TIMELINE
2021 [CONTINUED]
JANUARY 24 ISEA establishes a relationship with the new White House COVID-19 response team under the Biden administration.
JANUARY 26 Global COVID-19 cases surpass 100 million.
FEBRUARY 18 Appendix A, the CDC’s list of nonNIOSH-approved respirators authorized under the EAU, is updated for the last time.
MAY 13 ISEA launches its safety equipment industry impact tool.
MAY 25 ISEA premieres its “Protecting Workers, Protecting Lives” docuseries.
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ENGAGEMENT
Spreading the Word About PPE
During the pandemic, ISEA established the safety equipment industry as a credible source and expanded its reach through online resources, interviews with major news outlets, a video docuseries and more
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s the SARS-CoV-2 virus quickly spread around the world, personal protective equipment (PPE) became a top trending topic in the news and across social media platforms, thrusting safety into the spotlight as never before. As the voice of the safety equipment industry, ISEA ensured its members, industry stakeholders and the public were informed and educated about the state and role of PPE throughout the pandemic and beyond. WHY THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY MATTERS To demonstrate the safety equipment industry’s impact across the country, during
the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, ISEA launched the online PPE Economic and Safety Impact Tool in May 2021. The tool offers an in-depth, state-bystate look into the 111 million workers protected by safety equipment, as well as the economic activity the $71.6 billion industry produces throughout the United States. ISEA members are using the data to explain to industry and government stakeholders how important the industry is, both as an ongoing supplier of workplace safety equipment and as a source of essential PPE for American workers.
Safety Equipment Protects Workers
INTERNATIONAL SAFETY E QUI P M E N T ASSOCI ATI ON
Millions of American workers rely on safety equipment to get their jobs done without injury or discomfort.
The manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing of safety equipment create jobs all across the economy.
