On the second day of the AIHA/ACGIH 2014 conference in San Antonio, a group of industry leaders covered the ins and outs of a Personal Protective Equipment decontamination program and how to implement ...

The key takeaway is that firefighters face a “total exposure” risk, and the danger doesn’t stop when they are no longer breathing in smoke, explains lead author Dr Maximilien Desservettaz, a Research ...

Decontaminating and removing dangerous carcinogens from a firefighter’s PPE gear and skin is crucial to their health. Ready Rack strives to continue pushing to make safer and stronger decon methods ...

Several large metal shipping containers are lined up in a warehouse under a large American flag. Their doors are ajar and workers stream in and out, power tools buzzing. These are no ordinary shipping ...

The main purpose of decontamination at a hazardous materials emergency is to limit the spread of contaminants from the release area, or "hot zone," to include the cleaning of responders and their ...

NASA's Glenn Research Center and University Hospitals have collaborated to develop new ways to decontaminate personal protective equipment (PPE) for applications in aerospace and medicine to safeguard ...

We are hearing so much in the news about shortages of personal protective equipment, or PPE, for healthcare workers. Factories are being asked to perform the impossible when it comes to production be ...

Massachusetts opened its first decontamination facility for personal protective equipment Saturday during the coronavirus state of emergency.The Somerville facility, which operates out of a former ...

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Saturday that the state will receive three devices capable of sterilizing personal protective equipment. The machines are Battelle Critical Care Decontamination ...

ETD’s patented liquid CO2 cleaning process significantly increases the life of PPE (compared to standard wet cleaning) while providing complete decontamination. The technology uses less energy, and ...

BIENICK PICKS UP OUR COVERAGE. REPORTER: WHAT IS NOW A CLOSE KMART HERE WILL SOON BE HOME TO ONE OF THE NATION’S FIRST INDUSTRIAL LAUNDRIES FOR THOSE HOSPITAL MASKS. EQUIPMENT WILL BEGIN ARRIVING THIS ...