Studies show that only 60% of the 20 million employees required to wear eye and face protection actually comply. The consequence of this lack of protection is an increase in eye injuries and their associated costs.
Industry innovations seek to reverse this trend. Gateway Safety, for example, has taken a leadership role in promoting the use of thin, lightweight polycarbonate lenses, as well as special lens coatings, such as anti-scratch and anti-fog, which make the eyewear more durable, comfortable and functional. Gateway Safety has also driven the industry by producing a number of in-vogue frame designs. "Our designers understand the cutting-edge consumer sunglass industry," explains Matthew Love, director of corporate marketing for Gateway Safety. "It is important to remember that workers are consumers, too."
The success of Gateway Safety's newer products - Fusion™, StarLite® and Hawk™ - is a direct result of the company's focus on developing protective eyewear that workers want to wear. "We have a corporate slogan, 'Where Safety Meets Style,'" said Love. "Any new product must be the perfect blend of fashion and function."
Making good on this commitment is Gateway Safety's latest product introduction, Cobra™. Cobra is loaded with features, including protection in excess of the ANSI Z87.1 standard; a unique, rubberized coating that provides a one-of-a-kind look and feel; soft, flexible earpieces that ensure comfort by eliminating the pinching common to conventional, hard plastic earpieces; and twelve different lens options, each hard-coated to increase the product?s durability.
New Technology, New Service
In addition to new products, Gateway Safety is also committed to using new technology to improve the transfer of information across distribution channels between manufacturer, distributors and end-users.
Their new web site, located at www.GatewaySafety.com, is loaded with real value for facility safety directors and purchasing directors, as well Gateway Safety's distributor partners and prospective distributors.
The new Web Site is designed to relieve 'information overload' for customers by creating an easy-to-navigate, single source of product and safety facts and advice. It's a place where they can find solutions to safety problems, compare and identify the right products for their applications, get quotes and reduce paperwork.
The Gateway Safety Mission
By producing safety products that workers want to wear, Gateway Safety strives to help companies increase safety compliance and improve the overall welfare of their employees - which, in turn, helps companies reduce the high costs associated with eye and face injuries.
