Because by definition the WUI combines two environments, each with its own risks, an inherent part of any WUI risk assessment will be to outline the correct use of PPE as the incident changes.

No PPE risk assessment would be complete without adequate consideration of a jurisdiction’s prevailing climate and weather conditions, as well as the potential for extremes of temperature ...

Start with your risk assessment. PPE risk assessments have been an OSHA requirement for decades. Conducting a quality risk assessment has greater value than mere compliance.

Firefighter turnout gear selection for your department is a process. NFPA 1851 and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 require fire departments to complete a PPE risk assessment before purchasing ...

Risk assessment concerns The nurse, and many of her colleagues, were not asked to fill in a risk assessment until May 19, two months after the hospital received its first Covid-19 patient.