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GENERAL PPE

Whitney leaning against a railing on a downtown street

Every workplace should have a trained first aider. Keep the first aid kit manual available at all times. Check the medicines in the kit to ensure they are within their use-by dates.

SAFETY CONES AND BARRICADE TAPES

These are used in busy or potentially hazardous areas as a way of crowd control. They are placed in parking lots, driveways or sites like construction areas. The safety officer can add custom signages to the cones to display important safety messages like “loose chippings”

Orange cones:

Mark Temporary traffic control

Lime green cones:

Show increased pedestrian activity and mark entryways.

SAFETY TAPES

Sometimes called barricade, warning or caution tapes. Their main use is to warn or limit access to a work area. They come in different colors and can be adhesive depending on the use.

Red

Danger

Yellow

Caution


FIRE BLANKETS

This is a safety fire extinguishing device that is used to put off fire at the start stage. They are made of fire-retardant (nonflammable) material. They come in different sizes. Fire blankets are easy to use as they are easily spread on a fire to smother it.


FIRST AID KITS

This is a critical item to have at home or at the workplace as it manages an injury before professional medical help arrives. When used appropriately, they minimize effects of illnesses or injuries and can save lives.

First aid kits come in different sizes depending on the number of people at an establishment.


The contents of a basic kit include: plasters in a variety of different sizes and shapes, small, medium and large sterile gauze dressings, at least 2 sterile eye dressings, triangular bandage, crêpe rolled bandages, safety pins, disposable sterile gloves, tweezers, scissors, alcohol-free cleansing wipes, sticky tape, thermometer (preferably digital), skin rash cream, such as hydrocortisone or calendula, cream or spray to relieve insect bites and stings, antiseptic cream, painkillers such as paracetamol (or infant paracetamol for children), aspirin (not to be given to children under 16), or ibuprofen, antihistamine cream or tablets, distilled water for cleaning wounds and eye wash and eye bath.