Personal Protective Equipment

Personal protective equipment is recognized as increasing the safety of people in high-risk jobs, and safety means avoiding danger and a relative care of dealing with risks.

Therefore, personal protective equipment are all the tools and devices that protect people from any kind of injury during conflict with high-risk jobs and lead to a reduction in injuries among employees.

As it was said, personal protective equipment or PPE in short is considered as one of the important lines of defense to protect people against the dangers of work, especially in high-risk work environments.

All kinds of protective clothing against all kinds of hazards such as fire, harmful substances, etc., gloves, shoes, masks, glasses, phones, breathing apparatus and equipment for working at height are among the safety equipment that are designed and manufactured in different types and by different brands.

Many occupational accidents may occur according to the type of work and the conditions of people at work

The use of personal protective equipment can reduce these losses to a significant percentage.

The factors that influence the selection of personal protective equipment are as follows:

  • Accepting workers to use personal protective equipment

  • Compliance with the standard

  • Maintenance and expiration date and reasonable price

  • Worker's opinion and suitable sex and…