New White Paper Reveals Factors to Consider When Developing Your Flame Resistant Clothing Program

To help business leaders, risk managers and safety professionals improve their PPE program and their cost effectiveness , Cintas Canada, Ltd. released a new white paper today “Should I Rent or Purchase Flame Resistant Clothing? Strategies for building a safer and more cost effective protective apparel program.” The white paper reviews common factors that contribute to the total cost of ownership of a flame resistant (FR) clothing program in order to help define safer and more cost-effective personal protective equipment (PPE) programs.

“Increasingly challenged with pressures to improve employee safety while keeping costs low, businesses regularly face the question of whether to use a purchase or managed FR clothing program,” said Dave Rehm, Regional Manager of Protective Apparel, Cintas Canada, Ltd. “It can be a tough choice to make, but by identifying best practices and specific needs, businesses will be better equipped to choose the right option for them and their employees.”

Readers of the new Cintas white paper will learn:

• Common factors that increase the total cost of ownership of your FR clothing program
• How to calculate the per wear cost of FR garments
• Different options for laundering and maintaining FR garments

“There’s no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to FR program management,” added Rehm. “One manager may find a rental program to be ideal, others may find a purchase program works best for them, while still others may need a ‘hybrid’ solution that includes a mix of managed and purchased FR garments.”

To access the white paper, please visit www.cintas.ca/RentOrPurchaseFRC.

To learn more about cost-effective PPE programs, visit the Cintas booth (#942) at the Partners in Prevention 2015 Health & Safety Conference in Mississauga, Ontario on April 28th and 29th.

For more information on Cintas FRC programs, please visit www.cintas.ca/frc or call 1-800-CINTAS1.

Pursuant to federal and provincial Occupational Health and Safety legislation an employer bears sole responsibility for selecting the type(s) of personal protective equipment to be used by its employees. All purchasers of FRC garments and/or laundering services from Cintas bear full responsibility for selecting the PPE appropriate for use by their employees. Cintas makes no representation, warranty, or covenant with respect to the flame-resistant qualities of the garments or with respect to the fitness or suitability of the garments for any particular use or purpose. The purchase of any goods or service from Cintas is subject to Cintas’ Standard Terms and Conditions and/or any other applicable written contract executed between the purchaser and Cintas relating to such purchase.

About Cintas Canada, Ltd.

Cintas Canada Ltd, with headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario is a subsidiary of Cintas Corporation. Cintas Canada designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs and provides entrance mats, restroom cleaning and supplies, tile and carpet cleaning services to approximately 55,000 businesses in Canada. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a component of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.