PPE Must fit or else! with Allison Short

OSHA’s new proposed clarification for PPE in the Construction
standard reinforces that PPE MUST FIT. Failure to follow this
simple statement is one the reasons why workers are injured when
they believe they are protected. PPE shouldn’t just be provided,
it MUST fit the worker properly to function as it was designed!


Joining me on the podcast to reveal the problems with poor
fitting PPE and what can be done about it is Allison Short,
Safety Management Consultant with MEMIC. 


Episode Resources:


DOL Proposal for Clarification of the Construction PPE
Standard, 1926.95 :
https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/07192023

OSHA’s page on Women in Construction:
https://www.osha.gov/women-in-construction/ppe

NIOSH article on PPE Fit in the Construction Sector:
https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2023/03/06/ppe-fit-construction/

ASSP’s 2019 article on Fixing the Fit of PPE:
https://www.assp.org/news-and-articles/how-can-we-fix-the-fit-of-personal-protective-equipment

European Trade Union Institute article:
https://www.etui.org/sites/default/files/ez_import/Hesamag_12_EN-34-37.pdf

Business Insider article on Ukrainian uniforms:
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-rushing-women-uniforms-after-sizing-infection-complaints-military-war-2023-7

Neurosurgeon Dr. Grunch’s tik tok video on radiation
protection:
https://www.tiktok.com/@ladyspinedoc/video/7246906972279377198

The Center for Construction Research and Training – great
list of vendors, by clothing type, for construction PPE:
https://www.cpwr.com/research/research-to-practice-r2p/r2p-library/resources-for-stakeholders-and-researchers/construction-personal-protective-equipment-for-the-female-workforce/