The relevance of the appropriate safety equipment in each workplace

Getting sick, injured or killed because of a job is never good. The injured employee suffers. His or her family suffers, not only emotionally but also because workers' compensation pays only about 60 percent of one's normal income. The company suffers the cost of an employee who is out hurt or who can't work full tilt; there's also the cost of hiring and training a replacement. (And, insurance rates may go up.) Fellow workers suffer as they pick up the slack for the injured and feel remorse or fear over the accident.

A strong company culture of safety - and proper use of professional safety equipment - goes a long way toward keeping everyone at work.

There are safety products relevant for every business, every job.

In the office, safety equipment includes fire extinguishers conveniently located, step stools and ladders for reaching heights, roller carts and hand trucks for moving boxes and other heavy items, and telephone headsets.

For professional drivers, from tanker trucks to school buses, safety gear starts with reflective vests. On a construction site, hard hats and steel-toe boots are part of any safety gear package. Workers at heights depend upon professional strapping and safety rope systems.

Many industrial safety and laboratory safety items start with eye protection, insulating gloves and special "cranes" for lifting and moving heavy objects. Safety clothing may start with a reflective vest or eye protection, but, depending on the industry, the job may require full protective cover-all suits with face and head coverage.

Any injury is a bad injury. Investing in the proper safety equipment specific for the job and environment at hand - and using it correctly - go a long way toward preventing work-related injury, illness and death.

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