The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.

It is important for everyone on the job site to understand the importance of PPE, how to check for damage and ensure proper fit. While personal protective equipment is the last line of defense against ...

The decision could mean that the Government is unlikely to see most of the £148 million owed to it by the company.

Defining the correct PPE levels based on electrical hazard risk assessments on all electrical equipment will lead to better acceptance by electrical workers. In our quest to provide the safest work ...

In a recent Safety Office article in TRACKS, we explained the role of personal protective equipment, or PPE, in the hierarchy of controls. Although PPE is the last resort in controlling a hazard, it ...

It’s difficult to overstate the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE). In 2019, the manufacturing industry accounted for 15% of all nonfatal injuries and illnesses in the private sector, ...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a firefighter’s last line of defense and as such, changes in?PPE have had profound affects on firefighter safety. Today, we enjoy PPE ensembles that protect us ...

I have been in the fire service for more than 35 years, and much has changed. When I was 18 years old and joined my local fire department with all the excitement that comes with it, I attended a ...

As the U.S. health care system struggles with a dearth of beds and hospital space for the rising number of coronavirus-infected people, another type of shortage looms – basic protective equipment for ...

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The use of PPE is often necessary to protect employees from injury or illness caused by exposure to chemicals and other workplace hazards such as: biologicals, radiation, physical, electrical, ...