Personal protective equipment (PPE) use in the heavy construction industry is on the rise, but hundreds of thousands of workers in dangerous jobs are still unprotected, according to results of a new survey of safety leaders commissioned by the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA).
The survey, conducted by Strategic Marketing Associates (SMA), an Ohio-based research firm specializing in the construction industry, covered 213 safety leaders from the private and public sectors. The latest findings come one year after ISEA commissioned the first quantitative research to assess PPE use in the heavy construction industry, with the 2001 findings serving as benchmarks to analyze future trends.