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title: PowerMate as Personal Protective Equipment
description: PowerMate stair climbers are personal protective gear that will reduce the incidence of injury on the job due to lifting strain by doing 100% of the lifting
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**PowerMate® Advantage for HVAC-R **

# PowerMate and Safety

### Your PowerMate is a Piece of Personal Protective Equipment.

- No manual lifting required, PowerMate does 100% of the lifting.
- Independent research finds PowerMate requires 87% less effort for the operator than a conventional hand truck.
- Proven to reduce injuries and lost work days due to repetitive strain or fatigue.
- Get injured workers back on the job sooner on modified duty using a PowerMate.
- Lower Workers Compensation premiums.

##### The U.S. Department of Labor quotes $29,000 (2004 dollar figures) as the average cost of a single lost time injury (direct and indirect costs).

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##### All Powermate Stair Climbers have the ability to lift loads on and off trucks or skip broken or damaged stairs - try that with a regular hand truck!

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### PowerMate & Safety

"A PowerMate is part of your PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). What is your safety policy? What should be your core values around safety? A PowerMate will help your business meet or exceed their Health & Safety objectives."

#### Contact PowerMate

Call a PowerMate Solution Specialist today and let us help you find the ideal Safety Moving Solution for your business. Call Toll Free at:

### **1-800-697-6283**

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