New safety clothes for the Groningen fire department

Firefighting Groningen gets new push-out kits for all its 900 firefighters in the province of Groningen. Recently the new clothing was presented in the presence of the supplier. The first reflective uniforms will be delivered around the summer and at the end of 2018 all old uniforms will be replaced.

Besides the color change, from black to beige, the new suit consists of two parts, an overall, and an overcoat. "This has to do with the various activities that the fire brigade carries out. Assisting with accidents can be done in an overall, but for extinguishing a fire, the overcoat must be worn over it, "says Aria Meringa, project manager for new armoring clothes.

The reflective material of the new uniform is also lighter in weight, more comfortable and has a better fit. "Safety comes first when carrying out the work by the fire brigade; the new clothing is more visible through the reflective upper part of the uniform, according to Meringa.

In the past two years, the Fire Department of Groningen has been working on a good and comfortable suit. In this process, the firefighters as users were central. Various kits were tested by a delegation of the fire brigade on wearing comfort, use during work and on heat resistance. "The new safety uniform was rated the best by all testers," says Aria Meringa. "We look back on an intensive, but unique project.

Reflective vests outside of the village

The Senate passed the amendment without changes, which among other things allows municipalities to restrict the operation of SEGWAY. The standard also directs pedestrians to wear reflective material outside the village and allows police to detain small technical certificate in poor technical condition of the vehicle.

He decided on Wednesday by the Senate despite efforts by some senators who wanted, among other things, remove the officers the right to measure the speed or allow cyclists to ride after drinking less alcohol. The amendment, which also saves motorists obligation to clean up vehicles from the ice and snow from where they obstructed from view, now gets to the signature of the president.

Norma has also permitted to remove a half year driving license for those who crossed the railway crossing at the time of signal arrival. The fine for such an offense is not increased yet, as advocated by the Greens, the Social Democrats by Senator Peter Galas but in the future considering the increase from five thousand to five times.

The largest part of the three-hour debate took the Senators debate on the abolition of the right of officers to measure the rate that pushed the chairman of the ODS senators and Teplice Mayor. "The proposal for the deletion of the possibility to measure the speed of vehicles of municipal police, the Ministry of Transport pursuant to the Ministry of the Interior adopted a negative opinion," said Transport Minister Dan in reflective uniforms. He reasoned, inter alia, that the change was not discussed with the concerned authorities and was not evaluated its impact on traffic safety and investment communities to radar.

Keera argued that many communities want only improve incomes, and therefore leave the rate measured outside built-up areas. He also pointed to the administration and the increase in unpaid fines for traffic offenses, which according to him, over the past five years has climbed from 29 million to 43 million.

CSSD chairman senators admitted that the city police would not have to measure your speed, but compensates for insufficient capacity of the police officers in order to ensure greater safety in the communities. This also argued Sen. "I speak against itself, because I patroness of the city police. Very often it subsidizes for speeding," she said.

Senate deputy chairman Zeneca (CSSD) proposed to enable cyclists either by the Austrian model 0.8 per mile of alcohol in the blood, if they went after a third-class road or bike paths, or alternatively 0.5 percent. It would also limit the maximum amount of fines for alcohol for cyclists at 500 crowns. He argued that the police often collect fines on the wine trails.

The obligation reflective elements for pedestrians, a vest or just armbands, Transport Minister said that for her violations will face a fine of up to two thousand. Flak also said that the ministry has an agreement with the police that more people handing out reflective tape. He also announced that his office is trying to deal with the Czech Association of Insurance Companies to provide towing vehicles unusable.