--- title: SAFETY Part 3 of 5 – Changing Attitudes Towards Safety in the Workplace description: The PowerMate Ergonomic Advantage (Excerpts from the Stuart Report) Safety Blog Part 3 of 5 --- [Home](https://www.powermate.info) | [Contact Us](https://www.powermate.info/powermate-contact) | [Blog](https://www.powermate.info/powermate_solutions) [![powermate_logo](https://www.powermate.info/hs-fs/file-2154544098-png/Powermate/Images/powermate_logo.png)](https://www.powermate.info/) ![HeaderText](https://www.powermate.info/hs-fs/file-2157906024-png/Powermate/Images/HeaderText.png) ![header](https://www.powermate.info/hs-fs/file-2159061985-png/Powermate/Images/header.png) [![powermate_logo](https://www.powermate.info/hs-fs/file-2154544098-png/Powermate/Images/powermate_logo.png)](https://www.powermate.info/) PowerMate Safety Moving Products Motorized Stair Climbing Hand Trucks and LiftGates ![headerimg](https://www.powermate.info/hs-fs/file-2175243760-png/Powermate/Images/headerimg.png) ## [SAFETY Part 3 of 5 – Changing Attitudes Towards Safety in the Workplace](https://www.powermate.info/powermate_solutions/bid/93640/SAFETY-Part-3-of-5-Changing-Attitudes-Towards-Safety-in-the-Workplace) Posted by [Contributing Editor](https://www.powermate.info/powermate_solutions/author/contributing-editor) on Mon, Jul 22, 2013 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Over the past ten years, we have observed a steady rise in the emphasis placed on Safety in the workplace throughout North America. PowerMate® began in selling its products in Europe in the early 1980's. The introduction of the 45 pound maximum manual lifting regulations in many European Countries created demand for PowerMate® products in Europe overnight. Today, many speculate that is only a matter of time before similar legislation is passed in North America.  As a result of the 45 pound lifting law, PowerMate® stair climbers shipped to Europe conform to the more “rigorous” CE Specifications. We make these CE Specifications models available for sales to our North American Customers - as an option. Increasingly, Companies in North America are recognizing the value of their people to their organizations and the resulting impact of costs from lost time injuries to their bottom line. More and more Companies are including Health, Safety and Wellness in their Corporate objectives, mission statements and Managerial incentive structures. **Safety is a Priority**. Today, many of our customers regard PowerMate**®** as a piece of “Personal Protective Equipment” (P.P.E.) not unlike, steel toe boots, safety glasses, or gloves! They tell us from an employee perspective; it is a “Quality of Life” issue for their people in higher risk positions. For example, an employee who sustains a back injury may not be able to pursue their recreational activities of choice, play the same way with their children, or may have to alter their future career path, as a result of a potentially preventable injury. Our customers cite many other safety benefits of implementing PowerMate**®** solutions beyond protecting employees’ backs. Many companies have not only sees  a reduction in back related lifting injuries but also see significant reductions in other injuries like; toes, fingers, leg, arm, cuts, even less employee fatigue, absenteeism  and even a reduction on driving related accidents! Customer’s purchase PowerMate**®** for a myriad of reasons; to meet their corporate safety objectives; for labor savings; to reduce Workers’ Compensation or WSIB premiums; to get people on modified duties back to work and productive or for small business owners, “insurance” against a potential injury that would result in their having no income, just to name a few. Regardless of the size of Company, industry or application, two motivating factors are common among all PowerMate**®** customers:   #### **SAFETY and RETURN ON INVESTMENT (R.O.I)**** **  [![LPM-PA049652 PowerMate Blog CTA 2013/07/10](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/70389/0d3e12cf-a624-41ba-b421-7d71dbc0b6e5.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/70389/0d3e12cf-a624-41ba-b421-7d71dbc0b6e5)   To learn how implementing a PowerMate**®** Safety Program can make your Company both **Safer and more Profitable! **Visit [![SAFETY and PROFITS!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/70389/ad1013e1-682e-4462-8859-f3c4c29f252d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/70389/ad1013e1-682e-4462-8859-f3c4c29f252d) **NEXT WEEK: SAFETY Does Deliver a Return on Investment** Tags: [powered dolly](https://www.powermate.info/powermate_solutions/topic/powered-dolly), [ergonomic strategy](https://www.powermate.info/powermate_solutions/topic/ergonomic-strategy), [power hand truck](https://www.powermate.info/powermate_solutions/topic/power-hand-truck), [powermate](https://www.powermate.info/powermate_solutions/topic/powermate), [safety moving system](https://www.powermate.info/powermate_solutions/topic/safety-moving-system), [safety moving systems](https://www.powermate.info/powermate_solutions/topic/safety-moving-systems) ### Follow Me ### PowerMate and the HVAC Contractor Visit the [PowerMate HVAC-R micro-site](https://www.powermate.info/industries/hvac-r/powermate_industry_k0300199_hvacrwelcome) and find out if a PowerMate is right for your business. 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