Personal protective equipment is an acceptable and often required tool in many of today's workplaces, but this wasn't always so. The acceptance of PPE traveled down a long and perilous road that was paved with the toil and sacrifice of many workers.
The Automation and Control Solutions segment, which includes Honeywell Life Safety, posted a 3 percent gain in sales and 12 percent gain in profit in 2008’s fourth quarter.
Exertion is part of it, as is the firefighter's balance when wearing the boots. The agency has compared rubber and leather boots at its labs in Morgantown, W.Va., and Pittsburgh, Pa.