Personal protective equipment and women: guidance for workplace representatives on ensuring it is a safe fit
"More than half (57%) of the women that took part in the study said their PPE sometimes or significantly hampered their work. The UK’s national trade union centre has called on employers to avoid PPE suppliers that do not provide a range of sizes for both sexes, after only three in ten women (2...
| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
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| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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London
2017
TUC |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19287757124910059399-Personal-protective-equipment-.htm |
| Summary: | "More than half (57%) of the women that took part in the study said their PPE sometimes or significantly hampered their work. The UK’s national trade union centre has called on employers to avoid PPE suppliers that do not provide a range of sizes for both sexes, after only three in ten women (29%) told a 2016 survey that the PPE they wear at work has been specifically designed for them. The report says that most PPE is designed to fit the sizes and characteristics of male populations from Europe and the US. As a result most women - and also many men - who do not fit this profile, struggle to find suitable PPE. ..." |
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| Physical Description: | 11 p. Digital |