Job-related injuries are a reality regardless of occupation. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, approximately 6,000 employees in America die from workplace injuries and another 5,000 die from illnesses caused by exposure to workplace hazards. These incidents have cost businesses more than $125 billion annually.

Some employers’ responsibilities include keeping the workplace free from occupational hazards by properly maintaining their tools and equipment; posting color codes, posters, labels, or signs to warn employees of potential hazards; and providing training and medical examinations.

A necessity for all companies is the emergency supply kit. According to the US Department of Homeland Security’s Ready America campaign, a typical emergency kit should include three days’ water and food supply for one person, battery-powered crank radio, flashlight, first-aid kit, whistle, dust mask, moist towelettes, wrench or pliers, maps, and can openers.

Wholesale bandage dispensers, pocket sliders with first-aid-safety tips, moist towelettes, handy radios, flashlights, whistles, and survival kits are available in a range of colors and can all be personalized with corporate logos.

Companies with employees who regularly travel might want to consider giving each one a customized first-aid kit for safety. Promotional products such as hand warmers, pill cases, personal alarms, and pepper spray pens are add-ons that will be appreciated for their practical benefits.

Next to emergency kits, posting clearly written and color-coded signs and warnings is a requirement in the workplace. In medical and construction facilities, especially, warnings signs at hazardous and hard-hat areas are needed. Safety warnings on custom labels, stickers, and decals are effective ways of warning employees of possible accidents that stem from recklessness, carelessness, or even ignorance. In these lines of work, safety promotional products like construction hats and reflective caps and clothing are a must.

The second thing we did to make it easy for our salesmen to sell new safety products was to help them get in the door in the first place with strong advertising and public relations support. In industry, Cadillac has a well respected name for plastics. We wanted to capitalize on this goodwill as well as let the world know we had the finest line of safety products available anywhere.

For some industries, such as construction, we grouped certain products together to make a kind of mini-safety products package. Our salesmen really liked this because it made it easy for them to organize the call. And dollar sales figures proved we were right.