Safety engineering

The Figgers Foundation Donates Over 700,000 Units of Personal Protection Equipment to Healthcare Workers in Hotspot Regions on Front Lines of Coronavirus Crisis

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Articles, Safety, Environmental social science, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Personal protective equipment, Safety engineering, Work, Figgers Communication, Coronavirus, Surgical mask, Mask

The Florida-based non-profit is donating and distributing approximately 700,000 units of personal protection equipment ("PPE") to Coronavirus outbreak hotspots around the country.

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  • The Florida-based non-profit is donating and distributing approximately 700,000 units of personal protection equipment ("PPE") to Coronavirus outbreak hotspots around the country.
  • These hotspots include hospitals and healthcare workers in New York, Washington State, California, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Florida, and Michigan.
  • The donations include some of the most crucial PPE equipment such as surgical masks, N95 masks, face shields and hazardous material protective coveralls.
  • To learn more about Figgers Communications and the company's product and service offerings, please visit http://www.figgers.com .

United States Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market (2020 to 2024) - Featuring 3M, Ansell and Chicago Protective Apparel Among Others - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Other Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Safety engineering, Articles, Environmental social science, Personal protective equipment, Human activities, Safety, PPE

The "Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market in US 2020-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market in US 2020-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The personal protective equipment (PPE) market in US and it is poised to grow by $ 8.67 bn during 2020-2024 progressing at a CAGR of 8% during the forecast period.
  • The reports on personal protective equipment (PPE) market in US provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.
  • The personal protective equipment (PPE) market in US market analysis include segments and geographic landscapes.

Galton Voysey Helps Fight COVID-19 by Donating 50,000 Protective Masks to HK Hospitals and Street Cleaners

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Marketing, Philanthropy, Health, Communications, Infectious diseases, Hospitals, Other Philanthropy, Environmental social science, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Personal protective equipment, Safety engineering, Articles, Human activities, Safety

Galton Voysey , the Hong Kong-based developer of direct-to-consumer brands, distributed 50,000 protective face masks to Hong Kong hospitals and to the citys street cleaners to help protect workers from COVID-19.

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  • Galton Voysey , the Hong Kong-based developer of direct-to-consumer brands, distributed 50,000 protective face masks to Hong Kong hospitals and to the citys street cleaners to help protect workers from COVID-19.
  • Hospitals, in particular, have experienced an unprecedented need for protective gear due to the necessity to adopt effective infection control procedures.
  • Another group of essential workers are Hong Kongs street cleaners who are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19.
  • Despite this, street cleaners have had difficulty in finding access to proper protective gear to adequately protect them from COVID-19.

Luxury Manufacturer producing protective booths for COVID-19 test sites

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Industrial hygiene, Safety engineering

This 70-year old luxury brand manufacturer was facing tough decisions at their USA organization, when a bleak situation became a uniting effort of hope.

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  • This 70-year old luxury brand manufacturer was facing tough decisions at their USA organization, when a bleak situation became a uniting effort of hope.
  • Within days after the stay-at-home orders started, the company completely repurposed its structure to manufacturer and source PPE, including protective testing booths.
  • Protective testing booths provide a barrier between the healthcare worker administering the test and the patient.
  • According to Zuckerman, "With the shortage of PPE and the risks our healthcare workers are facing, it seemed obvious that protective booths should be widely available for them."

Net Health Announces Targeted Solution to Track COVID-19 Medical Staff Exposures

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Work, Human activities, Environmental social science, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Safety engineering, Articles

PITTSBURGH, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Health announced today that it is offering a new software solution to help hospital and provider employee health departments track, monitor and report on employee exposures to COVID-19.

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  • PITTSBURGH, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Net Health announced today that it is offering a new software solution to help hospital and provider employee health departments track, monitor and report on employee exposures to COVID-19.
  • The solution Net Health Employee Health for COVID-19 is a special version of the company's more comprehensive employee health electronic documentation solution, Agility, which tracks compliance and employee wellness for healthcare organizations.
  • Net Health Employee Health for COVID-19 offers streamlined documentation, implementation and reporting that will enable healthcare organizations to:
    In another effort to help healthcare professionals manage the health of patients and employees during the COVID-19 outbreak, Net Health offered a webinar in March to share how the CEO of a healthcare organization is leveraging Net Health's more comprehensive Agility employee health software solution to track and monitor both patient and employee exposure to the virus.
  • Net Health's comprehensive Agility solution addresses the needs of employee health and occupational medicine facilities as well as urgent care organizations that provide occupational health services.

