30th March 2010, 01:07 PM
I can't comment on what was discussed at Nottingham - I wasn't there - but the Women's Engineering Society undertook a survey late last year asking women in engineering, construction and archaeology for opinions on PPE for women. Not just about size of boots, but also about comfort and suitability of the whole range of PPE i.e how many suppliers of PPE took into account that the majority of women are shaped differently to men and of differing size and proportion and might need PPE that stretches and fits in different places to the average male. I would imagine that the Nottingham meeting might have considered the results of this survey - over 550 women responded (suggesting Dirty Boy that whilst women might not talk to you much, they do have something to say on the subject!! ) The survey was advertised on BAJR at the time.....
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