Stewardship of personal protective equipment (PPE): An important pandemic resource for PPE preservation and education

Thermal comfort and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is considered the last preferred solution to an Occupational Safety Health (OSH) system. Brazilian OSH legislation assumes and requires PPE usage to neutralize the possibility of pesticide contamination. This study examines the inadequacy of the PPE used in a tomato crop, particularly from the standpoint of thermal comfort. This study made observations regard...

New development of research on personal protective equipment (PPE) for occupational safety and health

Introduction of Ergonomics and Comfort in the Selection of Personal Protective Equipment (ppe); Concepts for a New Approach

This paper describes an initiative to integrate aspects of ergonomics and comfort into a selection system for personal protective equipment (PPE). Selection criteria intended for PPE mainly focus on the efficiency of chemical protection to reduce respiratory and skin exposure. However, the efficiency of PPE is not exclusively determined by the protection aspects of respiratory protective equipm...

Development of bioassay system for evaluation of materials for personal protective equipment (PPE) against toxic effects of ionizing radiations

Health effects caused by ionizing radiations raise considerable concern among general public and radiation workers. To estimate ability of personal protective equipment (PPE) materials that reduce toxic effects of ionizing radiations, we developed an experimental bioassay system using Chinese Hamster V79 cells. The system developed here distinguished the biological effectiveness of X-ray that w...

Cocoa Farmers’ Compliance with Safety Precautions in Spraying Agrochemicals and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Cameroon

The inability of farmers to comply with essential precautions in the course of spraying agrochemicals remains a policy dilemma, especially in developing countries. The objectives of this paper were to assess compliance of cocoa farmers with agrochemical safety measures, analyse the factors explaining involvement of cocoa farmers in the practice of reusing agrochemical containers and wearing of ...