In the early nineties, much of the fire retardant clothing used by the refineries and electric utilities was purchased directly from the source: the FR clothing manufacturer. There were two significant problems with this: first, the initial cost of purchasing a massive supply of clothing was overwhelming. Secondly, the safety supervisors became so inundated with sizing, ordering, inventorying and returning FR clothing, that they had little time to do much of anything else.
As time passed, the large industrial laundry companies offered a solution: they could manage these programs and lower the "end user's" initial purchase price by offering either a rental or lease program. A rental afforded the end user the option of having theirgarments cleaned, repaired and placed back into lockers each week. A lease provided the end user garments without the wash and repair option. Again, there were also two problems with this path: first, the cost of an FR clothing rental program over a five year period was significantly higher than if the end user were to initially purchase flame resistant garments outright. The second problem had to do with being locked into a program for 5 years. With the emergence of many new materials, and with the move towards more stylish, street-wear looking garments, employees and the companies they worked for began to demand the latest products.
Eventually, distributors adopted a forward-thinking approach by offering online FR clothing management programs that would do all the leg-work for a company. FRSafety entered that arena with its FRSafety Outfitters FR clothing program. When a company chooses to enroll in FRSafety Outfitters, a personalized account will be created for its employees. Company administrators can then select which FR clothing fits their needs, and relay that information to FRSafety. As team members sign in and purchase company-approved FRCS from their unique, personalized site, FRSafety automatically tracks inventory and orders from each and every employee. Never has purchasing flame resistant clothing for a crew of anywhere from 5-500+ employees been so easy!
If your company is looking for a flame resistant clothing program , or you would simply like more information about the FRSafety Outfitters program, please contact us with any questions. |
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