Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment Different types of respirators
Certain jobs require the use of a respirator. They are most often used when toxic substances or harmful particles are present in the air. There are several respirators available and each one is designed to do a different task.
Author FlaaimDate:2019-05-16
Personal Protective Equipment The Importance of Using Safety Vests
The importance of wearing a safety vest in hazardous working conditions is widely known by most people. Why are highly reflective garments an essential part of job safety?
Author FlaaimDate:2019-05-05
Personal Protective Equipment Seven rules to control your company's PPE
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is expensive.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-04-19
Pesonal Protective Equipment How to make sure your employees wear their PPE
It's impossible to remove all the health hazards in your workplace, but you can minimise them. Provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce the health risk to your employees. The Department of Labour (DoL) can shut your business down if you don't have the correct PPE in place.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-04-08
Personal Protective EquipmentChoose the Right Safety Gloves for the Job
Wearing safety gear like gloves is essential to prevent hand injuries when at work. The gloves you buy for work need to be more than a pretty looking pair.
Author Guest PostDate:2019-04-07
Personal Protective EquipmentEssential PPE training to your employees
If you think giving your workers Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is where your responsibility ends, you're wrong. You MUST also train them on how to use it correctly.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-03-25
Personal Protective Equipment Six reasons you must do a trend-analysis on how you issue and re-issue PPE
If you supply Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), there's one thing you must do today: A trend-analysis. It's the only way to see who's abusing, damaging, losing or even selling your company's PPE.
Author FlaaimDate:2019-03-25
Personal Protective EquipmentMust your labour broker pay for adequate PPE?
So, you've contracted the services of a labour broker. He's given his employees PPE to wear, but you've done a risk assessment and don't think the PPE is adequate.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-03-25
Personal Protective EquipmentIf your construction employees only wear one piece of PPE, make sure it's THIS
A new study shows that the construction industry has the highest rate of fatal traumatic brain injuries. This is as a result of having objects falling on employees or them accidently bumping their heads.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-03-25
Personal Protective EquipmentPPE: So much more than just protective clothing
Construction regulations require proper personal protective equipment or PPE. PPE isn't just about the clothing that your employees wear, but also about the safety tools available.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-03-24
Personal Protective EquipmentFollow these five rules when using PPE to control risks in your workplace
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is one of the best ways to control risks and protect your employees from harm. PPE helps you to reduce your employees' chances of injuries and workplace incidents.
Author FlaaimDate:2019-03-24
Personal Protective Equipment Did you know: PPE is your best friend in the fight against common workplace accidents?
Do you know what the most common workplace accidents are? Do you know that your employee is more like to have a something fall on him than he is to catch a deadly virus?
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-03-24
Personal Protective EquipmentEight vital tips to get your employees to follow PPE laws
As an employer, you have responsibilities to keep your employees safe. This means you need to provide your employees with the right PPE.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-03-24
Personal Protective EquipmentPPE: Seven simple tips to help you manage these three little letters
Personal Protective Equipment (or PPE) is your employees' first line of defence. It's the gloves that prevent them losing a finger and the hard hats that keep their heads safe from falling objects.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-03-24
Personal Protective EquipmentCan you charge your employee to replace the PPE he lost?
The experts behind the Health and Safety Advisor constantly get questions about PPE.
Recently, they received two questions from readers who wanted to know if you can make an employee pay to replace the PPE he lost.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-03-22
Personal Protective Equipment4 Steps to effectively monitor PPE usage in your workplace
It's your responsibility to minimise health-and-safety risks in the workplace as much as is reasonably possible. And one of the ways you can do that is to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) wherever necessary.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-03-11
Personal Protective Equipment It's your duty to make sure employees know their PPE responsibilities
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is your employee's last line of defence against injury, illness or death. And the buck stops with you when it comes to your employee's health and safety. Here are eight duties that your employees need to know so they can comply and avoid the wrath of the DoL.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-02-15
Personal Protective EquipmentFour easy steps to effectively manage your PPE
When last did you check how much you've spent on replacing or repairing PPE? Save your business this cost by managing your PPE effectively.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-02-14
Personal Protective EquipmentFive ways to make your employees use the PPE
The DoL can fine you, or even stop your business if your employees don't use their PPE. Read on for our tips to make your employees use their PPE and avoid this fine.
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-02-14
Personal Protective EquipmentHow to prevent the spread of germs and bacteria
When you think of PPE, what do you see? Maybe you see a hard hat. It's a perfect example of protective gear that'll save your employees from nasty accidents
Author Alexandr GrigorevDate:2019-02-07
Personal Protective EquipmentHow to ensure that PPE will protect you
If you look at the hazard control hierarchy, wearing personal protective equipment holds as the last hazard control. It is the last protection for a worker against particular hazard.
Author FlaaimDate:2018-12-02
Personal Protective EquipmentPPE For Working With Acid
Acids are the most known corrosive elements, they can cause damages to your skin, your clothes and your eyes in case they splash on them.
Author FlaaimDate:2018-11-30
Personal Protective EquipmentTop list of personal protective equipment in household services
Personal protection comes first for all household services that may need direct or indirect attention of human being.
Author FlaaimDate:2018-11-22
Personal Protective EquipmentPersonal Protective Equipment in Hospitality
Giving staff the right equipment and supplies is crucial for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of employees.
Author FlaaimDate:2018-11-15
Personal Protective EquipmentHow to Effectively Oversee Your PPE in the Workplace
It's your legal obligation to uphold the health and safety of all staff in your workplace. And one of the ways to do this is to issue Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to them.
Author FlaaimDate:2018-11-09
Personal Protective EquipmentDevelop a Habit of Hand Safety
Machine guarding and safety gloves are common ways to approach hand safety hazards. One obstacle that facilities face is how to find ways to make employees understand what types of safety gloves are required when, and how to recognize at-risk hazards.
Author FlaaimDate:2018-10-29
Personal Protective EquipmentHighway Workers Safety Gear
If your job is as a highway worker then you are particularly vulnerable when it comes to safety at work
Author FlaaimDate:2018-10-28
Personal Protective EquipmentHow to protect your eyes from grinders
It may seem obvious - wearing eye protection when grinding, but it is not something everyone does.
Author FlaaimDate:2018-09-07
Personal Protective EquipmentPersonal protective equipment in healthcare
Universal precautions require all the healthcare staff including the support personnel performing house-keeping duties to wear certain protective gear if their duties involve coming in contact with a patient or any blood or body fluid, due to the possibility of contracting and spreading infections.
Author Dennis25Date:2018-08-19
Personal Protective EquipmentFour instances when you must issue your employees with PPE
Employers give every reason in the book as to why they don't issue staff with PPE.
Author Syombua001Date:2018-08-03
Personal Protective EquipmentWorkplace Requirements In Relation To PPE
Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to safety work wear, which its purpose is to protect the wearer from accidents and injuries. The purpose of such protective equipment is not just for the workplace, but also for activities related to sports and those that can cause harm to the body.
Author Wasafi100Date:2018-07-21
Personal Protective EquipmentPersonal protective equipment in beauty salon
Personal protective equipment also known as PPE is very important for individuals working in a beauty salon for their safety and health as there are many hazardous substances that are used in the saloon which can cause serious health issues.
Author mehreenDate:2018-07-21
Personal Protective EquipmentWhen to use different types of personal protective equipments
The health of a human being is very important than any other thing. For this reason he/ she has to protect it in every possible way. How can this be done? Well , it is simply by the use of personal protective equipments. Personal protective equipments protect us from exposure to diseases, accidents
Author Semmy ReenDate:2018-07-21