When buying PPE and safety equipment, how can you ensure the products you buy come from a competent, compliant, trustworthy supplier? In this video, Alan Murray and Roy Wilders of the British Safety Industry Federation discuss some of the challenges around buying PPE and safety equipment and provide an overview of the Registered Safety Supplier Scheme, explaining the importance of checking your supplier holds the BSIF shield. Specifying that your supplier holds the BSIF shield, which shows that they are a Registered Safety Supplier, will give you confidence that they: - Will only sell certified PPE - They meet the obligations and responsibilities required by the PPE Regulations - They submit their products for additional independent performance testing - They educate their public facing staff in the BSIF Safe Supply qualification - They maintain a quality policy and they hold all the necessary qualifications and authorisations for service provision - Further being part of BSIF a Registered Supplier commits that they will always trade honestly and ethically If you are a business or organisation in the UK that is buying PPE and Safety equipment the BSIF urges you to: - Check your supplier is BSIF Registered. BSIF audited suppliers are compliant, competent and trustworthy. - Select appropriate, certified and approved products. Registered Safety Suppliers can support the product selection process through , competence, capability and knowledge. - Protect your people, your most precious asset, and help your business to thrive. Always look for the “Shield” and only ever use a registered Safety Supplier when you are buying PPE and Safety equipment. For more information, visit: https://www.bsif.co.uk/rsss/ #PPE #safety #healthandsafety