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Personal Protection Equipment
What is PPE? PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) can mean many different things, but for most of us today, this means face masks. Whether these are medical-grade face masks to cloth face masks, PPE has become a part of our day to day lives now. Other PPE items relating to Covid-19 can be face shields, gloves, eye protection and medical/hazmat ...
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Personal protective equipment against nanoparticles
Nanomaterials manufacture and use are in full expansion. With them comes an increasing risk for human health, especially at the workplace. Indeed, the early signs of potential toxicity associated with nanotechnologies are piling up. Even if they must be considered as a last resource in a traditional occupational Health & Safety approach, personal protective equipment (PPE) against nanoparticles ...
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Workplace Falls Get Fresh Attention
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is tackling a major source of industrial injuries – slips, trips and falls on workplace surfaces. On May 24, OSHA proposed significant revisions to Subparts D and I of the general industry standards dealing with walking-working surfaces and personal protective equipment (PPE), respectively. This column outlines the reasons why ...
By Acta Group
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General Public Health Considerations for Responding to Animal Hoarding Cases
Animal hoarding is an under-recognized problem that exists in most communities and adversely impacts the health, welfare, and safety of humans, animals, and the environment. These guidelines address public health and worker safety concerns in handling situations where animal hoarding or other dense concentrations of animals have caused unhealthy and unsafe conditions. Because animal hoarding ...
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What is MRO and Why is It Important?
Beyond the raw materials and equipment needed for production, there’s a lot that goes into a company’s ability to keep things running smoothly. Facilities need to be kept in good condition, production and transportation equipment needs regular maintenance, personal protective equipment inventory needs to be stocked, as does inventory for hand tools, cleaning supplies and everything in ...
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Personal Protective Equipment: The Weakest Link in Employee Protection
Look at the Big Picture and Follow Through When Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is provided without training and oversight, the PPE itself can become the hazard. The process starts with Hazard Assessment and Control. PPE is supposed to be a temporary protection until an engineering or work practice control can be put in place to remove the potential for exposure. Example at OSHA ...
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Biomedical Waste Generation in Puducherry Government General Hospital and Its Management Implications
In India, not much attention has been paid to the management of biomedical waste (BMW). The present paper describes the collection and disposal of BMW in the Government General Hospital (GH) of Puducherry, India. The authors document (a) the lack of segregation between infectious and noninfectious BMW as well as a failure to implement the prescribed rules for proper management of BMW; (b) ...
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Industrial hygiene case study
Service performed: Industrial hygiene monitoring at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility Summary: Our environmental staff performed testing and consulting to determine employee exposure levels to hazardous chemicals at a large manufacturing facility. Engineering controls and personal protective equipment were also evaluated for its effectiveness during the manufacturing process of ...
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Largest PPE Shortage Since the Start of the Pandemic: Challenges & Solutions
Personal Protection Equipment Shortages and Raised Prices Shortages in personal protection equipment (PPE) is becoming an issue across the United States. Hospitals in the country are facing severe shortages of masks for their staff and patients. The PPE shortage is becoming more dire as states begin to lift mask mandates – cases are likely to spike again due to the relaxed precautions. ...
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Lone workers in the hierarchy of safety controls - Case Study
A large oil and gas producer was in the market to outfit lone workers with new safety equipment at one of its operations in the western United States. Lone worker solutions have come a long way in taking full advantage of current technology. While lone worker solutions are important, they only make up a small portion of the PPE (personal protective equipment) market. “Industrial ...
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Emergency PPE Production - Edge Trim Material Handling
In this Material Handling installation, we expedited the development and delivery of two fans for emergency production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), specifically medical masks, to help meet increased demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. These material handling fans were among the first to ship with our new Gold Standard Warranty, which guarantees reliability for 3 years on every ...
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Proper Cleaning of Gas Detector Instrument
This guidance provides recommendations on the cleaning and disinfection of Gas Detector equipment. We recommend you use personal protective equipment (PPE) when operating and cleaning your instrument to help reduce risk of infection and contact with viruses.Approved cleaning methods are as follows:Instrument should be powered off when cleaning. Dampen a soft or disposable cloth and clean all ...
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Using Web-Based Collaboration to improve Job Hazard Analysis
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires a hazard analysis of jobs to ensure mitigating controls such as engineering controls, administrative controls and personal protective equipment (PPE) are applied to protect workers from harm. The Departments of Energy, Defense, and Interior have specific standards that require performing hazard analyses. As an Environmental Safety ...
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How can you effectively disinfect your plant using only water, salt and electricity?
Disinfecting your plant is essential to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for your employees. But it is not always easy to find the right methods that are effective, safe to use and also environmentally friendly. Fortunately, the combination of water, salt and electricity offers an excellent solution to this problem. Disinfecting with water, salt and electricity Water, salt ...
By Watter B.V.
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Personal Ear Protection – PPE for noise at work
Personal Ear Protection – the last resort PPE should always be regarded as a ‘last resort’ to protect against risks to safety and health in the workplace. The provision of personal hearing protection is no different. You may find resistance from your workforce using them and they can be costly to maintain and replace. They can also interfere with communications, more ...
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The Hierarchy of Controls
A step-by-step path to eliminate or reduce hazards. Are you familiar with the Hierarchy of Controls? Featuring an inverted pyramid, it’s a framework and a visual guide for controlling workplace hazards and protecting employees. The hierarchy starts with the controls perceived to be most effective. Then, it moves down to those considered least effective. As defined by NIOSH, the hierarchy ...
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Identity theft and internet
The captivating issue of false identity on internet is already an old phenomenon, but until now no uniform legal response really exists. For some, anonymity is deemed to be a right, but for others, using a false identity will be a tort. Thus, the protection of the identity takes various forms, both in civil action and in criminal procedure. However, the question involves a second aspect, not only ...
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Safety Programs for PAA, EtO and H2O2
ChemDAQ is the voice for safety when it deals with people working with and around Hydrogen Peroxide, Peracetic Acid, and Ethylene Oxide. According to OSHA, employers have a duty to provide a safe work environment and employers should have a comprehensive plan to ensure workplace safety. A plan for working with toxic sterilant gases should include the following elements: 1. Employee ...
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The Cost Effective Solution Case Study You’ll Never Forget
Thern divisions work together to provide a cost effective solution. The Client: Pinnacle Polymers is a manufacturer of polypropylene pellets, based in Garyville, Louisiana. Polypropylene pellets are a common thermoplastic resin typically used for injection molding applications in various industries such as the manufacturing of person protection equipment for first respondents including those on ...
By Thern Inc
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A Digital Approach to PPE Management
Many companies are still managing personal protective equipment on paper, while nearly every other aspect of Control of Work system is managed digitally. It’s time to change that. Tech solutions have lagged because PPE is seen as the last line of defense in the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Hierarchy of Controls for hazard prevention. PPE is the final barrier ...
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