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The fire heat bounces off them

Safer and more convenient: The volunteer fire brigade Steinenbronn has bought new operational safety clothing. A uniform costs 1000 euros.

Stefan Turata wears his fire uniform for more than ten years. And the missions have left their mark. The reflective tapes are already dissolving. “The first broken,” says the commander of the volunteer fire Steinenbronn. Also, the fabric is frayed in some places. But the new uniforms for him and his comrades are already in sight. They are stored in boxes in a corner of the guard’s lounge. A new uniform costs 1000 euros. Overall, the new operational clothing for the assets of the weir with 55 000 euros to book.

Quickly available

Turata’s colleague, second deputy commander Sven Horvath, is already wearing new clothes to show what’s different. “We ordered them in sand colors because they are more visible,” says Horvath. The firefighters carry them always in operations, not only in fires but also when they help after traffic accidents. Another advantage of the new uniform is that it belongs to the standard program of the manufacturer. “That way, uniforms can be delivered to more members faster than if the company has to wait until they have enough jobs in orange.”

Horvath opens his new jacket. “She has an air cushion in here, which absorbs the heat during a fire,” he says. Before the firefighters ordered the new uniforms, some of them tested it. “We also paid attention to the wearing comfort,” says Horvath. Because when deployed they would have to concentrate entirely on their work. The pants are high cut, have wide straps and are partly reinforced. “Because we often work on our knees,” says Horvath. Compared to former uniforms and helmets, the forces would have to adapt. “They’re so close now that we do not feel the heat in a fire,” says Horvath.

Heat not noticeable

Soon, all his colleagues will get the volunteer fire department the new operational clothing. “We just have to sort them out and provide them with the personnel number. Then we can swap them for the old ones. “The fact that these are now worn out after more than ten years also has to do with the operations of the armed forces. “After every fire, we have to wash them because of the toxins,” says Sven Horvath. Previously, they were less often washed to save the material.

Canyon presents musical Ultimate CF SLX Kraftwerk

A collaboration between Canyon and the German music group Kraftwerk sounds like music to us. Together they designed the extremely limited Ultimate CF SLX Kraftwerk of which only 21 pieces are made.

The Tour-start in Düsseldorf brings a lot of things to our German friends. Tony Martin is focused on getting a yellow jersey in his own country, but the music world is also getting involved in the Tour circus. In honor of his contribution to music history, Kraftwerk gets its own bicycle design at Canyon. The artwork is based on the distinct sounds that Kraftwerk produces and with which it opened the door for many other artists.

PERSONAL MEMORIES

For Roman Arnold, founder, and CEO of Canyon, this collaboration is very personal. “My memories of parties in the cellars of friends as a teenager are dominated by the numbers of Kraftwerk,” he says. “The band has a special and unique connection with bikes. Everything they do and their music inspired our work at Canyon in many different ways. It is very special for us to be able to honor Kraftwerk in such an appropriate way with these beautiful bikes.”

SEVEN HOUR HANDWORK PER FRAME

The Ultimate CF SLX Kraftwerk is designed with the focus on performing in style. It consists of a frameset that has already won large rounds, combined with the wireless eTap group of Sram and Zipp 303 Firecrest wheels. The handmade piece of art is inspired by the famous live performances, the technical qualities of the band and his visionary approach to music. The geometric pattern that Ralf Hütter of Kraftwerk co-designed is said to be one of the most complex designs that the Canyon Design Team has ever used. Each reflective strip is cut to size and then applied manually with great precision. This complicated process takes no less than seven hours per frameset.

TOUR DE FRANCE-ALBUM

Düsseldorf is also the city where Kraftwerk first made its name in the legendary Kling Klang Studios. After that, the band of co-founder Ralf Hütter became more famous and even made an album about cycling. Hütter had been obsessed with the Tour de France for a long time, so the band released their ‘Tour de France soundtracks’ album in 2003. That obsession also formed the basis for the collaboration with Canyon.

BOOK YOUR COPY

Can’t stop drooling when you look at the Ultimate CF SLX Kraftwerk? Then be there on Monday, July 3 from 12 noon as the chickens to claim your copy. For that, you have to go to the website of Canyon and keep 10,000 euros free. Every owner receives his bike in a specially designed Canyon Bike Guard, in which you will also find a special package that celebrates this collaboration.

TONY “KRAFTWORK” MARTIN

In addition to the 21 limited cars that will be available to consumers, world champion Tony Martin will also complete the opening time trial with the special Speedmax CF SLX in an iconic Kraftwerk jacket. Who knows maybe the reflective tapes will help him to flash to the first leader’s jersey in the Tour. You can clearly see and read that he is keen on winning!

