Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the last line of defense against chemical and physical workplace hazards. Providing PPE to your staff isn’t enough. Workers need to know how to property fit, ...

Compare how different hood designs affect the protection provided to the head and neck from fireground contaminants. Describe the effects of cleaning on the protective properties of PPE. Explain how ...

Become a PPE Competent Person with our three day personal protective equipment training course. Learn to competently examine work-at-height personal protective equipment using the Petzl protocol and ...

UL Workplace Health & Safety has released a free training course in its eLearning library on how to use and select personal protective equipment. The course, available online and compatible with ...

Hats, gloves, fall arrest systems, boots. The wide world of personal protective equipment (PPE) could be intimidating to safety managers when a tight budget and limited resources come into play. When ...

The subject of personal protective equipment (PPE) has become a contentious one, with many healthcare professionals complaining that they do not have access to enough of the safety gear. It is not ...

Welcome to the “why” generation. The newest member of your department, the one you just handed a $3,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) ensemble to, is about to ask you why this is going to ...

PPE protects you from hazards in your environment. Knowing the types of PPE available and how to use them properly can help you minimize your exposure to harm. Depending on your work situation, ...

You invest a lot of time, effort and money in your personal protective equipment (PPE) program, so you want to be sure you’re meeting OSHA’s expectations. OSHA’s PPE compliance directive, 29 CFR Part ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. With COVID-19 case numbers exploding, an overshadowed aspect of the personal protective equipment ...