Workplace hazards are a fact of life. No matter what you do, there is a need for personal protective equipment for many of the jobs you undertake.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is vital for Work Health & Safety.
Health hazards, eye hazards,dust, noise and chemicals,sharp or hot metals. Wether or not you use personal protective equipment is really up to you.
Personal Protective Equipment PPE dispenced via a Safety Vending machine is one of the best ways to ensure protection of your work health & safety.
If you choose not to, your arragance may be the greatest safety hazard of all. Also to endanger " Work Health & Safety of fellow workmates.
Having access to Safety Equipment for personal protection should be the primary concern to eliminate or to minimize hazard exposure's in your workplace.
When management implements methods & controls that are put in place via a Safety Vending Machine it becomes practical & applicable...as personal protective equipment can be dispenced & monitored to reduce or eliminate personnel exposure to workplace hazards.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be provided, used, and maintained when it has been determined that its use is required and that such use will minimise the chances of occupational injuries and ongoing illnesses.
Safety Vending Machines can dispence all forms of PPE & Safety Equipment.
Personal Protective Equipment – Gloves protect your hands from chemicals, rough or sharp objects and a wide range of skin protection.
Keep in mind that there are literally 1000's of different types of gloves, each have been specifically designed for a specific purpose, so ensure you have the right glove for the job.
Personal Protective Equipment – Safety Glasses provide eye protection from flying sparks, chips, debris and other eye hazards. You only have one pair of Eyes... so use Goggles protect your eyes from chemical splashes and face shields that provide a safeguard when worn over other protective eyewear, such as your safety glasses.
Personal Protective Equipment – Mask's & Respirators are specialised breathing safety equipment protect you against a huge amount of dusts, fumes, gases, vapors and many other breathing related health hazards. A dust mask cannot be used for spray painting or other types of vapors. It is for Dust. This is one of the most misused pieces of dispenced Safety gear in any industry is the dust mask. It’s designed only for certain types of dust, but many people believe it’s a good allrounder vitrually for any type of job.
Each specific job has a hazard attatched to it somewhere . The trick is to Identify what must be the correct & proper respirator that provides the best protection for that hazard. Proper fitting of the respiratory equipment and the wearing of equipment...for as it was originally designed use is vitally important.
Personal Protection Equipment - Safety Shoes and Safety Boots are a good piece of personal protective equipment. Even if your job doesn’t require steel toed safety shoes, leather topped shoes can provide a degree of protection from chemical splashes, petroleum products and small cuts, bruises and abrasions. Your safety products issued to you could be old shoes, so check their condition...they should be in good condition and the soles of the shoes should be slip resistant. Keep your footwear in good condition and always clean off your shoes before Grease or mud....can create slippery shoes which can create accidents. Even before climbing ladders, or getting into vehicles.
Personal Protective Equipment - Hard Hats protect your head from low hanging or falling objects. Wear hard hats as they were intended to be worn and never make modifications to your hat, such as drilling air holes in the sides. Each hat is unique piec of Safety Equipment designed & engineered for impacts...so if you modify the hat, you could damage the hat to such a degree where the hat will fail in it's task of the designed protection. Bump caps are made of lesser quality plastic and are not engineered for falling objects or impacts. Bump caps are used in areas where there are bump hazards and not falling objects. Many food processing facilities use bump caps solely for the purpose of controlling & containing of hair and not for protection from impacts of possible hard / heavy falling objects.
Personal Protective Equipment – Sunscreen Sachets...are to ensure your do not get Sun burn as these often are painfull and can become infected. Ensure your sunscreen protection is seen a also Safety Equipment...sunburn can lead to Melanoma's and other cancers.Maybe NOT now but in the future.
Personal Protective Equipment – Encapsulating suits + chemical clothing are used when there are possible gas,vapor and other airborne hazards. When you’re working in this type of environment specialised training is necessary, to ensure you Fully understand what protection is offered and how to specifically use, handle and store the safety equipment.
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When we talk about personal protective equipment, some of this basic equipment just described comes to mind, but in a work environment, you must consider many other pieces of safety equipment that could be dispenced via a Safety Vending Machine to deliver personal protective equipment PPE.
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