High Visibility gardener workwear

Each job requires a work outfit adapted to its needs. Like any other work, gardening and the maintenance of green spaces involve wearing specific work equipment. Lawn maintenance, pruning work, mowing, planting and hedge trimming, these jobs involve risks. These may be chemical risks due to the use of phytosanitary products, biological risks due to allergies and physical risks for the handling of dangerous machinery or tool cuts. To protect yourself from possible dangers, wear suitable protective clothing.

The landscaper's PPE or personal protective equipment

To work in the best possible conditions, it is imperative to equip yourself according to the weather conditions and your activity. Outside, the gardener is exposed to bad weather both in summer and winter. It would therefore be wise to favor suitable protection devices.

Gardener's work clothes

When working in green spaces, you need to choose suitable work clothes. For this, covering materials that promise good thermoregulation standardized EN 340 are strongly recommended.

In addition, to ensure your protection against the rain, opt for NF 343 or NF 342 work clothes. If you have to carry out garden maintenance work on the side of the road or in hazardous areas , plan ISO 20471 standard outfits.

As for the landscaper's pants, they must be equipped with rompers to ensure unequaled comfort as well as undeniable protection of the knees. To enjoy great freedom of movement, choose flexible and light materials.

What protection for the landscaper's head and eyes?

Wearing a helmet and safety glasses is highly recommended before pruning a tree. The helmet helps to absorb the shock in the event of a fall from tree branches, for example. For an optimal level of protection, opt for an NF EN 1731 forestry model visor helmet or an NF EN 397 / A1 standard helmet. Goggles, on the other hand, protect your eyes from irritating contact. You will find simple models and glasses with side protection NF EN 166.

Hearing protection for the landscaper

Depending on the maintenance stages of your garden, you work in a more or less noisy environment. To avoid the risks associated with the high noise level emitted by countless machines, you must equip your ears with good protection. You have the choice between:

• The earplugs comply with NF EN 352-2 and are available in reusable and disposable models
• Ear muffs compliant with standard NF EN 352-4 and 352-5

Respiratory protection for the work of the gardener

Landscapers are exposed to the danger of chemical splashes because of the handling of herbicide products. To avoid inhaling toxic and irritating vapours, it is imperative to protect yourself. If you are cutting shrubs or trees, the dust and sawdust can make it difficult for you to breathe. Notably because of this, wearing respiratory protection is a real obligation. Among the essential devices, you will find the P3 half mask. This model is available in two versions: the reusable version with cartridges EN 405 and 140 and the disposable EN 149: 2001 + A1: 2009.

Protection of the landscaper's hands

The job of the gardener consists of carrying out a whole series of activities. From installing wooden logs, to weeding the space, to planting plants, you always use your hands. To ensure their protection, you must equip them with corresponding protective gloves. Depending on the materials and products used, you can choose NF EN 374-1 gloves that protect your hands from chemical risks. The preferred standard will be NF EN 388 to protect you against mechanical risks.

Choose safety shoes to protect the landscaper's feet

For optimal protection of the landscaper's feet in sensitive areas, safety shoes must be worn. For this, these devices must comply with the EN ISO 20345 standard. In addition to guaranteeing better grip on the ground, standard shoes are also comfortable. There are models with a P specification which determines the anti-perforation safety shoes. Depending on the weather conditions as well as the tasks to be carried out, you can choose between low shoes, high shoes and safety boots.

Find inexpensive high-visibility clothing for landscapers on Oxwork

Are you a green space maintenance agent or a landscaper? Treat yourself to a huge selection of high-visibility clothing from top brands on Oxwork.

The Dickies safety vest

Dickies continues to seduce many landscapers thanks to the undeniable quality of its safety clothing. Now the brand is developing a catalog of personal protective equipment including protective vests. Like this fluorescent road model, you can work safely even when light conditions in hazardous locations are reduced. To optimize your visibility, this vest has two high visibility bands on each shoulder and on the body. Comfortable, it closes with velcro.

Blaklader's tool vest

Leader in the design of workwear since 1959, Blaklader always provides innovative solutions to meet the needs of gardening professionals in terms of safety and comfort. Like this tool vest with numerous pockets, all of the brand's products are designed with a resistant, breathable and comfortable material. What sets this modern vest from Blaklader apart is the stretch fabric panels that allow it to offer excellent ventilation and incomparable lightness.