A new SBI report covering occupational safety and related markets, “Personal Protective Equipment in the U.S.,” was issued February 2008. The report classifies the PPE market into four segments: body and clothing protection, hand and foot protection, head and face protection and respiratory protection.   SBI estimates that the U.S. market ...

Kimberly-Clark Professional surveyed safety professionals at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and report that 85 percent said they have observed people in their organizations failing to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when they should have. Surprisingly, nearly half said this had happened on numerous occasions, while 38 ...