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Guide to Selecting the Right Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Guest Post By: Impact Products  |  October 18, 2018

For industrial employers and workers selecting respiratory protection, there is good news. The National Personal Protective Technologies Laboratory, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tests all respirators used for a variety of situations and if they meet specific performance standards and criteria, certifies them. Once certified, workers wearing using these respirators can rest assured the respirator selected should meet their needs under specific conditions.

However, when it comes to selecting protective clothing, making a product selection is not as easy. For one reason, protective clothing has different meanings for different workers in different professions and situations. 

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Topics: Safety, workplace wellness, personal protective equipment

Ten Things to Know When Selecting Chemical Resistant Gloves

Guest Post By: Impact Products  |  September 21, 2018

Often cleaning workers and their employers think work gloves are about the same. Nothing could be further from the truth. Cleaning pros work with chemicals, so knowing how to select the right chemical resistant glove for the task at hand is crucially important.

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Topics: Safety, gloves, personal protective equipment

Ask Sadie: The Importance of Workplace Safety

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Topics: Ask Sadie, workplace safety, personal protective equipment, training process