The use of personal protective equipment in the heavy construction industry is slowly rising. Unfortunately, thousands of workers in dangerous jobs are still unprotected. A recent survey conducted by the Industrial Safety Equipment Association, studied the responses of 213 safety professionals from the private sector and public sector. The results of that survey indicated that employees were wearing only six of the recommended ten. The six types of PPE that are currently being used by the workers are hearing protection, protective coveralls, protective eye wear, ace shields and safety shoes. The other types of PPE that are not quite popular among the construction workers are gloves, fall protection, safety vests and respiratory protection. On the whole, the usage of PPE grew by 2.3% from 2001 to 2002. The president of the Strategic Marketing Associates, Jim McKeen, said that, "Hardhats, high-visibility apparel (safety vests) and safety shoes or boots continue to be the most regula
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