As the U.S. health care system struggles with a dearth of beds and hospital space for the rising number of coronavirus-infected people, another type of shortage looms – basic protective equipment for ...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used to supplement engineering controls (such as laboratory ventilation and laser interlocks) and good work practices and is an important component of laboratory ...

Despite the provision of personal protective equipment to hospital staff and clinicians, a new study published in JAMA revealed it isn't always used properly and the danger of spreading pathogens is ...

In a recent Safety Office article in TRACKS, we explained the role of personal protective equipment, or PPE, in the hierarchy of controls. Although PPE is the last resort in controlling a hazard, it ...

This letter was published on June 26, 2020, at NEJM.org. No potential conflict of interest relevant to this letter was reported. van Doremalen N, Bushmaker T, Morris DH, et al. Aerosol and surface ...

The cost of personal protective equipment is skyrocketing – more than 1,000% in some cases – as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The federal government’s Strategic National Stockpile has nearly ...

Contrary to popular belief, as evidenced by practices in the field, using personal protective equipment is our last option when we are protecting workers from workplace associated hazards. In fact, ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) announced today that it has agreed to sell its Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) business to Protective Industrial Products, ...

DETROIT – Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there were calls for donations and fundraisers for Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to protect frontline workers against coronavirus. In August, the ...

3D-printed masks made for a New Hampshire hospital amid PPE shortages in March. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images In March, as Covid-19 cases spiked and supplies of N95 protective ...

Female firefighters are facing a major issue with ill-fitting gear. Steps must be taken to ensure they receive the same level of protection as their male counterparts. In 1818, Molly Williams of ...