Personal protective equipment
Creating a safe workplace starts with preventing risks. Sometimes, however, the risk is so close to the employee that personal protective equipment (PPE) is the only solution to ensure safety.
In some situations, general preventive measures aren’t enough to mitigate every risk. When that’s the case, you need extra equipment to protect your employees individually. We can identify when this is so and exactly what PPE is required.
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Safe equipment
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is equipment or clothing that protects employees against workplace risks. It’s never the uniform or workwear itself, but always an additional item. Examples:
Safety shoes in a kitchen or warehouse
Splash goggles for working with corrosive liquids
Oven gloves for exposure to heat
Respiratory protection for harmful fumes
Hearing protection for prolonged exposure to noise
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PPE is always adapted to the individual tasks that employees perform every day.
So you’ve now got all your personal protective equipment – are you done? Far from it. A helmet or hearing protection only works if worn correctly and consistently, so you’re required to train your employees how to use their personal protective equipment properly. Mensura offers various training courses.
Individual protection in your organisation
Focusing on PPE means more than just providing a helmet or safety glasses. Does your general indicate that PPE is necessary? If so, we can help you to develop your policy.We’ll identify the hazards for which PPE needs to be used;
and which roles require it and when.
Don’t simply rush over to the store to get a yellow helmet and work gloves: you can’t just choose what PPE to provide. PPE must meet strict requirements. But don’t worry, our risk prevention advisors know all about it and will give you the help you need.
Mensura makes the safety shoe fit
We take a multidisciplinary approach that draws on expertise in risk prevention, occupational health, ergonomics and safety. And that means that we don’t just provide a list of the personal protective equipment you need, but a comprehensive, made-to-measure approach, from assessment and advice to implementation.