#PPE

Sep 7, 2022
1 min

Hard Hat Types and Class Standards

"Hard hats are one of the most common pieces of #PPE—with roughly 6 million pieces sold each year. Despite this, data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that more than 18,000 workers still suffered traumatic brain injuries in 2019. Learn more about hard hats and their performance requirements from MSA in VPPPA's latest blog." Read it here!

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Dec 30, 2020
1 min

Reminder - NIOSH NPPTL Joins Partners for the Mask Innovation Challenge

Please see the NIOSH email below for information about the Mask Innovation Challenge ( https://drive.hhs.gov/mask_challenge.html ). -- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Division of Research, Innovation, and Ventures (DRIVe) have partnered to lau

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Dec 23, 2020
1 min

NIOSH NPPTL Joins Partners for the Mask Innovation Challenge

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Dec 16, 2020
1 min

Filtering Facepiece Respirators with an Exhalation Valve

The CDC has a new technical report that provides improved science-based recommendations on the use of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) with an exhalation valve. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2021-107/ #CDC #FFR #RespiratorResources #NIOSH #WorkplaceSafety #WorkplaceHealth #PPE

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Oct 22, 2020
1 min

OSHA FREE COVID-19 Publications

Do you know you can order OSHA's FREE COVID-19 Publications like Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance on Returning to Work by visiting: https://www.osha.gov/pls/publications/publication.searchresults?pSearch=coronavirus%7Cadd+to+cart #COVID19 #COVID #Coronavirus #OSHA #WorkplaceResources #WorkplaceHealth #ReturntoWork #Respirator #PPE #SafetyTip

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Sep 25, 2020
1 min

3M Inspection Notice - Immediate Action Required - 3M™ PROTECTA® Rebel Self-Retracting Lifelines

In case you missed this last week, 3M Inspection Notice - Immediate Action Required - 3M™ PROTECTA® Rebel Self-Retracting Lifelines (ANSI Versions) "3M™ Fall Protection has identified a potential manufacturing issue with a limited number of 3M™ Protecta® Rebel Self-Retracting Lifelines (with galvanized or stainless-steel lifelines) produced between October 14, 2019 and February 25, 2020. There have been no reports of injuries or accidents associated with this issue. This manu

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Sep 17, 2020
1 min

3M Inspection Notice - Immediate Action Required

"3M™ Fall Protection has identified a potential manufacturing issue with a limited number of 3M™ Protecta® Rebel Self-Retracting Lifelines (with galvanized or stainless-steel lifelines) produced between October 14, 2019 and February 25, 2020. There have been no reports of injuries or accidents associated with this issue. This manufacturing issue could result in the SRL not engaging properly but can be easily detected through the pre-use inspection as specified in the Protecta

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Aug 19, 2020
1 min

OSHA's Guidance on Returning to Work

Looking for resources on how to safely return to work? Check out OSHA's Guidance on Returning to Work! Viewable as a PDF here: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA4045.pdf #OSHA #WorkplaceSafety #ReturntoWork #OSHAGuidance #WorkplaceSafetyResources #WorkplaceHealth #WorkplaceHealthResources #COVID19 #COVID19Resources #Coronavirus #CoronavirusResources #Reopening #OSHAStandards #PPE

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Register for Tomorrow's ISEA and VPPPA Free Direct Dialogue Series!

Aug 18, 2020
1 min

"In the first of our new Direct Dialogue Webinar series, co-hosted with the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA), join us for a panel presentation and discussion. Subject Matter Experts in glove manufacturing will answer your questions about hand protection standards including: • New ANSI/ISEA 138 dorsal impact glove standard • Refresh on ANSI/ISEA 105 the “Cut” Standard • Sustainable PPE This webinar is free to everyone, so be sure to reserve your spot today! Re

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Aug 7, 2020
1 min

Free Content Inside the Summer Leader Magazine!

"We are excited to share the 2020 Summer issue of the Leader magazine - Personal Protective Equipment. VPPPA members can log onto our website and view the magazine, for free, right now! Read the Leader magazine online: https://www.vpppa.org/advancement/the-leader-magazine/the-leader-magazine-issues You may have noticed your worksite did not receive its usual amount of physical copies of the magazine. Due to the number of members not yet working onsite, combined with a sustai

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Region II Voluntary Protection

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