WHAT IS PPE OR WHAT IS NOT? WHY SHOULD WE USE PPE?

WHAT IS PPE OR WHAT IS NOT?

WHY SHOULD WE USE PPE?

First of all, PPE stands for personal protective equipment. Personal protective equipment is generally products designed to be worn by individuals to protect against health and safety risk. PPE, which is very wide-ranging, is used in many areas. If we give an example of personal protective equipment, protective clothing, protective gloves, safety shoes, eye protection glasses and finally safety belts to prevent falling from a height. These products are used in a wide variety of different areas in the market. It is used by workers working in risky areas in factories, welders, health workers, cleaning workers, laboratory workers. This list goes on and on, we’ve only covered the tip of the iceberg.

What is the purpose of using PPE?

The main hazards that personal protective equipment deals with include chemical, thermal, physical, airborne pollutants, microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria. Exposure to chemicals in the form of abrasives, combustibles, fertilizers, household cleaning products or synthetic drugs can cause burns, severe irritation and permanent scarring. For this reason, some occupational groups that are exposed to these compounds have to wear personal protective equipment. An important part of a worker’s self-protection against such as hazards is provided by PPE. In the simplest form, protection can be provided with disposable gloves, disposable masks, overalls, aprons, and face shields.

PPE is vital for keeping millions of workers across the world safe while perform the jobs that make modern life possible for all of us. The health and safety of your staff should be paramount, people are your most important asset. We always produce our products to ensure human health and safety.  PPE should also have the minimum safety conditions, namely the CE mark or certificate, in terms of the protection of people’s life, property, health safety, environment and consumers. For this reason, you should pay attention to the CE marking an all PPE equipment without CE marking should never be used. Disposable personal protective equipment that we produce as Zerkaya Medical is designed to be used in many areas from the medical field to the chemical industry. And all our personal protective clothing have CE certification.

In fact, PPE cannot replace other measures, but some jobs can reduce risks by wearing appropriate protective clothing. To protect your health, you should pay attention to the use of personal protective equipment.