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.

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 ...

As nonessential businesses begin to reopen, ensuring employee health and safety is critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19. Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves, and more are ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched the Providing Reporters with Emergency Safety Supplies (PRESS) Fund, a new grant ...

General PPE training is available in Cornerstone and is mandatory for all employees who use personal protective equipment in the performance of their job duties. This training provides essential ...

The U.S. Dept. of Labor announced Dec. 11 that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment standard for construction. The final rule ...

At the height of summer, temperatures climb to nearly 100 degrees most days in Pharr, a small city in South Texas. Nonetheless, nurse practitioner Oralia Martinez and her staff have set up a temporary ...

Nurses are on the frontline in the fight against the coronavirus and they’re not adequately prepared. It’s not due to a lack of nursing education, but rather a lack of institutional and governmental ...

The Sarasota County Fire Department has new tools they've been training on ahead of this year's hurricane season.

As the U.S. health care system struggles with a dearth of beds and hospital space for the rising number of coronavirus-infected people, another type of shortage looms – basic protective equipment for ...