Workplace Safety: PPE Standards and Hazard Signage
Classified in Design and Engineering
Written on in
English with a size of 3.33 KB
1.1. General Protection and Prevention Measures
2.1. General Requirements for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PPE must provide adequate protection against risks and meet the following general requirements:
- Ergonomics: Designed and constructed so that, under normal conditions, the user can perform their activity while maintaining the highest possible level of protection. The optimum level of protection is that beyond which the inconvenience resulting from the use of PPE would prevent its use.
- Safety: PPE must not pose a risk itself. The materials used and their degradation products must have no adverse health effects on the user. Contact areas must be free of roughness, sharp edges, or projecting points to avoid injury or irritation.
- Comfort