Buying personal protective equipment (PPE)
Facilitating risk assessments
Staying up to date on Health and Safety compliance
Reviewing and monitoring risk assessments
Specifying personal protective equipment (PPE)
Developing Health and Safety plans and policies
Developing a positive safety culture in the workplace
Specifying Health and Safety Training
Investigating accidents and near misses
Buying Health and Safety Training
Safety Footwear
Gloves
Eye and Face Protection
Head Protection
Hearing Protection
Respiratory Equipment
Fall Management
Life altering
Life threatening
Unsure
Respiratory
Incorrect product specification
Incorrect use by wearer/equipment not worn
Equipment not properly maintained
Incompatibility of multiple items of PPE
Falsely CE marked products
By matching hazards to appropriate products
By only choosing PPE products that are CE marked to the required standards
By purchasing from a reputable supplier
By checking that the correct specification of products is delivered
By training wearers to use equipment correctly
By regularly checking products for wear and tear
By obtaining evidence that CE marked products have been subject to routine ongoing testing
Review the supporting product certification documents and check they are genuine and not counterfeit
That products bearing the CE mark are tested on an ongoing basis to ensure ongoing compliance to the EU standards
That the product has been tested once against the required EU standards
Confirm with your suppliers that products purchased meet required safety standards
Confirm with your suppliers that products have been subject to routine ongoing testing to ensure products meet the required safety standard
See evidence and proof from your existing supplier that products have subject to routine ongoing testing to ensure that products meet the required safety standard
The manufacturer is liable as they may not be undertaking ongoing sample testing to ensure ongoing compliance
The supplier is liable for selling non-compliant products
My company or I may be liable because ongoing conformity of products to required safety standards was not confirmed
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