Redbacks is the name of a non-foam based, pocketed safety kneepad which maintains its maximum cushioning effect throughout consecutive or prolonged use. According to the manufacturer, they can help prevent down time and subsequent loss of earnings through knee injury in the workplace.
The kneepads feature a soft and flexible TPE (Thermo Plastic Elastomer) leaf-spring set within a honeycomb matrix. The ‘Redbacks Cush-ioning Technology’ distributes body weight evenly, elevating the knees to relieve back pain and reduce pressure on knee, leg, ankle and foot joints, whilst minimising the risk of possible injury from sharp or penetrating objects.
Cliff Lockyer, CEO of Daventry-based Redbacks Cushioning, says: “Based on the fact that there are currently over 104,000 annually registered knee replacement operations in the UK alone, 50% of which are accredited to occupational hazards, in the next 10 years the total figure will exceed over a million people in the UK, many of whom will have damaged knees through inadequate protection whilst kneeling.”