Pre & Post COVID-19 Market Estimates-Smart Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market 2019-2023 | Focus on Worker's Safety to Boost Growth | Technavio

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Health, General Health, Companies, Human activities, Articles, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Safety engineering, Environmental social science, Personal protective equipment, Vuzix, Honeywell, PPE

Our smart personal protective equipment (PPE) market report covers the following areas:

Key Points: 
  • Our smart personal protective equipment (PPE) market report covers the following areas:
    This study identifies increasing demand for multipurpose equipment as one of the prime reasons driving the smart personal protective equipment (PPE) market growth during the next few years.
  • Smart Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market 2019-2023: Vendor Analysis
    We provide a detailed analysis of vendors operating in the smart personal protective equipment (PPE) market, including some of the vendors such as 3M Co., Baker Hughes, a GE Co. LLC, Honeywell International Inc., uvex group, and Vuzix Corp.
  • Backed with competitive intelligence and benchmarking, our research reports on the smart personal protective equipment (PPE) market are designed to provide entry support, customer profile and M&As as well as go-to-market strategy support.
  • Smart Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Market 2019-2023: Key Highlights

Novolex Repurposes to Manufacture Medical Protective Equipment

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Monday, April 20, 2020
Environmental social science, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Personal protective equipment, Safety engineering, Articles, PPE, Human activities, Safety

"As international supply chains have stalled and the COVID-19 crisis escalated, we've seen a critical shortage in medical protective equipment in the U.S.," said Phil Rozenski, Novolex's Vice President of Public Affairs.

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  • "As international supply chains have stalled and the COVID-19 crisis escalated, we've seen a critical shortage in medical protective equipment in the U.S.," said Phil Rozenski, Novolex's Vice President of Public Affairs.
  • As a plastic packaging producer, Novolex is uniquely situated to produce such secondary personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • "We've leveraged all of the company's manufacturing ingenuity to pivot from manufacturing to-go containers to producing medical supplies," said Galen Killam, a Wisconsin-based engineering manager for Novolex.
  • By adapting its sophisticated manufacturing infrastructure, Novolex facilities across North America are pushing out protective equipment at an unprecedented scale.

Spartech Continues Fight Against COVID-19 With Supply of Materials to Company Producing Personal Protective Equipment

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Monday, April 20, 2020
Packaging, Medical Supplies, Health, Chemicals, Plastics, Medical devices, Infectious diseases, Manufacturing, Environmental social science, Industrial hygiene, Occupational safety and health, Personal protective equipment, Safety engineering, Articles, Human activities, Safety

In the fight against COVID-19, we recognize the importance of quickly supplying critical materials to companies like Duo Form that can produce personal protective equipment for our frontline healthcare professionals, said Todd Niemuth, Market Manager-Healthcare for Spartech.

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  • In the fight against COVID-19, we recognize the importance of quickly supplying critical materials to companies like Duo Form that can produce personal protective equipment for our frontline healthcare professionals, said Todd Niemuth, Market Manager-Healthcare for Spartech.
  • Our number one goal is to ensure companies have the necessary materials to make and deliver protective equipment that will keep our courageous nurses and doctors safe.
  • Like Spartech, our main objective is to protect healthcare workers as we work together to end this global pandemic.
  • Because Spartech has multiple facilities to process these clear materials, the St. Louis-based company can ensure a constant supply of personal protection equipment even during high demand.

Leaders from Medicine, Technology and Academia Form MasksOn.org to Manufacture and Donate Emergency Protective Gear to Healthcare Workers Amid COVID-19

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Monday, April 20, 2020
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The organization purchases the snorkel masks, manufactures filter adaptors and donates the assembled Reusable Mask Kits to clinicians and healthcare facilities that lack FDA-cleared PPE.

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  • The organization purchases the snorkel masks, manufactures filter adaptors and donates the assembled Reusable Mask Kits to clinicians and healthcare facilities that lack FDA-cleared PPE.
  • Mask kits are already in emergency clinical use at several major hospitals across the country.
  • We started MasksOn.org as a way to quickly and safely create and donate emergency PPE to those in the greatest need during this crisis.
  • MasksOn.org is a physician-led non-profit organization founded to design, manufacture and donate high-quality emergency personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market Size Worth $8.9 Billion by 2027: Grand View Research, Inc.

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Monday, April 20, 2020
Occupational safety and health, Articles, Work, Environmental social science, Industrial hygiene, Personal protective equipment, Safety engineering, Human activities, PPE

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The global healthcare personal protective equipment market size is expected to reach USD 8.9 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 8.5% over the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The global healthcare personal protective equipment market size is expected to reach USD 8.9 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 8.5% over the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc.
  • Rising demand for hand protection, respiratory protection, and protective clothing in the healthcare industry to ensure the employees' safety during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is expected to boost the demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
  • Read 100 page research report with ToC on "Healthcare Personal Protective Equipment Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Product (Respiratory Protection, Hand Protection), By End Use, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2020 - 2027" at: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/healthcare-personal-...
    Personal protective equipment for healthcare workers is crucial to fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
  • Grand View Research has segmented the global healthcare personal protective equipment market on the basis of product, end use, and region:
    Healthcare PPE Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2016 - 2027)