Feedback from many safety managers suggests a real need to rationalise choice and improve safety with simplified product offerings based on hazards. This approach has three benefits:
Safe Workers: A rationalised, approved product range ensures management can more easily recognise when employees are wearing or using the correct safety gear. As a result, this will ensure a more compliant, safer workplace.
Increased Efficiency: When only one or a small number of products are approved for a given task, staff members placing orders know what they require. There is no ambiguity or queries regarding item availability or appropriate certification. This not only removes uncertainty, but eliminates the potential for disputes or incorrect product being ordered, it also frees up company time to focus on core objectives and the right product being used for the correct application.
Decreased Cost: Tracking usage and expenditure on a smaller range of products is much easier and by purchasing higher numbers of the one product, typically results in reduced costs.