Unclutterer: At work, you may be required to perform certain tasks that could cause personal injury, such as in an industrial or construction setting. Your employer is responsible for providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to perform these tasks if they are required of you. However, at home, we must take responsibility for having our own personal protective equipment.
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This article gave me some ideas for the Shop Layout project. After reading this, I realized how often a shop would store PPE far from where it will actually be used. The SOD scene shop, for example, stores eye, ear, and respiratory protection closer to the paint shop than the wood shop, where the PPE is typically used. I’ll admit that if I have to make one cut on a saw, I normally wont walk all the way over to the cabinet to pick up a pair of earplugs. If they were stored right there, I might.
I think it’s also worth noting that somebody decided to write an article about this. That must indicate that this is something people are actually starting to think about.
Safety at the home is something that I think a lot of people don't really pay attention to. I know I'm more mindful of doing things properly and safely in the work environment than when I'm at home. I've never really thought about using eye protection when using cleaning products and chemicals, but if I was at school in the shop I know I'd be more aware of this. We're good about wearing earplugs when running a tablesaw but I know I've never worn them while mowing the lawn, even though I should. I think this is an interesting article that should make people think about their own personal safety at home as well as in the workplace.
I'd have to disagree with Frank, I think the PPE storage in our shop is probably in one of the most central parts of the shop, immediately next to the tool storage room, where most of the tools in the shop are stored. Yes maybe it's a few extra steps from one door or the other, but it's probably the cleanest and safest places to store without concern for contamination or damage.
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