Before electrical, I had an employer that provided us with molded earplugs. I really like them. They are vented/valved type. I wear them almost all day.
I'm 4 years into the trade, and our hearing testing rep. said my results indicate that I do a great job with hearing protection.
My back is the one body part that I really need to look out for. I packed a toolbelt for the first three years. What started as lower back ache, turned into shooting mid-back pain - after first using an elastic back support, and then toolbelt suspenders.
I now use one of those canvas tool totes. Any tools I keep on my person are the 4-5 I can fit in my Carharrts. As a benfit, I've found I'm much more agile on scaffolding, on ladders, or swimming through plenum air spaces.
