Personal protective equipment policies

Personal protective equipment policy, requirements, availability... 

The (Name of your business) Personal protective equipment policies includes ... 

Mount Sinai School of Medicine Personal Protective Equipment Guide, www.mssm.edu/biosafety/ policies, 2003. 

Every hospital must prepare to treat victims of HAZMAT accidents before an event occurs. The hospital must provide appropriate HAZMAT training, provide personal protective equipment, and develop and disseminate policies and procedures necessary to quickly and efficiently treat contaminated patients (Levitin Siegelson, 1996, 2002 Pfaff, 1998). Guidelines for the initial management of patients with acute toxic exposures have been established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Initial treatment protocols are agent specific and are provided for review (see Table 25.13 CDC, 2006b). At a minimum, nurses should be aware of the guidelines and how to access them quickly at the point of care (see Table 25.14). 

Wear the appropriate personal protection equipment and adopt common sense policies regarding personal safety. 

Wastewater employee safety program. Safety policy, eye care, health screening, personal protective equipment, foot protection, equipment maintenance, and motor vehicle safety. Produced by Washington Surburban Sanitation Commission, Hyattsville, Maryland. 

Where use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required, the policy should explain why PPE is to be used, circumstances where PPE is to be used, and any exceptions and limitations. 

Research and development in personal protective equipment has yielded vastly improved protection for the military and, to some extent, civilian first responders. However, the use of even the most up-to-date respirator is greatly restricted by the necessity of air monitoring, time of exposure limitations, and relatively low protection factors. Civilian first responders are also hampered by the weight, size, and heat of the protective suits. Aside from issues surrounding the equipment itself, policy and regulation also influence use and effectiveness of personal protective equipment. As listed below, the committee recommends that research and development continue to focus on better and more effective equipment, but also recommends that current policy and procedures be reviewed as well. 

A worker s body may need protection against heat or cold, bad weather, chemical or metal splash, impact or penetration and contaminated dust. Alternatively, there may be a risk of the worker s own clothes causing contamination of the product, as in the food industry. Appropriate clothing will be recommended in the company s health and safety policy. Ordinary working clothes and clothing provided for food hygiene purposes are not included in the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations. 

Controls come in all forms, from engineering devices and administrative policy to personal protective equipment (PPE). The best controls can be placed on equipment prior to involving people and, thus, either preclude or guard the workforce against hazards. Administrative controls rely on individuals to follow policies, guidelines, and procedures in order to control hazards and exposure to hazards. But, as we all know, this certainly provides no guarantees that the protective policies and procedures will be adhered to unless effective supervision and enforcement exist. Again,... 

In very good companies, CEOs increasingly participate in safety walks and talks, or conduct such actions independently. Managers also need to follow the safety rules, using hard hats and other personal protective equipment as required by the company policy, following the speed limits specified when driving at the premises of the company site, etc. It is important to walk the talk, to be visible, to be present and engaged. 

But, although in this respect the responsibility is being shifted back to the employer, there remain subtle ways in which the lead smelting industry continues to hold workers responsible for the problem. This is facilitated by the way in which lead contamination is measured. There are two common types of measurement lead-in-blood and lead-in-air. Lead-in-blood measurements are clearly more relevant from a medical point of view. But lead-in-blood measurements leave the way open to holding the victim responsible in a manner which is not possible with lead-in-air measurements. The point is that a focus on lead-in-air leads to a policy of containing lead emissions at their source, clearly a management responsibility. A focus on lead-in-blood throws up the additional possibility of encouraging workers to wear personal protective equipment—... 

What you do, or fail to do, speaks louder than what you say and do not say (or write). Demonstrate your concern for your employees by committing resources to the prevention and control of unsafe conditions, to safe work practices, personal protective equipment (PPE) where needed, and training. Whenever you demonstrate a willingness to put safety before short-term production goals, your actions forcefully and clearly state and dehne your policy [2]. 

The list of facility equipment to be provided as a matter of routine by the inspected State Party for use by the inspection team, or to be operated by the inspected State Party under the supervision of the inspection team is hsted in Part B of Attachment 7 to this Agreement, with notation of the nature of and procedures for its operation and necessary support. Prior to any use of such equipment the inspection team may confirm that the equipment meets the technical requirements necessary to support the inspection task intended to be accomplished. With respect to personal protective equipment, the requirements specified in the OPC W Health and Safety Policy and Regulations apply. With respect to the use of equipment available on-site other than the equipment listed in Part B of Attachment 7, requests made by the inspection team in accordance with paragraph 30 of Part II of the Verification Annex shall be made in writing. 

Managers direct by edit for efficiency. While they might get compliance, they might also stifle self-directed motivation. Behaviors performed to comply with a prescribed standard, policy, or mandate are other-directed. They are accomplished to satisfy someone else and are likely to cease when they cannot be monitored. This happens, for example, when personal protective equipment is used at work but not at home for similar or even riskier behaviors. 

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