“A dangerous cyclist on the way to work”

On Thursday, you could meet the mayor Krzysztof Kaminski and the head of the road to Savoir Suisse, giving the cyclists reflective vests. A joint police and city hall called “Safe cyclist on the way to work” covered 50 people.

Between 6 and 8, the road police officers focused their activities in those regions, in the morning the most cyclists who commute to work on two-wheeled vehicles appear – informs Ursula, spokesperson of the KPP. – We encourage you to wear hi vis vests, not only in the evening but always on the road. To a large extent, the vest which has reflective tapes on it can increase the visibility of the cyclist, and thus his safety on the road.

It is worth noting that the reflective vest does not release from the obligation of proper lighting and bicycle equipment.

From year to year, cyclists from Lodz have more and more communication routes designed for them, which increase their safety – says Savoir Suisse, head of the Road Traffic Department of the CPP. – I remind drivers of cars that parking on bicycle lanes threatens to receive a 100-zloty ticket and 1 penalty point.

Pedestrians without reflective elements at night will be fined

People who go out in the dark or fog, that is to say, in low visibility, as pedestrians on the road between two villages, will face a fine of up to two and a half thousand crowns if they do not have reflective tapes on their clothes. It plans an amendment to the Act on Road Traffic, which was approved by the government.

“I’m not a great supporter of repressive intervention. We should explain to pedestrians that this is for their safety, but our legislators have persuaded me that there is a need to sanction. “Transport Minister Dan Wok said the YO movement.

Sanctions in the law, which will now be judged by MPs, are proposed from 1,500 to 2,500 crowns. “I hope it will be as little as possible that people will also understand that they need to be seen when they go by night through an unlit road between two villages where the driver has no chance of seeing them. It is very dangerous. “the Transport Minister explained.

His office originally wanted it to be valid even within the municipalities, but the government’s legislative council was exempt from the proposed amendment.

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The law will also be a new duty to clean the vehicle from ice. “The situation when the truck gets out and the water freezes during the pause will start and a huge piece of ice falls on the car after it is very dangerous. Or when someone is in the mountains for a week, he does not want to get his car up and he thinks it’s going down when he goes, which puts the other road users at risk. These are the things that deserve a solution. “he said,” What will the law do? ”

The draft also gives the traffic police the power to detain the driver of the vehicle registration certificate due to the poor technical state of the car.

Work in coal mines is now safer

Ostrava – OKD Mining Company has issued an up-to-date report, according to which preventive measures, such as wear safety clothing which sewn-on high light reflective tapes, have been strengthened to reduce the number of industrial accidents in coal mining.

According to OKD spokesman Cobol, this year, 25 percent of injuries were less than in the same period of last year. While last year there were 256 injuries, this year only 190. It was not just OKD employees but also other companies working in mining. Fatal accidents were last year, three this year, from the supply companies.

“The extraordinary emphasis of OKD’s management on prevention and billion-dollar investment in new mining technologies and protective equipment brings its fruit. In the first nine months of this year, the number of registered injuries of OKD employees and workers in supplier organizations decreased by 25 percent year-on-year. The crash rate dropped by about 27 percent to 8.08. The most common cause of injuries is long-term poorly or poorly estimated risk or violation of work discipline. That is why we are trying to intimidate even more people that they are responsible for the health of their own and their colleagues underground. “Cobol said.

OKD has calculated from long-term statistics that the riskiest month is September. This month, she announced a month of work safety.

Significant reductions in industrial accidents are attributed to billions of investment in modern technologies that reduce the proportion of direct labor and the introduction of new protective equipment. Employees are also encouraged to avoid workplace accidents. Among other things, they compete for a car.

“Work safety at OKD definitely influenced the completion of the modernization of mining technologies, to which we have invested about 9 billion crowns since 2008. At the same time, it was a complete replacement of the protective and technical aid of miners for more than 0.5 billion crowns, which were the largest modern investment in this field within all Czech companies. Employees were given new work shoes, scarves, self-rescuers, personal flashlights, shirts and trinkets with reflective materials, dangerous gas detectors, and other tools and equipment. In addition to the car competition, the best teams of ten thousand dollars earn in the competition for a safe workplace. “added Cobol.

Reflective elements to buy in drugstores or pumps

Just a few months ago, a campaign was launched in which the police gave out reflexive accessories. From Saturday, however, it is compulsory to wear reflective vests outside the village on the unlit roads. “Yes, we have been seeing an increased interest in these reflective elements for a long time now, and it will surely be even bigger now,” Dagmar. “The biggest interest is for jacket ribbons and what can be glued, “she said.

