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No more boxy pants, droopy elephant rears, turtle-shell jackets and hand-devouring sleeves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

F.A.S.T., a B.C. company known<\/a> for safety clothing and survival gear, is launching a dedicated line of women\u2019s high visibility safety clothing April 1 with the design fitted to a woman\u2019s body, said company president Dee Miller, who has been in the safety and construction industry for over three decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miller, a past chairperson of the Canadian Construction Association, said the need for a dedicated line of personal protection clothing for women acknowledges the growing presence of women in the industry and their inability to work effectively in ill-fitting clothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere has been a void in the market and we have the manufacturing facilities,\u201d she said, as F.A.S.T comes off producing three million medical gowns during COVID. It also has legacy, as the company has been producing a men\u2019s line. \u00a0<\/p>\n

But, downsizing men\u2019s patterns wouldn\u2019t work as women\u2019s bodies are different.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe realized that we had to start over from scratch,\u201d said Miller.<\/p>\n

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COURTESY OF F.A.S.T. \u2014 A new F.A.S.T. high-vis two-piece coverall will make it easier for women to take washroom breaks and the jacket can be worn separately.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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F.A.S.T. hired two pattern makers from the women\u2019s fashion industry and began work on the new line of Canadian Safety Association<\/a> (CSA) clothing that was tailored to the shape of Canadian women. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The launch line features a highway roadwork vest, surveyor\u2019s vest, one piece coveralls and a two piece coverall with a bomber-style jacket. The two-piece coverall provides women easier access for washroom breaks.<\/p>\n

Hoodies are also being added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to add a parka and our website will have a new arrivals category,\u201d she said, adding companies can place orders or individuals can do online shopping as a sizing chart for women has been added.<\/p>\n

She said F.A.S.T. continues tweaking designs \u201cadding a pocket here or there\u201d to make the items more serviceable. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The need for better fitting clothing is outlined in CSA\u2019s 2022 report Canadian Women’s Experiences with Personal Protective Equipment, where survey results found the three most common problems were improper fit (50 per cent of those surveyed), PPE was uncomfortable (43 per cent) and\u00a0 selection was inadequate (35 per cent).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"F.A.S.T.
COURTESY OF F.A.S.T. \u2014 F.A.S.T. is offering two new designs on CSA approved high-vis vests, one for highway road work and a surveyor\u2019s vest shown above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The survey results found more than half the time, women wore the wrong size, or didn\u2019t wear the PPE (28 per cent of the time) or did a work-around fix (38 per cent) using rubber bands, safety pins, and\/or duct tape to shorten clothing items.<\/p>\n

\u201cNearly 40 per cent reported experiencing an injury or incident that they perceived to be related to their PPE,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n

Miller said her company bids on WorkSafeBC<\/a> (WSBC) clothing contracts and noted this year\u2019s contract specified dedicated high-visibility clothing items for women, criteria that F.A.S.T. successfully met and became the preferred proponent. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Ashley Gregerson, WSBC adviser in government and media relations, said via email that WSBC in 2022 issued guidelines requiring proper fit of PPE and that downsized men\u2019s items may not always fit women.\u00a0 The issue of better fitting women\u2019s clothing is going further. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWorkSafeBC\u2019s policy regulation and research department will be recommending that WorkSafeBC\u2019s board of directors add this issue to the 2024-2026 regulatory work plan,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In Ontario, the move was made a year ago when former minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development Monte McNaughton announced the days of \u201cshrink it and pink it\u201d were over for women\u2019s PPE and moves would be made to change regulations to ensure proper fit. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been years coming,\u201d said Pat Farberman, co-owner with husband Frank, of two Alberta retail outlets that provide women\u2019s workplace clothing to those doing highway and roadwork, oil and gas work, construction and welding.<\/p>\n

She has been offering women\u2019s dedicated clothing and PPE for 15 years and believes her store Womens Workwear<\/a> in Edmonton is the only one of its kind in 新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023.\u00a0 A second store Direct Workwear in Fort McMurray offers a women\u2019s selection of clothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Farberman said the women\u2019s retail outlets are reflecting the growth of women in Alberta industries today. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA woman can\u2019t do her job if she is wearing men\u2019s clothing with the crotch down to her knees and she is uncomfortable,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

She explained in the past the higher cost of women\u2019s PPE (because of limited volume) was called the \u201cpink tax,\u201d but points to today\u2019s growing concern on safety and higher insurance premiums. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have tried to keep our costs in line with the men\u2019s,\u201d she said as she has sourced a number of suppliers.<\/p>\n

Her stores distribute across 新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023 and offer clothing in a variety of colours, with some industries using colour to identify their employees on a site that may have multiple trades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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