PROTEGA:
The lightest and safest helmet for industry
The industrial sector, due to the nature of
its work, is positioned in the highest accident rates in the labor field. And
construction is usually at the highest level in this ranking.
According to data
from the United States Department of Labor, 5,333 workers died in work activity during
2019 and approximately 20% of these losses occurred in the construction sector,
that is, 1 in 5.
Some other sectors such as mining and
extraction of both oil and gas, present a prevalence of hearing loss of 24% and 14%
respectively.
In fact 24% of the hearing difficulty among
U.S. workers is caused by occupational
exposure. About 8% of the U.S working population has tinnitus (ringing in the
ears) and 4% has both hearing difficulty and tinnitus. What causes Occupational
Hearing Loss (OHL)?. OHL can occur when
workers are exposed to loud noise or
toxic chemicals.
The good news is that most of these workplace
injuries can be avoided only if PPE is appropriate.
In this case at the worksite employers must
given to your employees the Helmet and earplugs, whose no find earmuff
comfortable to wear at some work sites and when given earplugs they has often
lost them throughout the course of an 8
hour workday. Therefore workers often do not use hearing protection. “They
prefer to pay the price for their discomfort, because it is their easiest way
out” with serious consequences to your
health.
The 3M company, recently received a millionarie class action lawsuit from U.S veterans.
They allegedly used faulty dual -use hearing
protection. That is unlikely, the reality is that “they usually never find
their hearing protection when they require”. Therefore, in many cases they use
weapons without adequate hearing protection.
That is why the use of safety equipment is
extremely important for both the worker and the employer. However, my product
PROTEGA is the problem solved. The
worker keeps the protection of his head and ears always available, preserve both health and life and the company
due to the compensation incurred for any type of incident.
Helmets and ear plugs are of the most important
elements PPE that the employer must provide to the worker,
due to the risks that the latter runs of being impacted by falls, flying
objects , high noise levels or electric shocks during the exercise of their
work activity.
What is PROTEGA?
It is a versatile safety solution for workers in the industrial sector and especially for the construction area.
It is made up of a helmet, protectors for both ears and a lamp that reduce incidents or accidents to the head and ears, as well as other impacts due to lack of visibility.
This aesthetically designed helmet complies
with the safety regulations established for the industry. It has protectors for
both ears that screw or adjust to the helmet to prevent them from getting lost
or dirty during the work day.
OSHA 29CFR 1910.95 recommends three types of
hearing protection. They are foam earplugs, earmuffs, and silicone earplugs,
but the latter are the most suitable because they adapt easily to the ear, have
greater durability, and are reusable.
How did PROTEGA come about?
In 2012, its creator, Macario Sánchez, worked
for the construction company Yates, in Biloxi, Mississippi. A task was
entrusted to him, breaking a piece of concrete in an enclosed space.
The tool, a gas saw recognized in the industry
for causing a high level of noise. The consequence of not having taken the
proper precautions for the use of hearing protection was a picture of Tinnitus
or Tinnitus.
From that moment on, Sánchez took it upon
himself to take more measures to protect his hearing. However, the existing
protection was uncomfortable because the ear muffs are heavy and annoying due
to overheating or sweating of the ears.
At the time he observed that silicone ear
plugs are the best, but they are easily lost and exposed to dirt as well as all
kinds of contaminants.
This is how the way to provide protection from
multiple angles in a single accessory, all integrated, was questioned.
Characteristics
Among the characteristic elements of PROTEGA are:
●
It has two washable ear protectors
and two capsules that house the earplugs. These allow them to be permanently
held in a hygienic way.
●
Made of reinforced plastic, so it
guarantees maximum protection on the head.
●
It is light, so it does not add
greater weight to the mass of the worker.
●
Inside it has a set of grooves
that fix the ear protectors to the helmet, which prevents them from falling off
when you are not using them.
●
In its front part it has a
rechargeable LED lamp that provides the greatest visibility in work spaces with
low or no lighting.
