---
title: Meet the companies managing PPE in a smarter way
description: Safety should always be top of mind in the workplace. But the upcoming A+A international trade fair and congress is a good excuse to make sure your health
image: https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5fd110263ed35f7966e1ba16_aplusa1-3.png
---

[![Papertrail](https://blog.papertrail.io/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Papertrail_August2021/images/Header_logo.png?width=384&height=1024&name=Header_logo.png "Papertrail")](https://www.papertrail.io/)

[Book a Discovery Call](https://www.papertrail.io/contact-papertrail)

- [Home](https://www.papertrail.io)
- [About](https://papertrail.io/about)
- [Login](https://app.papertrail.io/)
- [Book a Discovery Call](https://www.papertrail.io/contact-papertrail)

# Meet the companies managing PPE in a smarter way

 Tuesday, October 17, 2017

![](https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5fd110263ed35f7966e1ba16_aplusa1-3.png)

Safety should always be top of mind in the workplace. But the upcoming [A+A](https://www.aplusa-online.com/) international trade fair and congress is a good excuse to make sure your health and safety systems are all up to scratch and in line with the latest best practice.

The show is always a great way to learn about safety-enhancing products and to exchange tips with industry peers. And if you look after personal protective equipment (PPE), it’s not just new products you should be checking out.

Companies around the world are also benefiting from smarter PPE management systems, which can help cut costs while improving safety.

The Australian working-at-height training firm 5th Point, for example, uses [Papertrail](https://www.papertrail.io/) to overcome what it calls the “[daunting prospect](https://www.5thpoint.com.au/equipment-inspections/)” of inspecting industrial rope access equipment.

5th Point relies on equipment provided by DMM, which offers Papertrail as its standard [PPE management system](https://www.papertrail.io/) for customers.

Using the system, “you’re looking at saving up to 90% of your administration time during an inspection,” [says Robert Partridge](https://www.papertrail.io/t/docs/case-studies/papertraildmmcasestudy.pdf), product manager, without having an impact on health and safety standards.

That is probably why it has been adopted by companies whose workers operate in some of the harshest conditions in the world.

Technicians at [Offshore Painting Services](https://downloads.papertrail.io/docs/case-studies/ops.pdf), for instance, maintain wind turbines out in the North Sea and cannot afford to work with faulty PPE.

The company uses Papertrail to help safeguard the integrity of its equipment, and has yet to suffer a lost-time incident despite logging hundreds of thousands of on-site man-hours.

If that’s the kind of PPE safety record you would like for your company, then [book a demo](https://www.papertrail.io/book-demo/?utm_source=blog) or join us at A+A in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 17 to 20.

- *Visit Papertrail at A+A at the DMM (Hall 6/F40) and SingingRock (Hall 6/C48) stands.*

‍

#### Improve your inspection management system today

![blog image-1](https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/blog%20image-1.png)

### Free! Download the 5 steps to reviewing your management system

![](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5fd110263ed35ff3e1e1b669/5fd110263ed35f0446e1b7f4_992667.svg) [Governance, Risk Management and Compliance](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/governance-risk-management-and-compliance), [Height Safety Manufacturers](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/height-safety-manufacturers), [Best Practice](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/best-practice), [health and safety](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/health-and-safety), [PPE Management](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/ppe-management), [Height Safety](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/height-safety), [Support](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/support), [Company](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/company), [Solutions](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/solutions), [INDUSTRIES](https://blog.papertrail.io/tag/industries)

## Recommended Blog

[![Improve the way you identify your equipment, without relying on electrical tape and permanent markers](https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/5fd110263ed35f1a86e1ba2a_Toughtags3-Sep-15-2021-12-43-51-15-PM.jpeg)](https://blog.papertrail.io/blog/improve-the-way-you-identify-your-equipment)

## [Improve the way you identify your equipment, without relying on electrical tape and permanent markers](https://blog.papertrail.io/blog/improve-the-way-you-identify-your-equipment)

[Read Article →](https://blog.papertrail.io/blog/improve-the-way-you-identify-your-equipment)

[![Floating wind: let’s not let safety sink](https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/Papertrail-main-logo-rev-blue-and-line-1024x699-Dec-01-2021-04-58-10-40-PM.jpg)](https://blog.papertrail.io/blog/floating-wind-lets-not-let-safety-sink)

## [Floating wind: let’s not let safety sink](https://blog.papertrail.io/blog/floating-wind-lets-not-let-safety-sink)

[Read Article →](https://blog.papertrail.io/blog/floating-wind-lets-not-let-safety-sink)

[![Pepertrial](https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Papertrail_August2021/images/footer%20logo.svg "Pepertrial")](https://www.papertrail.io/)

- [Product](https://www.papertrail.io/ppe-inspection-management/) 
    - [Product Directory](https://products.papertrail.io/)
    - [Equipment Management](https://www.papertrail.io/templates/equipment-management)
    - [Staff Competency](https://www.papertrail.io/templates/competency-management)
    - [Document Control](https://www.papertrail.io/templates/document-management)
    - [Breathing Apparatus](https://www.papertrail.io/templates/breathing-apparatus-equipment-management)
    - [NDT](https://www.papertrail.io/templates/ndt-equipment-management)
    - [Tool Management](https://www.papertrail.io/templates/tool-management)
    - [Turbine Mounted Safety](https://www.papertrail.io/templates/turbine-mounted-safety-management)
- [Industries](https://www.papertrail.io/ppe-inspection-management/) 
    - [Adventure Safety](https://www.papertrail.io/industry/adventure)
    - [Arboriculture](https://papertrail.io/industry/tree-care)
    - [Industrial Access](https://www.papertrail.io/industry/industrial-access)
    - [Energy & Utilities](https://www.papertrail.io/industry/Utilities-Renewables)
    - [Rescue & Emergency](https://www.papertrail.io/industry/facilities)
    - [Approved Equipment Suppliers](https://www.papertrail.io/industry/approved-equipment-suppliers)
    - [NDT](https://www.papertrail.io/industry/ndt)
- [Support](https://www.papertrail.io/ppe-inspection-management/) 
    - [Help Centre](https://help.papertrail.io/en/)
    - [Updates](https://updates.papertrail.io/)
    - [Resources](https://www.papertrail.io/resources)
    - [Knowledge Base](https://blog.papertrail.io/)
    - [Events](https://www.papertrail.io/events)
- [Company](https://www.papertrail.io/ppe-inspection-management/) 
    - [Contact Us](https://www.papertrail.io/contact)
    - [Manufacturing Partners](https://www.papertrail.io/manufacturer-partners)
    - [Become a Partner](https://www.papertrail.io/become-a-partner)
    - [Team](https://www.papertrail.io/about)
    - [Careers](https://www.papertrail.io/career)

[![You Tube](https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/user/papertrailio/videos)

[![facebook](https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/fb.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/papertrail.io/)

[![Twitter](https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/twitter.svg)](https://twitter.com/papertrail_io)

[![Linkden](https://blog.papertrail.io/hubfs/linkden.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kit-log/)

[Legal](https://www.papertrail.io/legal) [Privacy](https://www.papertrail.io/privacy)

© 2024 Papertrail.io. All rights reserved.