ISEA Brochure Helps Safety Officers
Make Cost-Benefit Case for PPE

May 14, 2002

ISEA has introduced a new brochure to help safety officers make the cost-benefit case with senior management for preventing on-the-job injuries through personal protective equipment (PPE).

"Personal Protective Equipment: An Investment in Your Workers' and Company's Future is for those with direct responsibility to keep workers out of harm's way who are challenged to make the cost-benefit case by the person in the 'corner office'," said ISEA President Dan Shipp. "This tri-fold pocket brochure gives the facts and figures to support your case."

The brochure explains how PPE can reduce injury frequency and lessen both injury severity and the number of days missed when injuries do occur. It also reviews the direct and indirect costs associated with workplace injuries that can be prevented or mitigated through proper PPE. And it provides a simple, yet powerful, formula to calculate the damage a seemingly minor workplace injury will do to a company's bottom line, and to contrast that with the low cost of worker protection.

Individual copies of Personal Protective Equipment: An Investment in Your Workers' and Company's Future may be obtained without charge by calling ISEA at (703) 525-1695, sending an email to isea@safetyequipment.org, or writing to "PPE Cost-Benefit Brochure," ISEA, 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 808, Arlington, VA 22209-1762. The brochure also is available in bulk quantities for a nominal charge plus shipping; Contact ISEA for details.