PPE not enough

摘要

A study suggests that higher-order hazard controls such as elimination and substitution are not being used as much as they should in the manufacturing sector. "While over 70 per cent of manufacturing workers who reported exposure to noise were provided with a combination of PPE [personal protective equipment] and other types of controls, 20 per cent reported that they were only provided with PPE," according to the Safe Work Australia report, 'Work Health and Safety Perceptions: Manufacturing Industry'. "For vibration, over 30 per cent reported being provided with only PPE and no other control measure. Fourteen per cent of manufacturing workers who reported exposure to airborne hazards reported that they were not provided with any control measure for this hazard."