December 2004              return to the newsletter contents page

QSSP Program Seeks Equipment Donations

The Qualified Safety Sales Professional (QSSP) Program needs your help. The instructors of the program would like to improve the hands-on portion of the program by having a variety of equipment and instrumentation available to demonstrate to their attendees. If you would be willing donate or lend equipment to the program, contact Bill Simkins, one of the QSSP instructors, by email at williamsimkins@yahoo.com or by phone at (502) 290-9073. The equipment/instrumentation needs include a wide variety of PPE and product support guides or CDs for the equipment. A wish list of items is listed below.

We appreciate your assistance in improving the QSSP program. Bill would like to receive these items by the March 2005 training program.

Equipment/Instrumentation Wish List for QSSP

• 2-3 Personal air sampling pumps with chargers  

• Calibrations device 

• 2-3 Noise dosimeter(s)     

• PID with calibration gas

• Gas-Tec CO2 detector tubes – low range

• Chemical protective clothing – samples for show and tell

• Product support:  CDs, Guides etc.

• Class C Hard Hat 

• Bump Cap (“Baseball Cap” type) 

• “Cut Away”  Safety Can

• GFCI Electrical Cord 

• Lock Out / Tag Out / Devices; Locks / Tags / HASPS / Valve-Cord Covers / Etc.

• Electrical Insulation Material / Equipment (Gloves / Arm Prot.)

• Body Harness Personal Lift Device (Miller)

• Small / Empty – Class ABC Fire Extinguisher

• Body Belt 

• Non Shock Absorbing Lanyard 

• Cable / Rope Locking Device for Fall Arrest 

• Various Size Carabiners  

• Deceleration Device