From surgical masks and gloves to disposable hospital gowns and aprons, the COVID-19 pandemic is creating a mountain of plastic medical waste that is polluting the land and sea – alarming doctors and ...

Two Cork cousins have developed a compostable PPE apron to reduce plastic usage in the healthcare industry. Dr Mary O'Riordan and Lisa O’Riordan developed their 'guilt-free' HaPPE Earth apron in ...

The best way to prevent costly injuries is to promote safe work practices, provide the necessary PPE, and do everything possible to encourage wearer compliance. You painstakingly identified all the ...

2. Put on apron and tie at waist. 3. Put on facemask – position upper straps on the crown of your head, lower strap at nape of neck. 4. With both hands, mould the metal strap over the bridge of your ...

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used to supplement engineering controls (such as laboratory ventilation and laser interlocks) and good work practices and is an important component of laboratory ...

A mountain of thousands of unused PPE kits have been dumped near a nature reserve - with councillors baffled how they were fly-tipped without anyone noticing. Shocking pictures show hoards of what are ...

Doctors and nurses have been asked to reuse gowns when treating coronavirus patients due to a lack of supply. The Department of Health (DoH) has reversed previous guidance given to medical staff to ...

England-based company Aquaspersions is building a facility in Broussard to supply SafeSource Direct and other U.S. companies with chemicals used to produce personal protective equipment. The company, ...