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Workwear for cold weather: Important features to look out for in 2019

Do you regularly send your workers out in the snow (or cold weather) to perform important tasks? If so, you should equip them with the necessary workwear to keep them safe and productive. Many companies simply let their employees wear regular jackets, gloves and trousers that are inefficient at keeping out very low temperatures.

To protect your staff, you need to equip them with workwear that is suitable for cold and even freezing weather. Workwear for cold temperatures comes in many different styles and designs. 

Here are important features you should look for in workwear for cold temperatures.

1. Heated jackets

When your employees spend hours working in cold weather, they can easily contract many different ailments through the chest area. Keeping the chest exposed is an easy way for your workers to contract pneumonia, respiratory infections and many other diseases related to the cold. You will also find yourself spending a lot more on employee sick time, instead of focusing on productivity.

Luckily, you can procure jackets that have a heated inner and outer shell. This heat arises from carbon fibre elements that generate and distribute heat around the chest area. Each worker can also adjust the heat settings to suit their comfort level. As a result, employees can spend more time delivering services to customers in the cold and less time staying at home because they're sick.

2. Re-heatable gloves

When outside temperatures are at (or below) the freezing point, the fingers and arms are among the first body parts to become numb. This can affect how your workers operate during winter seasons. You can prevent this problem by equipping employees with heated gloves. These gloves easily plug in (via USB) to charge the heating element that is embedded inside the glove's surface.

Once fully charged, they generate heat for hours and prevent the wearer's fingers from becoming numb. They particularly come in handy for tradesmen or other workers who carry out frequent hands-on work during the winter season.

3. Hard-shell jackets and hoodies

In addition to heated jackets, a tough outer shell also comes in handy when equipping workers with clothing for cold temperatures. The outer shell not only provides insulation against loss of heat, but it also provides protection against slips and falls when working in cold weather.

The body tends to be stiff when temperatures are cold, and a fall can be particularly dangerous to your workers. Hard-shell jackets serve the purpose of providing insulation against falls, cold weather and potential accidents.