4. How to maintain PPE
Having provided employees with the PPE they need, the next step is to maintain it so that it remains effective over the long term. This step gives you some practical advice on how to integrate PPE management into your safety management system.
4.1 How can we guarantee the availability of PPE?
The purchase of new PPE is managed in the same way as the purchase of other supplies, except that it is a regulatory and time-consuming constraint. You need to ask yourself the following questions:
How long does it take to supply PPE?
Is PPE reusable or single-use?
How to dispose of PPE at end-of-life?
What is the average...
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