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Personal Protection Equipment (PPE): The Top 5 Must-Haves to Stay Safe and Healthy
- by Mike Johnson
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE): The Top 5 Must-Haves to Stay Safe and Healthy Personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to keep you safe and healthy in different environments, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. PPE helps to reduce the risk of contracting infections or being exposed to harmful substances. With the...
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When Should You Wear Protective Clothing?
- by Mike Johnson
When Should You Wear Protective Clothing? There are several situations where it is advisable to wear protective clothing to protect yourself from potential risks. In addition, different types of apparel fulfil other functions and can help reduce the risk of injury. The appropriate protective clothing will depend on the type...
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What PPE should be worn on a building site?
- by Mike Johnson
What PPE should be worn on site? A construction site is a highly hazardous environment. It’s a place where workers are at risk of coming into contact with toxic substances, heavy equipment, and large volumes of raw materials. Many sharp objects, slippery surfaces, and hidden dangers lurking around every corner....
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How to Choose PPE That Fits Your Needs
- by Mike Johnson
Choose PPE That Fits Your Needs When you work in a dangerous environment, you must wear approved personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect yourself from hazards. PPE comes in many forms, including hard hats, safety glasses, gloves and raincoats. Each piece of PPE is designed to protect you from an...
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Stay Warm in the Workplace Over the Christmas Period with Active Workwear
- by Jack Durant
Sixty years ago, trying to keep warm while working on a building site entailed putting on a thick donkey-jacket supplied by the company, and a woolen balaclava, supplied by mum. Thickness equated to warmth, and within minutes of strenuous activity one could feel the perspiration trickling down inside your work...
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The Importance of High Visibility Clothing in the Workplace
- by Jack Durant
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The correct use of high visibility (HV) clothing is a relatively simple and inexpensive precaution to put into effect, but it plays a major role in maintaining safety and preventing accidents. Here, we review why HV clothing is important in the workplace. High-visibility clothing reduces the risk of accidents and...
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PPE a Guide from the HSE
- by Jack Durant
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Why is Personal Protective Equipment important? By making the workplace safe which includes providing instructions, procedures, training and supervision to encourage people to work safely and responsibly. Even where engineering controls and safe systems of work have been applied, some hazards might remain. These include injuries to: the lungs, eg...
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