Continued use of effective PPE is critical to building back better in 2021
THE EARLY stages of the COVID-19 pandemic threw effective PPE into the spotlight like never before.
While the ongoing vaccine rollout signals a light at the end of the tunnel for manufacturers – and businesses more generally – everywhere, we cannot afford to become complacent at this late stage.
The very purpose behind PPE is to protect the health of employees from potential hazards and health risks in the workplace, which cannot be effectively prevented by other technical or organisational measures. Therefore, it is clear that effective use of PPE remains critical to keeping infection rates low and productivity on the shop floor high, and investing in the right protective solutions for the needs of your workforce retains a crucial importance.
That said, as our Government’s rushed attempts to procure any PPE available in the early stages of COVID-19 demonstrated, businesses must not just purchase any PPE, but to adopt a smarter approach to procurement. In this context, this means investing in the protective solutions that fit the unique needs of your workforce and can be accessed, distributed and replenished efficiently, saving costs and maximising productivity.
Optimising processes around procuring, storing and distributing PPE can drive major cost savings for manufacturing businesses – both directly and through saving time on the factory floor, which can in turn increase output and work capacity. Indeed, we estimate that simplifying your purchasing and production processes could achieve time savings of up to 75%, and overall cost savings of up to 30% in procurement process costs.
What’s more, the right PPE vending solutions can also automate the process of monitoring stock levels and reordering PPE where necessary, virtually eradicating the risk of any hazardous shortages – and the need to purchase expensive emergency stock – occurring, which drives further cost savings.
Whatever your businesses’ unique PPE needs we, as an expert systems partner with 100 years of experience as tooling and machining specialists, are here to help. We know the situations in which hazards large and small can appear in the workplace, and have spent the past year advising our customers, both remotely and in-person, on PPE needs throughout the pandemic.
Through our team of expert advisers, we work to counteract these hazards and ensure a safer, healthier work place for you and your team, applying our decades of collective experience to ensure you and your workforce can both feel safe and maxmise productivity, while remaining fully-compliant with changing protective regulations. That’s why at Hoffmann Group UK, our motto is “Powered by Protection”.
Overall, 2021 promises to be the year that the manufacturing industry, to borrow a turn of phrase from our Prime Minister, builds back better, rebounding from the challenges of 2020 to reinforce our position as one of the UK’s great abiding industries. However, if your business is to be part of this you must first ensure that your workforce is safe and able to perform to its full potential; for which PPE, and the right partner to help you create and implement a PPE strategy, are key.
For more information on how we can assist with your PPE procurement and vending needs, please visit https://www.hoffmann-group.com/GB/en/houk/ or contact us at 0121 716 4301.
