| Work wear has come a long way in the past | | | | Inventive product: Led light hat |
| decade. We've moved from bulky, sometimes | | | | Remember the old-style miner's hat with |
| painful leather belts to new elastic alternatives; the | | | | enormous spotlights attached to the front? They |
| older style tool belts with fixed attachment points | | | | are a relic nowadays - there are slick baseball |
| have been replaced with more ergonomic | | | | style caps available that incorporate LED lights into |
| alternatives like tool vests; three quarter work | | | | the brim of the cap that are barely noticeable in |
| pants are now available where the alternatives | | | | normal use. |
| used to be short-shorts or long pants... and that | | | | Inventive Product: Elastic belt |
| was all! Today we are looking at how new | | | | Materials technology has evolved in leaps and |
| developments in the workwear arena are | | | | bounds from the time when your socks used to |
| ultimately adding to quality of life for tradespeople | | | | start falling down after three washes! Elastic belts |
| - allowing you to get your work done faster and | | | | must be tried to be understood - the improved |
| more safely, and come home feeling healthier and | | | | comfort comes without any sacrifice in durability. |
| more energetic. | | | | Inventive Product: Ergo belt |
| Inventive product: Tool Vest | | | | Once upon a time you might have hung tool |
| Distributing the weight of tools over your | | | | pouches from an ordinary leather belt. Nowadays |
| shoulders rather than your hips makes good | | | | tool bets are made of strong yet light and |
| physical sense - but new generation tool vests go | | | | breathable materials like Cordura, with padding and |
| beyond the simple idea of moving tool garments | | | | multiple attachment points to help distribute |
| upwards. In new generation tool vests, you'll find | | | | weight in the most comfortable possible way. If |
| features like: | | | | you want to come home feeling almost the same |
| * Sturdy mesh sections for ventilation and | | | | as when you left, advancements like the Ergo |
| durability | | | | Belt are a must. |
| * Pockets for phones, pens, notepads etc as well | | | | Inventive Product: Tool belts with shoulder straps |
| as tools | | | | If you prefer the accessibility and ease of use |
| * Double Velcro attachments for tool pouches | | | | that tool belts provide, shoulder straps are a new |
| and holster pockets | | | | invention in the work gear arena to help make |
| * Expander sections to make wearing over winter | | | | them more ergonomically sound. |
| clothes possible | | | | Inventive Product: Holster Pocket Pants with |
| Back treatment costs can run into the thousands, | | | | kneepad pockets and Velcro tool holders |
| with continual back treatment also costing | | | | Work pants have moved light years ahead in |
| thousands, let alone sick leave and low morale for | | | | recent times, with advancements like: |
| the employee effected and his co-workers seeing | | | | * Super lightweight fabric (as low as 5.6oz) that |
| the potential results of their efforts. The small | | | | maintains durability and rip resistance |
| investment of a tool vest compared to the costs | | | | * Holster pockets with separate compartments |
| of not having the right equipment is money very | | | | * Work kneepad pockets in the front |
| well spent. | | | | * Velcro attachments for tool pouches and |
| Inventive Product: Kneepad work pants | | | | hammer holders |
| The annoyance of putting kneepads on under | | | | Inventive Product: ¾ pants with kneepad |
| ordinary work pants used to mean that most | | | | pockets and Velcro tool holders |
| tradespeople simply didn't bother - and lived with | | | | Almost the same level of sun protection, but |
| the consequences to their knees over time. New | | | | greatly improved breathability - workwear |
| generation work pants have kneepad pockets | | | | manufacturers 10 years ago didn't even consider |
| built in, and work kneepads that are specially | | | | ¾ pants for men. Now the stereotypes have |
| designed to fit in them. The cost of necessary | | | | been broken down to allow hugely improved |
| corrective surgery on knees can run into | | | | comfort. |
| thousands of dollars to the employer, and if | | | | Inventive Product: Work shorts with Holster |
| continual treatment is needed around which could | | | | Pockets and Velcro tool holders |
| cost thousands more, let alone the cost of sick | | | | Work shorts aren't just a way to cover your |
| leave and low morale for the worker and | | | | neon-globe legs any more - now they can work |
| probably his co-workers, could add upto | | | | as hard as you do, utilizing inbuilt holster pockets |
| thousands more per year. Choosing not invest in | | | | and Velcro attachments for tool pouches, |
| work kneepads and an easy system for using | | | | hammer holders, etc. |
| them could end up being quite risky. | | | | |