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Tag: Administrative PPE

  • The Return of Silicosis and the Failure of Administrative PPE

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    Drew McGiffert
    680 words
    3–4 minutes

    The primary failure of many industrial hygiene management programs is an over-reliance on personal protective equipment (PPE). It is incredibly easy to buy a box of disposable respirators, fit a warning sign to a wall, or tell a worker to be careful. However, a highly critical health crisis unfolding across Australia’s manufacturing sectors has delivered…