Safety equipment acquisition and maintenance: The workplace must be carefully assessed to determine possible hazards in order to properly select safety equipment. An effective safety program will result in fewer injuries due to good management of safety equipment acquisition and maintenance. Managing a safety equipment program takes up a large percentage of time. This includes purchasing the correct equipment, maintaining it in good condition, and inventory control. Moreover, it requires cooperation from a number of people: safety personnel, purchasing, production, warehouse supervisor, maintenance managers, etc. (Toole, 2002).