●
Its accessories are
interchangeable.
PROTEGA: The lightest and safest helmet for industry
The industrial sector, due to the nature of its work, is positioned in the highest accident rates in the labor field. And construction is usually at the highest level in this ranking.
According to data from the United States Department of Labor, 5,333 workers died in work activity during 2019 and approximately 20% of these losses occurred in the construction sector, that is, 1 in 5.
Some other sectors such as mining and extraction of both oil and gas, present a prevalence of hearing loss of 24% and 14% respectively.
In fact 24% of the hearing difficulty among
U.S. workers is caused by occupational
exposures. About 8% of the U.S working population has tinnitus (ringing in the
ears) and 4% has both hearing difficulty and tinnitus. What causes Occupational
Hearing Loss (OHL)?. OHL can occur when
workers are exposed to loud noise or
toxic chemicals.
The good news is that most of these workplace injuries can be avoided only if PPE is appropiate.
In this case at the worksite employers must
give to your employees the Helmet and earplugs, whose no find earmuff
comfortable to wear at some worksites and when given earplugs they has often
lost them throughout the course of an 8-hour workday. Therefore workers often do not use hearing protection. “They
prefer to pay the price for their discomfort because it is their easiest way
out” with serious consequences to your
health.
The 3M company, recently received a millionaire class-action lawsuit from U.S veterans.
They allegedly used faulty dual-use hearing
protection. That is unlikely, the reality is that “they usually never find
their hearing protection when they require”. Therefore, in many cases they use
weapons without adequate hearing protection.
That is why the use of safety equipment is extremely important for both the worker and the employer. However, my product PROTEGA is the problem solved. The worker keeps the protection of his head and ears always available, preserving both health and life and the company due to the compensation incurred for any type of incident.
Helmets and earplugs are of the most important
elements PPE that the employer must provide to the worker,
due to the risks that the latter runs of being impacted by falls, flying
objects, high noise levels or electric shocks during the exercise of their
work activity.
It is a versatile safety solution for workers
in the industrial sector and especially for the construction area.
It is made up of a helmet, protectors for both ears, and a lamp that reduce incidents or accidents to the head and ears, as well as other impacts due to lack of visibility.
This aesthetically designed helmet complies with the safety regulations established for the industry. It has protectors for both ears that screw or adjust to the helmet to prevent them from getting lost or dirty during the workday.
OSHA 29CFR 1910.95 recommends three types of hearing protection. They are foam earplugs, earmuffs, and silicone earplugs, but the latter are the most suitable because they adapt easily to the ear, have greater durability, and are reusable.
In 2012, its creator, Macario Sánchez, worked
for the construction company Yates, in Biloxi, Mississippi. A task was
entrusted to him, breaking a piece of concrete in an enclosed space.
The tool, a gas saw recognized in the industry
for causing a high level of noise. The consequence of not having taken the
proper precautions for the use of hearing protection was a picture of Tinnitus
or Tinnitus.
From that moment on, Sánchez took it upon himself to take more measures to protect his hearing. However, the existing protection was uncomfortable because the earmuffs are heavy and annoying due to overheating or sweating of the ears.
At the time he observed that silicone earplugs are the best, but they are easily lost and exposed to dirt as well as all kinds of contaminants.
This is how the way to provide protection from multiple angles in a single accessory, all integrated, was questioned.
Characteristics
Among the characteristic elements of PROTEGA are:
●
It has two washable ear protectors
and two capsules that house the earplugs. These allow them to be permanently
held in a hygienic way.
●
Made of reinforced plastic, so it
guarantees maximum protection on the head.
●
It is light, so it does not add
greater weight to the mass of the worker.
●
Inside it has a set of grooves
that fix the ear protectors to the helmet, which prevents them from falling off
when you are not using them.
●
In its front part, it has a
rechargeable LED lamp that provides the greatest visibility in workspaces with
low or no lighting.
●
Its accessories are
interchangeable.
