PPE Safety News

Fire crews battling moorland blazes in Lancashire and Manchester have received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) from 3M.

There is a user advisory notice for the 3M™ Versaflo™ A2B2E2K1HgP Filter, TR-6580E

Reusable respirators represent a cost-effective and comfortable method of protecting workers from the harmful effects of gases, vapours and particulate hazards found throughout many working environments. So if you’d like to know more about reusable respirators and how they can help to protect your workers, we’ve put together some frequently asked questions and answers to guide you through the things you need to know.

As the Novel Coronavirus continues to impact people globally, 3M is increasing production of supplies which help to protect people.

There is a user advisory notice for the 3M™ Organic Vapour Filter 6059, ABEK1

There is a user advisory notice for the 3M™ Versaflo™ M-Series Faceshields and Helmets.

3M Safety Training received an average GWO feedback score of 4.79 stars out of 5.

There is a User Advisory Notice for the 3M™ EDPM Breathing Tubes for the Proflow range of turbos.

There is a Product Advisory Notice for the update to protection factors stated on the packaging of the 3M™ Maintenance Free Reusable Respirator 4000+ Series.

There is a user advisory notice for the 3M™ PELTOR™ X SERIES X4

There is a Immediate Action Notice for a batch of the 3M™ Faceshield, Polycarbonate, Gold Plated, 5XG-IR5

There is a user advisory notice for the 3M™ Scott™ ELSA

3M is issuing this 'Stop Use and Recall / Replace or Remediate' notice for select 3M DBI-SALA® Sealed-Blok™ Self-Retracting Lifelines

Excessive levels of workplace noise can lead to irreversible, yet entirely preventable, hearing damage that can significantly impact a person’s day-to-day life.

A humorous new video puts the spotlight on the importance of comfort, fit and style when it comes to choosing safety eyewear.

Even if you’re not part of the 5 per cent of the population to suffer from acrophobia (to use its proper term), you’ll still know that being in high places can be seriously dangerous without the proper precautions.

“No hardhat, no work!” “No boots, no job!”

Do those declarations sound familiar? These are the messages we’re all used to seeing around construction and building sites these days, as companies take health and safety seriously, and understand that the welfare of workers on site is the number one priority.

Factories. Airports. Quarries. All extreme, challenging and intense places to work, with many obvious hazards.

To put it bluntly, construction dust kills.

George Elliott, technical specialist at science-based technology company 3M, is interviewed on the potential hazards of working with construction dust and methods for minimising the health risk.

A Fit Test differs from a Fit Check. Here’s why.