This animated video, based on a graphic found in the proceedings of a recent National Academies workshop, “Personal Protective Equipment and Personal Protective Technology Product Standardization for ...

but a new evidence review shows the rate can be lowered with the use of personal protective equipment combined with proper training in infection control. Health care workers carry a significant ...

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed gaps in the ability of health care systems to ensure HCWs have adequate access to PPE during times of surge in demand, placing both HCWs and patients at risk. In March ...

And as it's starting to appear that all healthcare workers — not just those in clinical capacities — will need PPE, hospitals are scrambling to ramp up training on proper PPE donning and doffing.

RIT employees who are required to wear PPE will be provided training in order to acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of their duties. Each employee ...

When asked if personal protective equipment (PPE) is painful, most people immediately think of physical pain. But what about other pains, such as training challenges, purchasing problems and ...

Many large contractors have long-provided PPE for their employees, with safety an ongoing industry focus, evidenced by employee safety training programs, and the incorporation of safety provisions ...

It’s been a long time coming, but now concrete construction workers have the same PPE protections as their colleagues in shipyards and general industry, thanks to an updated OSHA rule.