taking into account the thermal comfort of the feet when making our safety shoes. For this reason, to the use of Gore-Tex waterproof and breathable membrane, suitable for all climates thanks to its high breathability and excellent water impermeability, it is added the use of materials, as breathable or more than leathers, as the ‘mesh’ textiles and nettings that provide signi cant bene ts without loss of strength properties”. Life line It is the speci c range of Fal Seguridad to optimize thermal comfort, since it consists of especially breathable models, manufactured with split leathers, mesh and different types of Cordura®. -Anti-perforating textile insole, resistant and protective, yet light, exible and comfortable. Both elements, besides lightening the footwear and avoiding fatigue, have no rust problems or allergies; they are more comfortable and even pose advantages in activities with electrical hazards. -Highly breathable footwear that optimizes thermal comfort. -It incorporates the Grip outsole, with high anti-slip coef cient. Formulated with bi-density PU which gives the shoes a great comfort, ergonomics and lightness, added values for workers in the food sector that nd an extremely comfortable footwear, even when they have to spend many hours standing.The two layers of the outsole, a compact one with pronounced pro le to increase the grip and the drainage of the boot, and another of polyurethane foam that enhances the comfort of the users’ feet, avoids the muscular fatigue and vibration, besides absorbing energy in the heel to prevent micro-injuries to the joints and muscles’ harms. Moreover this outsole is resistant to hydrocarbons and cold insulating. In the same segment of breathable footwear we also nd references as Runner and Kyros as well as footwear, that considering gender speci city, is designed especially for women. Fal Seguridad is conclusive in this regard stating that “safety must not be at odds with ergonomics and worker comfort, aspects of paramount importance when working without comfort de cits”. Life is a new range of footwear for professional use made of split leather, Mesh fabric and Cordura, especially breathable. Designed according to the European Standard EN-ISO 20345, with designation symbols S3+SRC+CI. Antistatic properties (ESD) and do not include any metallic parts, since were conceived for people who spend long time working with electrical appliances. Its main features are: -Vincap ultra-light, non-metallic safety toecap that withstands impacts up to 200 joules, equivalent to the vertical fall of a mass of 20 kg from a meter high, and 15kN compression. 55 Updated products