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G&K Services Offers Solutions to Improve Employee Safety During National Safety Month
G&K
Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GK) a leading provider of uniform
and facility services programs, is joining organizations across the
United States to raise awareness and improve workplace safety during
National Safety Month. To support this year's four weekly safety themes,
G&K recommends the following proactive strategies to keep your employees
safe on the job:
Week 1: Stand Ready to Respond If an accident occurs in your
workplace, a well-equipped first
aid kit is essential. All employees should know where the first aid
kit is located and inventory should be inspected and restocked regularly.
Week 2: Be Healthy Working in hot conditions may cause
employees to suffer from heat
stres. Vented uniforms can reduce this risk, using mesh vents to
create more airflow to cool down the wearer. This is especially true for
people that require flame resistant clothing. Any at-risk employees
should be reminded to take breaks as necessary and drink plenty of
fluids.
Week 3: Watch Out for Dangers Employees tasked with working
around electrical equipment face the potential of an arc flash incident.
Protect against burn injuries by outfitting your team with arc-rated
clothing. Arc rated uniforms should comply with NFPA 70e to ensure
worker safety.
Week 4: Share Roads Safely The summer travel season brings
added road traffic and congestion, making employee visibility more
important than ever. Protect employees working near roadways by
outfitting them with enhanced
or high-visibility garments.
Applying these simple safety procedures can help reduce your company's
incident rate, not just in June, but in all the months ahead. For more
information on how G&K Services can help your business improve workplace
safety, visit www.gkservices.com.
About G&K Services, Inc. G&K
Services, Inc. is a service-focused market leader of branded uniform and
facility services programs in the United States and Canada.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services has 8,000
employees serving approximately 170,000 customer locations from 165
facilities in North America. G&K Services is a publicly held company
traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol GK and is a
component of the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index. For more
information visit www.gkservices.com.
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