Document ID (ISN) | 100461 |
CIS number |
02-1465 |
Year |
2000 |
Convention or series no. |
NTP 571-2000
|
Author(s) |
Martí Solé M.C., Alonso Espadalé R.M., Constans Aubert A. |
Title |
Exposure to biological agents: Personal protective equipment |
Original title |
Exposición a agentes biológicos: equipos de protección individual [in Spanish] |
Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2000. 6p. Illus. 12 ref. |
Abstract |
There is some confusion, particularly in the health care environment, concerning the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) against biological hazards. This information note describes the possibilities of protection against biological hazards, specifically through the use of appropriate PPE. Contents: classification of PPEs; modes of exposure; appropriate PPE against inhalation, dermal, parenteral and conjunctive exposure. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; biological hazards; health care personnel; personal protective equipment |
Descriptors (secondary) |
protective gloves; protective clothing; blood; routes of entry; inhalation; skin absorption; safety guides; mucous membranes; face and eye protection; face shields; safe working methods; data sheet; selection of equipment |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Country / State or Province | Spain |
Subject(s) |
Personal protection
|
Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
Browse category(ies) |
Personal protection Health care services Biological hazards
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