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Eye and Face Protection Equipment

Personal Protective Equipmentu2019s became a stable gear for the world in an effort to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. PPE can be classified as Eye and face protection, Hand protection, Body protection, Respiratory protection and Hearing protection.

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Eye and Face Protection Equipment

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  1. Use Personal Protective Equipment in Right Way CBD Armour

  2. PPE • Personal Protective Equipment's (PPEs) are protective gears designed to safe guard the health of workers by minimizing the exposure to a biological agent. • PPE can be classified into categories: • Eye and face protection • Hand protection • Body protection • Respiratory protection • Hearing protection. www.cbdarmour.co.uk

  3. Eye and Face Protection • Eye protection is achieved by wearing eyewear specifically designed to reduce the risk of exposure to dangerous viruses. • Safety eye glasses & Face shields are required to protect eye. • Full face protection is achieved by wearing face shields. www.cbdarmour.co.uk

  4. Hand Protection • Appropriate selection of gloves is essential to protecting hands. • Gloves degrade over time, so they should be replaced as necessary to ensure adequate protection. • Gloves can be categories as Light latex, vinyl or nitrile gloves, Natural rubber latex, Light to heavy chemical resistant gloves, Insulated gloves and Wire mesh gloves. www.cbdarmour.co.uk

  5. Body Protection • Cotton-polyester blend protects skin and clothing from dirt, inks, non-hazardous chemicals, biological, radiation and physical hazards. • Barrier coats must be worn when working with infectious materials. Barrier coats can be autoclaved by placing the coats in a pan and placing an additional pan of water in the autoclave. www.cbdarmour.co.uk

  6. Respiratory Protection • Respiratory protective equipment is only used as a “last line of defense”, Proper fitting and use is key to respirator efficacy. • Protection against large droplets and splashes is easy with: • Surgical masks • FFP2/N95 respirators • FFP3/N99 respirators www.cbdarmour.co.uk

  7. PPE for COVID-19 • PPE does reduce rates of disease transmission and protects you from getting infected. • It is essential that medical staff understand the purpose of PPE and its role as part of a system to reduce disease transmission from patients to staff and other patients. • It is equally important that staff use it appropriately to preserve what may be limited stocks to ensure there is sufficient supply for necessary use throughout the epidemic surge. www.cbdarmour.co.uk

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