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On the occasion of A+A 2009, Sperian announces the launch of 13 new products

2009-11-23

  Sperian Protection will participate in A+A 2009, the international fair trade dedicated to safety, security and health at work and held in Düsseldorf, Germany from November 3 to November 6, 2009. Present in this Trade Fair since 1975, Sperian will display for the first time 13 new innovative products that will help the firm to consolidate its leadership on the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) market.

Over the past 50 years, Sperian has been constantly willing to develop its own PPE offer through the design of equipments combining state-of-the-art technology with comfort and ergonomics. The participation of Sperian in the A+A fair trade is the symbol of this vocation. On this occasion, the group will unveil the launch of 13 news solutions for head (eye, hearing, respiratory, gas detection) and body protection (clothing, gloves, safety shoes, fall protection). Innovative interactive tools will provide visitors with information about Sperian’s exhibited new products.

The new products will be displayed on a modern 240-square-meter stand where visitors will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the representatives of the firm. Interactive tools will be divided into three different spaces, each of them being dedicated to one of the key sectors of PPE users (building industry, oil and gas industry and all of the working environments related to energy production, telecommunications and transportation.) Visitors will also have the opportunity to attend and participate in demonstrations of fall protection equipment in use.

Sperian will also dedicate a part of its exhibition space to pandemic prevention. The acceleration of this phenomenon, due to the globalization of exchanges and the circulation of people, can dramatically affect businesses and their competitiveness. A simulator will show how viruses spread and explain the direct impact they have on the organization of an industrial site.

Finally, Brad Witt, an audiologist and director of the “Hearing Conservation” service at Sperian Hearing Protection in the U.S will participate in a conference on November 4, 2009.  During this conference entitled “Hearing protection efficiency in real life”, Brad Witt will present two new methods to determine if a worker is actually protected from any kind of excessive noise that could damage his/her hearing health. These methods consist in testing the wearing of earplugs and an in-ear dosimeter at workplace. Brad Witt will also answer the following question: “Which degree of protection actually applies to workers in real life?” using the results of a study he recently conducted with a hundred workers.