EHS and Safety Professionals Are Encouraged to Share Their Experiences with Buying PPE and Managing PPE Use
NEENAH, Wis. and ARLINGTON, Va. – J. J. Keller & Associate, Inc., a leading provider of safety and compliance solutions, and the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), the leading trade association for personal protective equipment (PPE) and technologies, announced they have launched a collaborative study evaluating the day-to-day experiences of EHS and safety professionals in PPE program development, PPE purchasing, PPE training, and ensuring proper use of PPE to keep employees safe.
To take the PPE Pain Points Survey, visit the study site here. The survey is open through December 1, 2025.
This is the fourth year of the PPE Paint Points benchmarking study by the J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights and the second year ISEA has collaborated with J. J. Keller on the research effort.
“Our goal, in the J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights, is to listen closely to the experiences that professionals in transportation, manufacturing, construction and a multitude of other industries have every day that challenge their ability to keep their teams safe,” said Susan Baranczyk, Head of Corporate Communications with J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. “We share the results as widely as possible to inform and create conversation that will lead to overcoming the challenges. The unique perspective of ISEA’s staff in standards development, and their extensive membership base, helps the J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights reach wider and critical audiences. So we’re excited to once again collaborate with ISEA on the study.”
“As the voice of the safety equipment industry, ISEA is committed to understanding and addressing the real-world challenges that EHS and safety professionals face every day,” said Cam Mackey, President & CEO of ISEA. “By partnering with J. J. Keller on this important survey, we aim to gather valuable insights that will inform our standards development, improve the PPE purchasing process, and help ensure that workers across industries have access to high-quality products that effectively and reliably protect them.”
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About J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Since we began as a family-owned company in 1953, our purpose at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. has been to protect people and the businesses they run. Today, serving 500,000+ companies across North America, our associates are making a larger impact than ever. Transportation, construction, utility, healthcare, education and industrial organizations of all sizes rely on our expert insights to help create safe work environments and simplify complex government regulations. They trust in our comprehensive portfolio of solutions, including cloud-based management tools, training, consulting, professional services, publications, forms, PPE and safety supplies.
Safety professionals rely on J. J. Keller’s experts, products and services to reduce risk and improve regulatory compliance, performance management, and operational efficiency. Learn more at jjkeller.com, and follow us on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook.
About the J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights
The J. J. Keller Center for Market Insights is the collaborative research arm of J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. The center originated in 2019 with a focus on sharing, with the public, trends and insights from an abundance of safety and compliance data gathered by J. J. Keller over decades serving more than 500,000 customers across the United States. Through historical data, new proprietary studies and partnerships with reputable, research-focused third-party organizations, the center publishes ongoing reports to spur discussion and advancements in safe, respectful workplaces, job sites and highways.
About the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA)
ISEA is the voice of the safety equipment industry. For 90 years, we have been a recognized leader in the development of ANSI-accredited safety equipment standards. We advocate on behalf of the industry for policies that improve worker safety, deliver actionable insights on the safety equipment market, develop critical skills for safety sales professionals, and provide a unique forum for collaboration, learning and growth. Learn more at safetyequipment.org.
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Susan Baranczyk
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Phone: (920) 727-7391
Email: media@jjkeller.com
