{"id":8806,"date":"2016-06-02T16:25:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T16:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/?p=8806"},"modified":"2016-06-02T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T16:25:40","slug":"get-guard-national-safety-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/get-guard-national-safety-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Guard Up &#8211; It&#8217;s National Safety Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel-grid\" id=\"pg-8806-0\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\" ><div style=\"background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; height: auto;\" class=\"panel-row-style\" ><div class='panel-grid-cell-container'><div class=\"panel-grid-cell\" id=\"pgc-8806-0-0\" ><div class=\"panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce black-studio-tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" id=\"panel-8806-0-0-0\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6388 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail.jpeg\" alt=\"thumbnail\" width=\"600\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbnail-300x70.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel-grid\" id=\"pg-8806-1\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\" ><div style=\"background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; height: auto;\" class=\"panel-row-style\" ><div class='panel-grid-cell-container'><div class=\"panel-grid-cell\" id=\"pgc-8806-1-0\" ><div class=\"panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce black-studio-tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" id=\"panel-8806-1-0-0\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">It's Safety Month - Get Your Guard Up<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #690ec4;\"><strong>June is National Safety Month<\/strong> - an annual observance to educate and influence behaviors around the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. One of the oldest and most instinctual ways to protect yourself from injury is with a physical barrier, or shield. Did you know there were 6 types of medieval shields for different purposes and battles?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel-grid\" id=\"pg-8806-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\" ><div style=\"background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; height: auto;\" class=\"panel-row-style\" ><div class='panel-grid-cell-container'><div class=\"panel-grid-cell\" id=\"pgc-8806-2-0\" ><div class=\"panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce black-studio-tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" id=\"panel-8806-2-0-0\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li><strong>Kite Shields<\/strong> - Rounded top and tapered bottom (like a reverse teardrop) to protect the legs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heater Shields<\/strong> - Smaller than a kite shield; for jousting knights<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Buckler<\/strong> - Small, round, metal shield hung from a belt for hand-to-hand combat (Bonus fact: this is where 'swashbuckler' came from!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Pavise<\/strong> - Provided protection for soldiers reloading crossbows<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Targe<\/strong> - traditional Scottish round shield for close fighting<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bouche<\/strong> - included a lance rest cut into the upper corner for combat or tournament<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel-grid-cell\" id=\"pgc-8806-2-1\" ><div class=\"panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce black-studio-tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" id=\"panel-8806-2-1-0\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8807 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/Knight-Bouche-Shield-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image:  Medieval knight in full armor on horseback at a jousting competition.\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel-grid\" id=\"pg-8806-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\" ><div style=\"background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; height: auto;\" class=\"panel-row-style\" ><div class='panel-grid-cell-container'><div class=\"panel-grid-cell\" id=\"pgc-8806-3-0\" ><div class=\"panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce black-studio-tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" id=\"panel-8806-3-0-0\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3><strong>To protect yourself from debris in the lab, check out our <\/strong><b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/large-weighted-safety-shields.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=link&amp;utm_campaign=safety-shields\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D001qZXZtBn8dwND_2yhIFXz4CRjO5s2kaC_G0oRBjC-nilWw8ha_dZxM_K_U43rpcWQtmm-1CZq2jAW-DRVt4uYvyh4LKLZzzjpclYEAbJclHJVtNxgMYRPCIhFkHYTgFEfwn9AYarc-29Di7yDfS6yf219VuP4Rrq4Ut3azMbflFR0-_9FltTxQ2dWWMTLTA7Oda3CKfAte8u-GZ5GYMqrY1rbnFB0IoCqAYnoxjlTPsYQ-udSm3UpA1IpycBTkNT5EJhjGW8XHRf2kINnChCskbocgMH89C8nquIHmVe25MWPxPWBOJoe1ppUuCPk753UnPEOKHkVkf5El489rV9ENwp-MhtA-jxB4BGADeGWTXVt37zeLXJmUOXxH56VHKELo4REBuG5xVtsZtebDYpHyA%3D%3D%26c%3DvpAbMgoCsP9nUv_hrEktAUPmmBnMuKxnFQ0L61KrXJchX1_3QIOoWg%3D%3D%26ch%3D5WKW35mHKNTDoehcG5LpliR-GFCQAh3KAaCvdM7g8vY4NIFhbDDHYg%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1464969254079000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHI-4tuHsTFO3RXuOxBvYbakdYvAg\">Large Weighted Safety Shields<\/a>!<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel-grid\" id=\"pg-8806-4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\" ><div style=\"background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; height: auto;\" class=\"panel-row-style\" ><div class='panel-grid-cell-container'><div class=\"panel-grid-cell\" id=\"pgc-8806-4-0\" ><div class=\"panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce black-studio-tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" id=\"panel-8806-4-0-0\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8808 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/SP-Scienceware_Large-Weighted-Safety-Shield-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image: SP Scienceware - Large Weighted Safety Shield\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel-grid-cell\" id=\"pgc-8806-4-1\" ><div class=\"panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce black-studio-tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" id=\"panel-8806-4-1-0\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><ul>\n<li>Highest impact resistance of all transparent shield materials<\/li>\n<li>3-sided construction - provides front and side protection from flying debris<\/li>\n<li>4.7mm (3\/16\") thick clear polycarbonate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"panel-grid\" id=\"pg-8806-5\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\" ><div style=\"background-repeat: no-repeat; 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Shop our entire assortment of safety shields, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/large-weighted-safety-shields.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=belart-link&amp;utm_campaign=safety-shields\" target=\"_blank\">Belart.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/large-weighted-safety-shields.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=shop-now-button&amp;utm_campaign=safety-shields\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7136 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shop-Now-Green-300x92.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Shop Now for Large Weighted Safety Shields\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shop-Now-Green-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.belart.com\/corporate\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shop-Now-Green.jpg 431w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Safety Month &#8211; Get Your Guard Up June is National Safety Month &#8211; an annual observance to educate and influence behaviors around the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. One of the oldest and most instinctual ways to protect yourself from injury is with a physical barrier, or shield. 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