While you are working on a construction site, you should take care of your personal safety also. There is personal protective equipment that is used to reduce the exposure to the danger at the place of work. They can also cause injuries and different types of illnesses. The injuries and illnesses causes from your contact with different chemicals, radiological risks. There are other risks like physical, electrical, mechanical and other workplace risks. The personal protective equipments include the products like gloves, safety glasses and shoes, hard hats, ear plugs; they have respirators, coveralls, vests and whole body suits. You get construction safety supplies like:
- Rain suits and body warmers while
you are on the site it protects you and help you stay cool and dry and comfortable. - Outerwear have the jackets which are insulated and non-insulated and have breathable pants.
- Earplugs and earmuffs protect your ears so that the eardrums are safe if there is a lot of noise.
- Crampon is the extra grip added in your shoes so that they don’t slip on the site.
- Foot guards and boots which are made of rubber, steel or metals which protect your legs from burning.
- Boot covers are waterproof and used in place full of mud or water.
- Knee pads are used to protect your knees from injuries or scratches.
- Back support is made of elastic which protects your back and waist part.
- The gloves are made of synthetic material used to protect your hand from all the things which you can touch on the site and which is harmful.
- Hard hats are the hats which are especially made for people to wear at construction sites. This protects your head from getting injured.
- Safety glasses protect you from various radiations and their direct contact with eyes.
- Respiratory masks help you in respiration and help you breathe if there is a lot of pollution or there is a lot of chemicals used on the sites and the direct contact of the chemicals is harmful for the face.
