I'm looking to find the best place to get low cost PPE that meet the following criteria:
Class 5 Ear Muffs (29-36 SLC80dB)
Safety Glasses:
Can be worn over prescription glasses
Has Side Shields
Gloves:
Non-slip heavy duty safety gloves
vibration-resistant leather gloves
Breathing Protection:
Needs to be suitable to an Asthmatic whose Asthma is triggered by grass.
vibration-resistant leather gloves
what are those?
Normally leather gloves that have small plastic blocks or extrusions stitched into them with pockets of gel or similar that act to dampen impact and constant vibration.
Yeah, as nocure has said Bunnings is worth a look.
Part of PPE will depend on what you're going to be doing. I've used reasonably expensive glasses and very cheap glasses. As long as they're AS I don't mind getting the cheaper glasses. I personally prefer the contour glasses (Oakley design so to speak) because they're more comfortable when I'm leaning over to take measurements etc. You can get all sorts of brands, DeWalt, Bolle etc; you can pay a fair bit but I find often the cheaper ones are better because I inevitably break or scratch them, if you decide to spend a bit then grab a neck strap because inevitably you're going to put them down and forget where you put them.
Ear protection is one of those degenerative things, rather than eye protection where the impact, pardon the pun, is very direct and immediate, hearing loss creeps up on you. I'd suggest something comfortable that possibly even has a line in, because you're far more likely to wear them that way and I find wearing headphones under earmuffs to be pretty uncomfortable.
Gloves again is something that will depend on what you're doing, for some things, like using a shredder for example, I don't wear gloves because I don't want the possibility of them getting snared. But for most jobs I love Ansell heavy labourer, Bunnings sells them now, they're pricey but amazingly comfortable and versatile, I can still use my iPod or my iPhone when I'm wearing them and I often forget they're on. They don't last forever so I guess that's definitely something to factor in.
I don't have a lot of experience with breathing protection; I've got a standard mask that I use for basic spraying and what not but for anything more serious I reckon you'd definitely be better ask an Industry body what they'd recommend.
hey that's a great answer! completely irrelevant to my needs but i can see that it has a heap of useful info. thanks :)
Oh, sorry. :/
Sad to see that a genuinely complimentary response to your answer is taken as a negative post. I'm not in the market for PPE at all but you were able to give some really useful information that gave reasons as to why you choose the items you do. Anybody who is looking for PPE would have some good background to make an informed choice.
Not everybody on here gets off on flippant sarcasm or negativity.
@ms_caz:
You need to re read your response, I was a little shocked at your choice of words and had too check to see if you were in fact the OP.
completely irrelevant to my needs
Just two words set the tone for the whole comment.
Get a respirator, don't get a dust mask.
Breathing protection really should be specific to the task. A dust mask might suffice for mowing the lawn for someone with a grass allergy, but not really suited to spraying toxic chemicals or volatile paints.
Do what we do, ring around, google around, walk around. If you are on Newstart and needing this gear the JSS may be able to fund you to a degree, and possibly have a store for discounted prices for the rest.
Ask your employer if they have a store discount in place if that is the case too.
If you are not eligible you gotta pay full tote like the rest of the working, but at least with some basic research you should get the best as in suitable gear for your needs at a good price.
Sales do happen and I even scored some good quality clothing PPE at Aldi last week 1/2 price. Shop around.
While you want some PPE, you haven't really stated for protection from what. Some PPE is really specific to a task or only suited to specific hazards.
You might not need class 5 ear muffs for 20 mins of mowing, but highly recommnded for using a chainsaw for example. Personally I prefer to wear ear muffs than use earplugs. While they both have the same level of attenuation. I can easily take them off and hang them around my neck to talk to others and pop them on easily, ear plugs not so much.
Safety glasses you will need to try, to make sure they fit you head and over your glasses effectviely.
I guess that's a subtle hint at what the OP is doing. ;)
Depending on the OPs prescription, any old pair of non prescription safety glasses might suffice for whipper snipping and mowing. You don't need to see a lot of detail to do that.
Basic pair of ear muffs and any old pair of gloves unless it's a business or you are using it all day every day (I suspect OP wouldn't be in a business that causes allergies and buy Aldi equipment to run it either)
Sorry to hijack this, but i thought it might be on topic.
If you just wanted simple ear buds to drown out the sound of noisy kids whilst you slept what earbuds would you need and where’s the best place to buy?
Thanks in advance
Ear muffs. Buds when worn alot can cause ear infections.
Bunnings or your local PPE stores most will sell to the public.