PPE

Enhanced-visibility FR garments

GlenGuard FR, along with G&K Services Inc. and Workrite Uniform Co., has a new line of enhanced-visibility garments with flame-resistant protection.

Thermal fleece warming gear

The Nordic Blaze line of thermal warming products includes hard hat liners and a 3-in-1 balaclava design that easily converts into a neck gator or faceshield.

Rain suit

The #7955 REPEL Nylon/PVC Rain Suit, available in green or black, is a flexible and lightweight 20-mm-thick rain suit that allows workers to move more easily on the job.

High-visibility hazard suit

New to the Job Sight FR line of high-visibility flame-resistant apparel, the Eclipse Quad-Hazard Suit features patent-pending Thermo-Grid technology to help block out heat energy and a flame-resistant PVC coating of Nomex that offers 100 percent liquid-proof protection.
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Hearing protection

What are Personal Attenuation Ratings and can they be used in lieu of annual audiograms?

Lightweight flame-resistant workwear

DRIFIRE 4.4, an ultra-lightweight dual-hazard fabric, weighs only 4.4 ounces/yd2 and delivers NFPA 2112 flash fire protection and NFPA 70E 10 cal/cm2 HRC2 protection.

Flame-resistant cotton garments

Certified by UL for NFPA 2112, the Black Stallion TruGuard 300 line of flame-resistant apparel is designed for OSHA-compliant flash fire protection in the oil and gas industry.

CDC increases supply of PPE for treating Ebola patients

In an effort to better protect health care workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is adding $2.7 million in personal protective equipment to its stockpile for hospitals that treat Ebola patients.
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New Ebola guidelines address PPE for health care workers

Washington – To help protect health care workers and other first responders against Ebola virus exposure, the InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability has released a new set of recommendations for using personal protective equipment.

Nurses union asks congressional committee for mandatory Ebola standards

Washington – A lack of mandatory standards on Ebola for health care workers leaves nurses unprepared and vulnerable to infection, a registered nurse and union official testified during an Oct. 24 House hearing.

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