Certifying Personal Protective Technologies: Improving Worker Safety
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By Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on the Certification of Personal Protective Technologies, Catharyn T. Liverman (Editor), Howard J. Cohen (Editor)
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When you purchase a product, you expect it to work. Construction workers on high-rise buildings need to be confident that their safety harnesses will arrest a fall. Firefighters need to know that their gloves and other protective equipment can withstand high temperatures. Healthcare workers administering highly toxic chemotherapy agents need to know that their gloves will withstand penetration. For personal protective technologies (PPT)—where the major purpose of the product is to protect t...






















