If you've read anything about coronavirus, you've likely run into the abbreviation "PPE." Here's what it is, why it matters and how it affects Indianapolis. PPE is "personal protective equipment." The ...

Defining the correct PPE levels based on electrical hazard risk assessments on all electrical equipment will lead to better acceptance by electrical workers. In our quest to provide the safest work ...

PPE is "personal protective equipment." The Food and Drug Administration says PPE "refers to protective clothing, helmets, gloves, face shields, goggles, facemasks and/or respirators or other ...

Article 130 of NFPA 70E provides the requirements for work involving electrical hazards. All of Art. 130 (except Sec. 130.7) addresses such things as work practices and approach boundaries. Section ...

In the aftermath of the Sept. 11th attacks, companies were straining to fill orders for emergency supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the World Trade Center and Pentagon sites. The ...

It's estimated that billions of facemasks alone have made their way into oceans. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, pictures of smog-free skies circulated social media from Los Angeles to New ...

Faced with emerging threats of new pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, many healthcare providers are placing a renewed focus on reducing healthcare-associated infections. Personal protective ...

Dr. Maggie Koos believes she has come up with a better way to protect health professionals and patients from germs with a redesigned medical gown.

One day when I was conducting an experiment, I had a chemical spill. I was doing everything right. I was wearing proper pants, my lab coat, closed-toe shoes. But when the chemical came onto my body, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Senator Doug Mastriano (R-Adams County) says he was denied access to inspect what he calls a huge stockpile of personal protective equipment or PPE in Dauphin County. Sen.