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The Association of specialists in labour protection promotes the acquisition of job protection guarantees

Professionalize the distribution of the EPI, main objective of the ASP

Drafting Interempresas07/07/2010

July 7, 2010

The Association of specialists in labour protection (ASP) has been formed by more than a dozen of major distributors of equipment of Individual protection (EPI) to respond to a need for long-demanded by users and the sector: the specialization in the attention to the end-user that requires this type of equipment.

This Association operates throughout the Spanish and comes to improve the image of a sector with a very atomized sale, that not him acknowledged so far enough professionalism to advise companies and self-employed people, even though the EPI are an important part of their salesis expected to continue increasing.

Professional ethics in the distribution of EPI

The teams of Individual protection (EPI) reach users through various channels, ranging from specialized distributors to small or large trade of hardware, through supermarkets and industrial supplies. The majority of cases, provides means of protection to all sectors, while other products several, without the need for a specialization. For these reasons, the equipment, which must be delivered according to specific procedures established by the regulation, such as assessing risks, certification or specific training, among others, come to the user without these guarantees, putting at risk the safety and occupational health.

EPA and its companies seek to provide better service for companies, SMEs and the self-employed, so that all can recognize where to buy the EPI guaranteed, so that they optimize the acquisition and management of a type of essential inputswhich are an extremely profitable investment when they acquired with the appropriate advice.

Among the objectives that expresses the Association is promote the sale of EPI in highly specialized establishments that sold all the families of teams and offer technical advice, as well as the creation of a quality mark, awarded by a recognised bodythat it distinguishes the specialist dealer, giving a guarantee to the user. Also seeks to promote professional ethics in this sector.

To achieve its objectives, EPA raises minimum to companies wishing to integrate, such as:

Be specialized in the distribution of EPI companies and have in its range of all families
Have a minimum billing
Having developed a quality management system
Have technicians on prevention in template
Include in its proceedings a SAT and a system of continuous training for EPI

AEP and its companies seek to provide better service for companies, SMEs and the self-employed, so that they know where to acquire the EPI with guarantees.

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