Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is designed to ensure the safety of workers in hazardous environments. However, not all PPE are manufactured equal. Adequate PPE is crucial in protecting workers and ensuring job safety. Critical indicators of an adequate PPE: 1. Protection – The primary function of an adequate PPE is to protect workers from specific …

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) placed on the market in Great Britain From 1st January 2021, the United Kingdom has introduced a new conformity assessment regime for goods placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking is the new UK Product marking that covers most goods which …

Different conformity assessment requirements between the NFPA 2112 and NFPA 70E standards can make the testing process confusing for those working with Industrial Flame Resistant (FR) and Arc Rated (AR) products. Different questions arise while offering products for these 2 applications. So, it is important that we understand few points related to these norms: What …

Very recently, on 6th May 2017 an accident was recorded, where two workers were killed and a few severely injured when molten iron accidentally fell on them. This unfortunate incident happened at a Govt. Steel plant in West Bengal, India. The accident happened due to fall of molten steel out of a ladle which was …