Personal protective equipment  Safety in the workplace should be
a priority no matter what the area of business. Your employees
will appreciate knowing that you take the necessary precautio ns
to ensure their safety. The federal Office of Health and Safety
(OHS) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
developed a personal protective equipment (PPE) program designed
"to protect employees from the risk of injury by creating a
barrier against possible workplace hazards." The OHS designed
the program as a guideline for establishing a PPE program that
employers can incorporate into their businesses. OHS stresses
that you should not think of personal-protective equipment as a
substitute for quality engineering, administrative controls or
good work practices. Instead, you should incorporate each of
these aspects together to provide a complete safety program.
When designing your PPE program, evaluate all the potential
needs of your employees; determine what equipment each task
requires to minimize t