Having PPE mandated on sites ensures workers are adequately protected from potential risk or harm. 👷♂️👷♀️ When it comes to respiratory health, it's the unseen airborne contamination or hazards that have the highest potential to cause long-term health effects. ☢ 💠Do we need to add respiratory protection as everyday PPE on signs? We are not by any means implying that workers should wear respirators as they do their hard hats and steel caps boots. 🚫 It is common knowledge that respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is only worn when conducting certain tasks, jobs, or within designated exclusion zones and/or areas. RPE signs are displayed on exclusion zones and/or areas where respirators are enforced. ⚠ 💠What we are more wanting to know is..... Is it worth trying to normalise RPE by having it visually displayed on signs and around sites for when RPE wear is appropriate or enforceable? What are your thoughts? 🤔 #fittestaustralia #respiratoryhealth #ppe #rpe
Great post, Fit Test Australia...! 👌
Owner / Director, Onsite Safety Australia Pty Ltd
4moYes most definately, we need better signage alerting people to the DANGER of respirable materials. Unfortunately many mandatory signs are just not read. Below is a sign that we make for a customer who takes their respiratory protection seriously. The customer has said, well at least people look at this sign!