{"id":9565,"date":"2020-05-27T08:55:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T08:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbosafetyservices.co.uk\/staging\/?p=9565"},"modified":"2020-05-27T09:46:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T09:46:53","slug":"using-ppe-at-work-during-coronavirus-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbosafetyservices.co.uk\/staging\/using-ppe-at-work-during-coronavirus-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Using PPE at work during Coronavirus outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"columnFull noBoxPadding\">\n<div class=\"column twoThird noBoxPadding\">\n<div id=\"multistepNav\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Secondary\">\n<p>Under Health and safety law it states employers must protect workers from injury or harm to health which could happen as a result of work-related activity, which includes taking reasonable steps to protect your workers and others from the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"columnFull noBoxPadding\">\n<article id=\"article\" class=\"column twoThird border-top noBoxPadding\" role=\"article\">The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has worked with others to develop guidance about current issues with PPE (personal protective equipment). There is specific guidance and advice to employers and workers on health and social care, together with non-healthcare businesses.<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<article role=\"article\"><\/article>\n<article role=\"article\"><\/article>\n<div class=\"columnFull noBoxPadding\">\n<article class=\"column twoThird border-top noBoxPadding\" role=\"article\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"health\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/news\/using-ppe-at-work-coronavirus.htm?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=coronavirus&amp;utm_content=ppe-hub&amp;fbclid=IwAR0GBHjRmLQ9rHr_ADgWuh6LjVJlhm4R2wV1iMYA51fPV7_0RNFzypWyChU#health\">PPE in health and social care<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mbosafetyservices.co.uk\/staging\/face-fit-testing-how-to-minimise-the-risk-of-covid-19-transmission\/\">Fitting respirators<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 RPE must be fitted and used correctly for it to be effective. Find out more on fit testing face masks for healthcare workers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/pubns\/disposable-respirator.pdf\">Using disposable respirator<span class=\"fileType\">\u00a0(PDF)<span class=\"hide\">&#8211; Portable Document Format<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Poster<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/news\/face-mask-equivalence-aprons-gowns-eye-protection-coronavirus.htm\">Review of evidence of the use of PPE in healthcare<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Experts from HSE and Public Health England (PHE) have conducted a review of the evidence on the use of PPE as protection against coronavirus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is also core guidance available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/coronavirus-covid-19-personal-protective-equipment-ppe\">PPE hub<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 GOV.UK provides Public Health England (PHE) advice on infection prevention and control in health, social care and non-healthcare sectors<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.england.nhs.uk\/coronavirus\/publication\/guidance-supply-use-of-ppe\/\">Guidance on supply and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 NHS guidance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/news\/protecting-our-frontline-staff\/\">Protecting our frontline staff<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Scottish Government guidance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phw.nhs.wales\/topics\/latest-information-on-novel-coronavirus-covid-19\/information-for-healthcare-workers-in-wales\/\">Information for healthcare workers<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Welsh Government guidance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"non-healthcare-business\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/news\/using-ppe-at-work-coronavirus.htm?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=coronavirus&amp;utm_content=ppe-hub&amp;fbclid=IwAR0GBHjRmLQ9rHr_ADgWuh6LjVJlhm4R2wV1iMYA51fPV7_0RNFzypWyChU#non-healthcare-business\">PPE in non-healthcare businesses<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>For most people any potential infection from coronavirus will not be because of their work.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not normally wear a face mask, or any other PPE for work, then you do not need to because of coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>There is currently no evidence that using face masks outside of a healthcare or clinical setting will protect people from coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Face coverings do not need to be worn in the workplace but employers should support their workers if they choose to wear one. You can find more on face coverings in the GOV.UK guides on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19\">Working safely during coronavirus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you need support, got any questions, in doubt whether you should be wearing a mask or not? 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