Personal Protective Equipment(PPE) work as barrier between an individual’s body, surrounding and atmosphere and bacterial infections. It is used to protect from hazardous injuries due to chemicals, shocks, falls, spills, etc. in workplace.
The PPE which is used in Health care are: -
Gloves, Masks, Respiration, Goggles, Face Sheilds, Safety Shoes, safety hat, Ear plug, Suits, First aid kit, muff, bumboat, etc.
Gloves
Uses:To protect hand and finger form hazards, protect from injury, protect skin from cutting objects.
Care:Help in Exposure to skin contact from chemicals, infection agents, heat, cold.
Keep your hand cleans and lessen your change of getting germs that can make you sick.
Masks
Uses:It is design to protect works from breathing in hazardous substance.
Care:It helps to prevent form high risk for getting sick, inhalation problem, suppress transmission and save live.
Uses:Used to protect from exposed to high lighted and heat levels. Such as chemical cleaning, hazardous chemical use, high dust environment, brick/stone/concrete masonry work, metal grinding and turning, spray painting and powered woodworking tools.
Care:provides a barrier to infectious materials entering the face.
Safety Shoes and bumboat
Uses:Help protect the feet floor hazards such as falling objects, sharp objects, electrical dangers, slipping, and more.
Care:It takes care of the feet protect from the injuries of the surrounding.
Safety helmet
Uses:used in a variety of work environments, including construction, mining, oil industry, manufacturing and agricultures
Care:Protect the head against falling objects and the side of the head, eyes, and neck from any untoward impacts, bumps, scrapes, and electrical exposure, etc.
Ear plug and muff
Uses:Attenuating noises to a safe non-harmful level, whilst still allowing communication.
Care:to protect the user's ears from loud noises, intrusion of water, foreign bodies, dust or excessive wind
Suits
Uses:It helps to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries
Care:It protects from injuries and illness which can appear from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards.
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