According to David King of "Supervisors Safety Bulletin," take photos of various areas of the workplace and display them for your team to see. Ask them, "What kind of work goes on in this area? And what are some injuries you could foresee happening here?"

 

Since these are areas the workers have been before and know well, they'll probably have all kinds of situations they could see resulting in an accident. Some may have even witnessed these injuries or near-misses.

 

Then go a step further and ask, "What kinds of PPE do you think could prevent an injury here?" Most workers will name articles you already require. Some may have good ideas for added protection.

This subtly gets the message across: Workers know the dangers of the job. And they know PPE can help. But sometimes, they just need to connect the dots on their own to get full PPE compliance.