Covid-19 is not a gender- or sex-neutral killer. Men are more likely than women to need intensive care for the disease or die of it. Among health care workers, however, the tables are turned: Women ...

The World Health Organization is warning of a potential shortage of personal protective equipment as coronavirus spreads. Manufacturers such as Medicom are ramping up production globally in response.

ARX co-founders Hilary Gallin and Kaitlin McCarthy wear the firm's reflective, high-visibility vests designed for women at a Boston jobsite. September 2, 2025 While many companies have released ...

The United States has the tragic distinction of having the highest daily death toll from COVID-19 anywhere on earth. Last week saw nearly 2,000 Americans die at home or in hospitals each day.

It is important for everyone on the job site to understand the importance of PPE, how to check for damage and ensure proper fit. While personal protective equipment is the last line of defense against ...

Every time we enter a Covid patient’s room, we first don gloves, and a disposable gown. When we come out of the room, we remove that gear and put it in one of the many bulging disposal bags lining the ...

In a recent Safety Office article in TRACKS, we explained the role of personal protective equipment, or PPE, in the hierarchy of controls. Although PPE is the last resort in controlling a hazard, it ...

More than one-third of healthcare workers were contaminated with multi-drug resistant organisms, or MDRO, after caring for patients colonized or infected with the bacteria, according to a study in ...

As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States exponentially increased this week, health care workers sounded the alarm about shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE). Around the ...

ActionAid has conducted a rapid needs assessment in Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following the ...

A grant from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture has given rural fire departments new equipment, creating safer and more efficient fire rescue.