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'Making the Case for Safety Equipment' Toolkit
Is Ready to Work for Construction Safety Officers

Want to give your job-site safety program an energy boost? ISEA's new "Making the Case for Safety Equipment Toolkit" is your vitamin pack.

The "Making the Case" toolkit is a resource of information and ideas to help safety officers convince their bosses and the workers for whom they are responsible about the value of personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent injuries, save lives and, importantly, to reduce costs at the same time.

Here's what the kit includes:

Employer's Roadmap to PPE, which explains the role of PPE in workplace safety, outlines steps your organization should take to make PPE part of its safety program, and provides an extensive resource of contact points at associations, unions, government agencies, insurance companies, trade publications, and trade shows involved with construction worker safety.

PPE at Work, which gives guidance on undertaking a job site audit and equipping workers with proper PPE for 14 tasks common to the heavy construction industry, and includes a 10-page guide to help those responsible for worker safety select the right PPE for various hazard exposures.

Cost Benefits of PPE, which uses data and anecdotal information to make the business case for PPE, and includes a powerful formula to calculate the damage a seemingly minor workplace injury will do to a company's bottom line.

PPE Testimonials, giving examples of published articles on the importance of safety equipment in preventing injuries and saving lives.

Additional ISEA Resources, including ISEA's new cost-benefit brochure (Personal Protective Equipment: An Investment in Your Workers' and Company's Future), all issues of Protection Update newsletter, ISEA's Safety & Personal Protective Equipment Buyer's Guide, and high-visibility and hearing-protection product guides.

"These are essential tools that construction safety officers can put to work immediately to improve your worker safety programs," said ISEA President Daniel K. Shipp. "We will maintain a toolkit registry, and as time goes along, we will provide kit holders with regular updates and new tools as they become available. The next tool will be a Safety Officer's Pocket Guide to PPE, followed by a Worker's Pocket Guide to PPE."

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