Personal Protection Equipment

One of the major problems for industries, especially in developing countries, is the safety and health problems of industrial personnel. Safety as an indicator of the relative degree of risk aversion as well as occupational health as concepts to assess the extent to which workers are exposed to various and multiple pollutants in the workplace are important issues that industry managers should consider. Obviously, identifying and controlling risks to raising productivity levels is in the shadow of a healthy, safe and healthy work environment

Since at times, control of part of the harmful occupational factors (including chemical, physical, mechanical and biological factors) in the source of production and also in the route of transmission is either not practical or very difficult, the only remaining equipment solution is Personnel will be provided with standard and appropriate personal protective equipment. It should be noted, however, that the use of personal protective equipment is usually the last line of defense against potentially hazardous work environments, as most of today’s safety regulations such as the European Commission’s regulations and new safety and security management principles, Next, they classify management controls as the first and most appropriate method of protecting workers against hazardous materials and conditions. The US Occupational Safety and Health Regulations also classify the use of PPES as a last resort for controlling exposure to hazardous conditions and state that the use of PPES is considered an alternative solution when acceptable for administrative, technical and economic reasons. , The application of engineering and management controls is not practical or fails to reduce the level of exposure of workers to harmful or unsafe levels. Therefore, it is clear that the use of these tools is often the last way to deal with the various hazards of the workplace

Personal protective equipment comprises a wide range of accessories, equipment and equipment designed and provided to protect different parts of the body from the hair to the soles of the feet against any potential hazards in the workplace. In order for personal protective equipment to be able to provide the highest possible level of protection, it must be appropriately selected, maintained, and used correctly and consistently. If, on the one hand, the use of personal protective equipment is inconvenient for workers and on the other hand, the actual causes of the use of the equipment are not understood, there may be inadequate or inappropriate use of PPES and thus lack of adequate and necessary protection. Avalanche training on how to use the equipment will be an integral part of a successful PPES program

The choice of PPES should be made by a person aware of the types of protective equipment and also aware of the environmental hazards and according to the type and degree of protection required. It is recommended that personal protective equipment is first chosen by occupational health professionals and that supervisors are trained on a suitable list of PPES from a pre-prepared list at the same time as appropriate