Why is PPE so important in healthcare?

Personal protective equipment (PPE) helps prevent the spread of germs in the hospital. This can protect people and health care workers from infections. All hospital staff, patients, and visitors should use PPE when there will be contact with blood or other bodily fluids.

Why is PPE important during Covid 19?

When used properly and with other infection control practices such as hand washing, using alcohol-based hand sanitizers, and covering coughs and sneezes, PPE helps minimize the spread of COVID-19 from one person to another.

Why is it important to wear PPE in the workplace?

Every day workers are protected from potential injury and illness by wearing PPE. PPE typically provides a level of protection from a number of hazards like physical, radiological, chemical, electrical, biological, and mechanical hazards.

What will happen if you didn’t wear proper PPE?

Without PPE, employees are at risk of: Cuts and punctures. Chemical burns. Electric shocks. Exposure to excessive noise or vibration.

What are the risks of incorrect use of PPE?

It is important that you are trained in its use. Incorrect use of PPE may be putting yourselves, colleagues, family and friends at additional risk. The virus lives longer on plastics than ordinary clothes, so if not correctly used and disposed of items such as masks can become vessels for spreading infection.

Are there limitations in wearing PPE?

PPE has its limitations because: PPE only protects the wearer. It is ineffective if not working or fitted properly. Theoretical levels of protection are seldom reached in practice.

What happens if you don’t wear PPE?

Is PPE optional?

Personal protective equipment (PPE) isn’t always an option. Many times, certain types of PPE are a legal requirement. With many hazards in the workplace, even if it isn’t always comfortable to wear PPE, it’s still important.

What would happen if you don’t wear PPE?

Poor PPE compliance greatly increases the risk of injury. Burns, cuts, punctures, electrocution, slips – the list goes on. Proper footwear can prevent many of these, as can appropriate gloves, clothing, headgear, goggles, face protection, and so on.