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I've got quite a lot of redundant PPE workwear (trousers, polo shorts, cut resistant jackets etc) from my previous employer that I'm looking to pass on. I was never actually in a workshop role and so most of it is brand new and the rest has barely been used. I asked about returning it and I was met with a pretty uninterested shrug and told to use them for working round the house.. so I've swiped a couple sets for myself but I reckon the rest is free to a good home!
Does anyone have any links or suggestions for charities or youth groups etc that could make use of them? None of them have the companys logo on them, they look exactly as you'd buy them in a shop - some of them still have their tags on
Failing that I'll drop them at a local charity shop but it seems an oddly specific collection for the biddies browsing round the charity shop
Cheers!
Local mens shed? Is there a local voluntary organisation that does outdoor/physical work you could give them to? Wildlife trust, waterway restoration group etc?
Local college that does car mechanics, bricklaying etc. Must be some students that would welcome some free shit.
Might be useful at a local YMCA.
Wood recycling projects, cycle projects, furniture projects, gardening projects will all have volunteer staff and trainees.
don’t be too quick to classify the people who shop in charity shops as ‘biddies’ I’m typing this in a nice charity shop berghaus soft shell hoodie.
Might be useful at a local YMCA.
Especially if there is a hard hat, a native American head dress and a cowboy hat included.
Sorry.
Not sorry.
A good charity shop should be able to deal with it. The shops round here often have good stuff that is reasonably priced but certainly not cheap. The specialist stuff doesn't seem to hang around long either.
Unless you have the paperwork with it (the bits that are tagged to it when new on a bit of card/paper- certificate of conformity) any group, charity of the like shouldnt really be using it as actual ppe, or they are in danger of breaching the regs. All ppe had to have a certificate of conformity and without that, it can’t be used in a ‘work’ setting which would include charities and the like.
Sounds daft, I know. But you’d be better off making clear to anyone you donated to that you were giving them ‘work clothing’ rather than ppe…
Our badged kit is meant to be handed back in when someone leaves.