PPE = Personal Protective Equipment
What is PPE? Why do you need it? PPE is about keeping you safe from harm while working with electronics, AC power, lifting, soldering, climbing ladders, etc. PPE is taking safety precautions to ensure that if something does go wrong – you are protected from serious harm. Example: Solder can potentially “flick” up towards your face during soldering – wearing Safety Glasses protects your eyes from the solder’s extreme heat that could damage your eyes. Typical PPE equipment includes Hard hats, gloves, safety glasses, steel-toe boots, flashlights, soldering fans, and more. Being responsible is demonstrating common sense and using PPE as needed!
Here are a few important PPE items that Technicians should consider:
Safety Note: Always use common sense when using any kind of tool. Accidents can (and will) happen at any time, especially when you’re not paying attention to what you are doing. Use caution at all times!
