PPE & safety equipment buyers and specifiers, we need your help!

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1. Are you responsible for the selection and sourcing of PPE and or safety equipment?

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2. What is your job title?

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3. How many people in your workforce do you buy PPE and safety equipment for?

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4. What do you look for when choosing a PPE or safety equipment supplier? Please number the boxes in order of importance with 1 being the most important.

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5. Do you involve your workforce (wearers) in the selection of suitable PPE?

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6. What recognized qualifications do you expect your PPE or safety equipment suppliers to hold?

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7. How interested would you be in the opportunity to have expert led, independent training on sourcing of safe, fit for purpose PPE and safety equipment?

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8. How confident are you that the PPE and safety equipment suppliers you are currently using are fully compliant with the relevant Regulations?

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9. Do you consider the selection of PPE and safety equipment in the context of its impact on productivity or wearer morale?

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10. Have you heard of the BSIF administered Registered Safety Supplier Scheme (RSSS)?

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11. Do you know that the following characteristics apply to a Registered Safety Supplier Scheme? Please tick all that apply.

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12. Is your current PPE and safety product supplier(s) an RSSS member?

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13. If any of your suppliers are not members of the scheme, how do you fulfil your duty under PPE legislation to ensure products are suitable and fit for purpose? Please provide details.

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14. Are you aware that providing substandard, not fit for purpose PPE or safety equipment is against the law, can be a risk to safety and health, can damage productivity and morale, and risks company reputation?

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15. Would any of the following motivate you to specify Registered Safety Suppliers into your procurement processes? Please select all that apply

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16. Please indicate how much you agree with the following statements:
All PPE and safety equipment for sale online in the UK is compliant with regulations:

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17. All PPE and safety products for sale via distributors in the UK is compliant with regulations

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18. All PPE and safety products available for sale in retail outlets in the UK is compliant with regulations

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19. Where do you source Regulatory information on PPE?

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20. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey, if you have any further comments on the challenges or concerns around PPE and safety product procurement, please provide further details here.

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