PPE Must Provide A Thermal Comfort Advantage So Employees Want To Wear It


Employers Can No Longer Afford to Let PPE be a Burden

 

 

In a recent study, Kimberly Clark found that one of the most commonly cited reasons for not wearing PPE was "too hot".  Fully 87% of respondents at the ASSE National Safety Congress 2007 said "they had observed workers failing to wear PPE when they should have been" (ASSE Journal, February 2008). Furthermore, the General Duty section of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires that employers provide their workers with employment and a place of employment that are free from recognized hazards that have caused or are likely to cause death or serious injury.

 

 

GelCool Systems products allow employers to improve compliance at all levels while making their employees more comfortable.  Employees who are in poor physical condition as well as those in good condition should be protected from thermal extremes.  In the summer they need every form of protection from heat stress available, including hard hat coolers (gel packs):

 

  • Protect Health - Heat illness is preventable and treatable before it is life threatening.
  • Improve Safety - Any heat stress can impair decision-making and coordination.
  • Increase Productivity - People work slower and less efficiently when they are suffering from heat stress.
  • Reduce Workman's Comp and Sick Days: Even the mildest forms of heat illness can cause related illnesses.
  • Improve Employee Satisfaction: Personnel are much more comfortable in hot and cold environments with GelCool gel packs, and more likely to wear their hard hat when they should be wearing it.
  • Utility workers, road workers, construction workers, factory workers, sprinkler system installers, attic workers: all need thermal protection.

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    GelCool: The Cornerstone of a Thermal Safety Program

     

    Reduce risk and protect your number one asset, your employees.  Since most of your company's experience-base often resides in your older workers (who are more susceptible to heat illnesses), it is critical to protect their health.  With baby-boomers retiring now, retaining skilled, dependable personnel is key.  GelCool Systems help protect your most important workers.  Also, with workplace insurance costs constantly on the rise, you can help reduce your exposure to workman's compensation and worker-initiated legal actions by having an active Thermal Safety Program in place (such as the use of GelCool Systems hard hat cooling gel packs).  Hardhat cooling provides a real incentive to wear PPE.

     

    Our system uses GelCool™ gel packs.  These gel packs are worn in the upper helmet and keep your personnel significantly warmer or cooler in the most challenging temperature environments.  GelCool™ gel packs are worn from the beginning of the exposure to the extreme temperatures.  Our core design principal is to maintain the approved fit and alignment of the hard hat.  Our patent-pending self-sizing gel pack fits all hard hats.  Our warmer/coolers are portable, highly durable, and work on both 12v and 110v power sources.  They are ruggedized for use on work vehicles.

    We use a shielding system that graduates the thermal flow over a long period of time, avoiding potential discomfort from too much immediate warming or cooling and providing a more uniform, lasting temperature.  Our GelCool™ gel packs provide immediate, on-demand, long-duration warming or cooling.  GelCool is the active hard hat cooling solution.

     

    To Purchase Gel Packs Only Click on One of the Following Links (Use Your Own Freezer to Cool the Packs):

     

    2 Gel Packs; 40 Gel Packs; 100 Gel Packs

     

    Or visit our online store to view complete systems.

     

     


    All Employers are Looking for Ways to Ensure They Have the Safest, Most Satisfied, and Most Productive Employees

    Personnel who would benefit from GelCool System's solutions include: factory workers; utility technicians; road workers; construction workers; miners; firefighters; aviation ground crew and many more.   Click here to download our Hard Hat Overview PDF.

     

     

     

     

    Important Note

    The use of GelCool Systems Cooling Products is Only One Part of An Overall Heat Safety Program Which Must Include Proper Hydration.  Please Read Our Entire Disclaimer.

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    GelCool Gel Pack for MSA, Omega, XLR8, and
    Bullard Safety Helmets

     

     

    Insertion over the hard hat's suspension webbing
    takes about 2 seconds.  Removal is the same.
    The hard hat's fit and suspension are maintained.


    The GelCool Gel Pack, A Heavy Duty Thermal Appliance
    GelCool Systems gel packs are professional-grade thermal appliances, designed for the level of reliability and safety required by professional users.  All of our products have undergone thorough and rigorous laboratory testing to ensure their predictable and quantifiable performance.  Special fleet pricing is available for very large organizations.

    Click here to download our Corporate Thermal Safety Program power point presentation.

    For more information you may email us at info@gelcool.com or proceed to our online store.

     

     

     

     

    GelCool Systems Portable 12v/110v/220-240v Warmer/Coolers