Innovative technical fabrics for ergonomic workwear

U-Power is always attentive to the needs of workers and the latest trends, both in terms of innovation and technology and style, standing by workers to offer ranges/assortments of clothing designed to prevent and protect against potential health and safety risks.

When we talk about ergonomic clothing, we are referring to workwear designed to meet physical and mental needs that promote healthy behavior patterns that turn into consistent habits that can progressively reduce risk factors at work.

How, let's look at it together!

How doesworkwear affect work performance?

We analyzed the topic with Dr. Michele Montagna: kinesiologist and Posturologist, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Lecturer in Ergonomics, Prevention and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders at Work; Certified Trainer of Occupational Health and Safety.

What are the elements that can interfere with a worker's well-being and, as a result, put him or her at greater risk while performing his or her duties? And how can work clothes help us reduce these risks?

Let us examine this question in more detail.

1. TECHNICAL WORKWEAR AND RISK FACTORS




2. ECO-SUSTAINABILITY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION: INNOVATIVE HIGH-PERFORMANCE FABRICS




3. HIGH TECHNOLOGY FOR SUPER PERFORMANCE WORKWEAR

Let's find out how technology and design can improve comfort and safety.

TECHNICAL WORKWEAR AND RISK FACTORS

The physical and mental factors to which we are constantly subjected can affect our perceptions and peace of mind, influencing our work and our safety in performing it.

These elements-potentially harmful-are numerous if we consider internal biological factors related to body and mind and external physical, organizational and environmental factors (temperature, humidity, vento, weather conditions, etc.) and increase even more if we also consider relational ones, in relationships with colleagues, for example.

For U-Power, worker safety and well-being are always the priority, and this also means valuing appearance and taking into account cognitive-behavioral maps that induce a sense of self-affirmation, reinforcing self-esteem and awareness.

Increased awareness at work means working safely, and in support of these considerations, we are helped by the Biopsychosocial Osteopathic style, which sees the Human Being as the result of experiences lived through body, thoughts and emotions, within the relational world.
This is a multifactorial interaction involving various biological, social and psychological factors to which we are all subject.

It is with this in mind that a focus on workwear that is also suitable for leisure time can come to our aid, but not only!

Technology, which can improve comfort and well-being, as well asattention to eco-sustainability and the use of environmentally friendly fabrics can improve our physical and psychological perceptions.

U-Power's U-Supremacy Range/assortment, has been enriched with new proposals with the intention of responding to precisely these needs, using highly innovative fabrics that can offer high comfort and respect for the environment. We are talking about Polartec Eco-engineering fabric and HeiQ Pure and HeiQ Smart Temp technologies.

Let's see how!

ECO-SUSTAINABILITY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION: INNOVATIVE HIGH-PERFORMANCE FABRICS

The use of eco-sustainable materials is not just a trend but a well-defined need to which U-Power is responding punctually and firmly. Examples of this are the Red Industry Green totally Carbon Neutral range/assortment of work shoes and CO2 offsetting projects, such as the use of recycled fabrics used, for example, in the production ofRomeo and Tommi work jeans .

It is with this in mind that the U-Supremacy range/assortment is enriched with a new zippered sweatshirt made of totally green Polartec Eco-engineering fabric.

This is a high-performance microfleece fabric made entirely from recycled material, following a logic of controlling production processes to reduce environmental impact recognized by Oeko-Tex, Bluesign, Higg Index and Charter Members.

Polartec Eco-engineering microfleece used in the VENUS sweatshirt is a technologically advanced fabric ideal for work clothes for all workers who perform their duties in uncertain weather conditions in terms of temperature, humidity, ventilation and which guarantees:

• Warmth and breathability;




• Durability and lightness;




• Comfort and durability;




• Quick drying.

Venus is a warm, soft, hoodless sweatshirt that maintains body heat even in cold temperatures. Spandex fabric ensures a comfortable fit and excellent freedom of movement of the scapulomeral girdle (shoulders) and related back-lumbar section, allowing unimpeded movement that facilitates blood circulation.

The windproof cuffs and high collar make this full-zip sweatshirt very versatile, while the 3 reinforced zippered pockets for extended use allow you to release your hands when needed to work safely.

In addition, venus has elastic reinforcements on the forearms that promote joint mobility even when taking unfavorable work postures, but we can say that this is a perfect work sweatshirt for leisure as well.

HIGH TECHNOLOGY FOR SUPER PERFORMANCE WORKWEAR

Polartec Eco-Engineering fabric is not the only new feature: the U-Supremacy range/assortment is enriched with two new technologies used in theLIBRA work polo shirt and theCHRISTAL men's T-Shirt .

We are talking about HeiQ Pure and HeiQ Smart Temp technologies.

Theworkwear fabrics are treated with HeiQ Pure antimicrobial technology-a treatment guaranteed for the life of the product!-are healthier because they actively resist the proliferation of microbes and germs responsible for stains and odors.

U-Power uses HeiQ Pure technology to offer workers T-shirts and work polo shirts that maintain healthy biochemical balanced conditions in the worker's body, with a focus on breathability and cleanliness factors.

HeiQ Smart Temp technology, on the other hand, consists of a fabric treatment that enables 25% faster thermoregulation because it exploits bio-physical principles driven by the interaction between excess body heat and the properties attributed to the fiber treated with a hydro-functional polymer that allows the temperature to be lowered exclusively when physiologically necessary.

Basically, when body heat is excessive, HeiQ Smart Temp supplements the body's natural thermoregulation process, just like a second skin, to achieve an enhanced evaporative cooling effect.

This means a greater feeling of coolness, comfort and enhanced well-being, without altering the fabric's warmth, skin feel and breathability characteristics.

LIBRA is the men's polo shirt with HeiQ technology that allows you to work in maximum comfort and is extremely versatile for use in any season, even under a sweatshirt, and unmistakably stylish.

And if you prefer a T-Shirt to a polo shirt, you can enjoy the advantages of HeiQ technologies by wearing the CHRISTAL style.

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