CONSTRUCTION SAFETY GEAR AND PPE
Personal protection equipment and other needs for safety compliance.
Best Supply can equip you and your crew with the gear they need to stay safe on the job in any environment.
It would be impossible to take on-the-job safety too seriously. The construction industry accounts for one out of every five U.S. workplace fatalities each year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nonfatal injuries in construction result in a median of 28 lost workdays per incident.
No doubt about it, construction work can be hazardous. Insisting that every person on the job site wears appropriate safety equipment and follows safety policies saves lives, money and time.
Best Supply is prepared to equip you and your crew with the gear they need to stay safe on the job in any environment.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY GEAR AND PPE WE OFFER
Our inventory of construction safety gear covers the full range of categories:
- Visibility: Safety vests
- Head protection: Hard hats
- Fall protection: Body harnesses, shock-absorbing lanyards, self-retracting lifelines (SRL) or yo-yos
- Eye and face protection: Safety glasses, goggles and masks
- Hearing protection: Disposable and reusable ear protectors
- Respiratory protection: Respirator systems, masks and filters
- Hand protection: Gloves
- First aid kits
We also provide danger tape and other marking systems to make hazards more visible. Our scaffolds and platforms meet regulatory standards to mitigate risk.
Learn more about construction safety gear and PPE from Best Supply.
THE FATAL FOUR: CONSRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT PREVENTION
According to OSHA, four categories of accidents account for the largest share of construction site accidents and 60 percent of fatalities:
- Falls
- Struck by objects
- Caught in between objects
- Electrical exposure
Further, the construction industry is identified in three of the top five reasons in 2021 for a citation or penalty from OSHA. In order, they are inadequate fall protection (construction); substandard respiratory protection (general industry); ladder violations (construction); poor hazard communication and planning (general industry); and scaffolding violations (construction). Best Supply can help keep your job site safe and violation-free.
5 CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
The nonprofit National Center for Construction Education and Research offers these five tips to cultivate a culture of safety:
Identify potential hazards: Proper planning, staging and critical thinking can help craft professionals create a safer work environment and minimize dangers in the field. One large construction engineering firm developed a RED Book (short for Recognize, Eliminate, Discuss), which workers use daily to identify hazards in advance that they’ll be exposed to in that day’s work.
Wear safety gear: Having the right gear for the work being done reduces injuries—minor and major.
Trust and respect the safety manager: Embracing the role of the safety manager helps ensure that all workers are informed, prepared and safety-minded when working.
Provide regular safety training: Proper safety training for craft professionals is crucial. To keep the message front and center, ongoing training and safety reminders should be provided.
Use mobile technology: Employees can use cameras and videos to share workplace hazards, alert safety departments and be involved in actively mitigating job site hazards. Even utilizing the basic text/call functions, the construction industry can communicate with each other quickly and efficiently.
CUSTOMER SERVICE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
We employ construction specialists who know what it takes to keep a job running smoothly. Our customers count on us to deliver on time with everything they need for the day’s work. We’re a reliable supply chain partner that provides materials, tools, consumables and the critical equipment you need to get the job done safely.
We offer same-day delivery on many products, and our well-maintained transport fleet has the vehicles and manpower to show up as promised. Our employees are empowered to resolve issues when they arise, so you’re not left standing around waiting for an answer to come back from corporate.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PRODUCTS FROM BEST SUPPLY
Whatever your project, look to Best Supply to meet your needs for construction supplies for commercial and residential use and the safety equipment to meet regulatory standards and keep workers safe on the job.
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