Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is there to keep us safe in hazardous environments. This doesn’t mean that it’s only for use around chemicals—the pandemic has shown us the benefits of even simple ...

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, ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Prolonged use of personal protective equipment during ...

Buying safety equipment and getting workers to use it are two entirely different things. Anecdotally, almost every safety professional I’ve spoken to finds it much easier to go shopping for the latest ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — A Florida Atlantic University doctor was part of a study on personal protective equipment that is attracting national attention. Despite the use of PPE, some nurses and doctors have ...

Despite the use of personal protective equipment, many healthcare workers have contracted the COVID-19 coronavirus disease during patient care, which raises substantial concerns about the ...

Electricity is an indispensable commodity in our modern society. It powers industries, businesses, and homes. With a flick of a switch, customers expect electricity to come through. To achieve this, ...

The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the heavy construction industry is on the rise, but hundreds of thousands of workers in dangerous jobs are still unprotected. These latest findings ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. In the Ob/Gyn department at Main Line Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital, rules surrounding ...

March 23, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Personal protective equipment (PPE) is frequently used when it is not clinically indicated, with gloves being used more than 40% of the time when they are not ...

Talcum powder, a coconut oil-cocoa butter beeswax mixture, and petroleum jelly provide the best skin protection for long-term PPE use, say scientists. For frontline healthcare workers during the COVID ...

Carly Fletcher receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 860407. All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen more and ...