3M joins WorldSkills International as the tenth Global Industry Partner

By WorldSkills International

WorldSkills International (WSI) would like to welcome 3M Personal Safety Division as its tenth Global Industry Partner (GIP). 3M serves customers through five business segments. They are: industrial, safety, consumer, electronics and health care. These business segments increase speed and efficiency by sharing technological, manufacturing, marketing and other resources. With globally recognized brands like Post-it, Scotch, Nexcare, Scotchlite, Peltor, Speedglas and Thinsulate, they are a strong customer driven company and WSI is pleased to be working in partnership with 3M.

3M is a global innovation company that never stops inventing. They have global sales of $30 billion with operations in more than 65 countries and their products are sold in nearly 200 countries. Over the years, their innovations have improved daily life for hundreds of millions of people all over the world. They have made driving at night easier, made buildings safer, and made consumer electronics lighter and more energy efficient. Their technologies encompass sustainable practices that have less impact on the environment. They even provided products used during NASA's man on the moon mission. Every day at 3M, with 84,000 employees globally, one idea always leads to the next, igniting momentum to make progress possible around the world.

3M values align very closely with WorldSkills values and together they will respect the social and physical environments, increase sustainability and global growth, utilize innovative technology and superior quality, value and service. 3M is partnering with WSI to specifically raise awareness and understanding of appropriate protection and build a safety culture, as well as improve safety standards around the world. Safety professionals and occupational workers world-wide have relied on 3M Safety to deliver workplace safety solutions – Respiratory, Hearing Conservation, Head, Eye and Face, Welding and Body Protection products – for more than 40 years.

For more information: www.3m.com

*3M is a trade mark of 3M Company, used under license in Canada. Post-it, Scotch, Nexcare, Scotchlite, Speedglas, Peltor, Thinsulate are trade marks of 3M.