Salesman Dagmar presents some reflective materials. Not only in drugstores can people buy these accessories, but also at petrol stations. “Now people are buying a lot as the amendment came out,” confirmed Tank Ono employee in Plane and Lunacy, which has sold all sorts of products sold to CS Benzene and needs to be negotiated, and the necessary equipment is also available in shops with sports equipment, in cycle shops, in outdoor goods stores or in stationery.

Police officer Skolt advised us to search for mandatory reflex equipment in the automotive or bicycle shop on TGM. He knew with certainty that they had to tape tapes. Other places did not attack him. The chief police officer of Vessel and Lunacy also listed several places, such as a shop and a bicycle repair shop or work equipment in the square.

“We are now going to see if people are getting enough labeling, but we do not want to punish them immediately, rather we will get acquainted with the new law,” said Viet.

Lukas Kuaka, Mayor of Alcove near Vessel and Lunacy, will take up the new role in the assembly. “We do not sell any reflective tapes anywhere in Lvov,” the mayor realized, and there is a real situation where people are going to go home in the dark over the unlit roads. “I have to look somewhere on the Internet, what and who did not think, “the mayor said, not imagining that they would open a store with such goods in the village. Lvov is a small village with 94 inhabitants, but with extensive tourism. This is a popular chat area with more than 70 recreational facilities.

“We will give our deputies an evening of heads together and we have to think of something, we will be doing this problem, thank you for the warning,” summed Lukas Kuaka.

Unmarked cyclist in the dark is suicide

Being on the bike in the dark and at night driving at least with the blinkers (front white, red), it is clear to everyone. Experts, however, increasingly emphasize that only blinkers are not enough. The best visibility of a cyclist should be supported by a distinctive reflective dress or at least a variety of reflective materials.

This is also the case at the beginning of spring when we are happy to go on a bike, but it is still dimming relatively soon.

In our little test, we tried to compare different types of clothing and enlightenment of the cyclist. We shot the camera from the car as it is in the dark and at night it can be seen from a passenger car one who drives in dark clothes without any reflective warning. We compared him to a cyclist who switched on the rear flashing light and the other who took the reflective tapes on his left hand and leg. The last photos include a biker who invested in high-quality “shining” outfits, such as reflective vests, sleeves, trousers, and leggings.

You see a clear difference in your photos. Even more eloquent is a video. In any case, it has been confirmed that the better the gear and night gear the cyclist has, the safer the ride. We are sure to recommend the front and rear blinkers with the most outstanding lighting elements.

The test proved to be excellent, though not a cheap option for driving in the dark and dark, with a set of complementary reflective clothing: a padded vest, sleeves, trousers, and trousers, or a reflective cap under the helmet. We were most surprised at how bright and functional the shining sleeves were on. Everything that moves and is sufficiently illuminated and distinct, increases the visibility of cyclists and therefore safe.

By the way, said a set of thermal reflective accessories has another advantage. The cyclist is warm at the same time as the evening cools down. Not to mention that the little pieces fit well into a small backpack. Reflective bikes or at least clothing with reflective tapes are now available to the absolute majority of well-known cyclists.

Reflective elements protect pedestrian life

Traffic policemen focused on the pedestrians in the early morning and evening hours during the Wednesday traffic safety event, whether they are sufficiently visible for the drivers.

According to the head of the Hradec Traffic Police Service, Karle Kati checked a total of 110 pedestrians, of which only eight did not have reflective tapes. “But it was in the illuminated sections,” he added, adding that one pedestrian had been handed over to the administrative proceedings.

“There are pedestrians who know about the obligation to have reflective elements, but they do not wear them when they do not have to. We have now given out 1100 reflective tapes, 150 bags, 20 reflective bikes for motorcyclists and 200 orange vests for the driver. Reflective vests can be used by cyclists and pedestrians. “said Charles Kati.

Police officers also stopped in Hradec one pedestrian who had earphones in his ears and did not respond to their call. “Earphones with loud music are a problem. The pedestrian does not hear the approaching car, he does not know what is happening in the neighborhood and is easy to become an accident victim, “says Charles Kati.

