Working in the industrial sector often comes with a unique set of risks. The industry is unpredictable and sometimes dangerous, as employees are consistently working at height and coming into contact with heavy equipment and machinery, airborne contaminants and electrical hazards. In 1970, The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported nearly 14,000 work-related deaths. By 2021, despite the United States workforce more than doubling, the number of job-related deaths significantly declined to around 5,190 that year.
Although this progress is significant, there’s still a lot of work to be done in industrial safety. Each year 3.2 million workers suffer a serious injury or illness on the job, while millions more are exposed to chemicals that may lead to medical issues in the future. Safety in the workplace is crucial. To substantially reduce the number of workplace injuries in the U.S., workers must be equipped with high-performance and properly fitted protective equipment (PPE), including fall, respiratory and electrical protection.