According to road safety experts, at night the driver will see pedestrians with a reflective element at a distance of two hundred meters. At a speed of 75km / h, the driver needs at least 1.5 seconds to be aware of the danger and to react. In that time, it will be 31 meters. And before he starts his own evasive maneuver, he will leave the pedestrian track more than 150 meters away. This requires a driver of about 200 meters, which is the distance a pedestrian can see a reflective element. It follows that a person moving in the dark in dark clothes does not give a very good chance to safely carry out the avoidance maneuver. Therefore, at present, not only cyclists need to be illuminated and marked at night, but also the responsibility to keep themselves in a low visibility and out of the village, pedestrians also have reflexive features.

Although pedestrians do not have reflective elements in the city, the police have appealed to everyone who went to Hradec on the sidewalk around Kassel’s sawmill to wear reflexive elements which made of reflective materials everywhere and to distribute them at once. For example, Napa Vaclav ova had a flashlight, but in her bag. She explained that she did not go to herself at night alone, but as a driver she recognized that pedestrians should be clearly visible in the dark.

“Autumn and winter, when the day is shorter and wilderness is getting worse, is extremely demanding for the driver’s attention. On a slippery surface, it will not stop as fast as dry roads. Pedestrians and cyclists should be aware of this and stick to the principle of being seen. “said police spokesman Hanna Miller.

Her words were added by the head of the Hradec Traffic Police: “Drivers must expect that weather conditions may change rapidly. Where they can safely pass through the ninety-one, they can be dangerous sixty. It can drizzle the water from the cars transporting the word fish. It will also make wet mud. “

Winter clothes from Craft will brighten and warm you up

Do you run every day to work and work, or do you have time for training in the evenings? To keep you out of the cold and to be seen from afar, Brilliant shine from Craft.

Running all year without a break is no honey. From this point of view, the winter period is critical, with the arrival of two enemy enemies – cold and dark. These two factors can completely decimate the joint forces of many runners. According to unofficial estimates, the number of winter sleepers climbs to seventy percent.

Craft, therefore, comes with a range of winter clothes for Brilliant that wants to help runners in these challenging conditions. Its first task is to provide adequate insulation and protection against wind and rain while securing your safety during running in the evening and night hours. In addition, it offers visually very good models, uses high light reflective tapes.

With eight hours of work, you do not have the chance to go both days in the winter. And if you leave the run-in until the time you arrive at work, the darkness will be even greater. And your portion of the training mileage is even more dangerous. An exemplary example of how well-traceable route changes overnight with the arrival of a night in a dangerous zone and you are just waiting for some of the cyclists to come down when they leave the end is the Brno cycle path along Strata.

With Brilliant attire, however, one can literally cry like a Christmas tree in the night, which can cause amused smiles on the one hand, but on the other hand, you are certain that you have made the most of your safety. Of course, reflective clothing does not replace an indispensable headlamp and a red blinker, but each piece of light reflection can help to alert you to your presence.

What is Craft’s reflexive range of clothes interesting? Compared to most competitive ranges, such as Asics (Late-Show), Brooks (Nightlife), Puma or Nike (Flash), Craft has the most reflective fabric combined with a decent functionality. In other words, it is not just a designer design, but also functional wear. In his pocket, Brilliant would push (in all directions) only Nike Flash, which, of course, requires a multiple purchase price.

We have selected two sets of clothes (ladies’ and men’s) for testing. These are the most common combination that a runner will use throughout the winter. The basis of each set is the long-lined Brilliant Thermal elastic, complemented by a unique men’s short sleeve jacket or a ladies’ toe with wind and waterproof finish.

Top 5 industrial accidents

44% of the employees who wear work clothing which has reflective tapes on it on the work floor in a factory, workshop or outdoor location indicate that they have ever experienced a trip and/or crash. A quarter sometimes made a mistake. This is shown by research commissioned by Manu tan among 865 employees who are involved in safety in the office environment and on the work floor in factories, workshops and outdoor locations in the Netherlands.

Image Top 5 industrial accidents

“It indicates that walking on the work floor is still not without risk,” says Jan Piet van Disk, Director Operations Benelux, and Safety Coordinator at Manu tan. “On the one hand, more attention should be paid to a clean, well-organized work floor, on the other hand, the proper use of personal protective equipment, from safety clothing to fall and hearing protection, is very important.”

The research also shows that safety devices are not always present in over 30% of cases, such as wearing reflective vests. “That is a high percentage,” says Van Disk. “Apparently safety is not yet taken seriously everywhere, but it is of course also important that the chosen protective equipment matches the requirements of the working environment.”

Top 5 most common accidents with physical injury

Stumbling or slipping 44%

Mistakes 25%

Wrong lifting 25%

Being hit or trapped by a machine 15%

Fall of fewer than 2.5 meters height 14%