Personal safety equipment can offer invaluable peace of mind, save precious seconds during an emergency and even save lives. From walking to work or hiking through the woods to traveling abroad, these devices provide essential protection from threats of all sorts for both yourself and those close to you. 
 
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is intended to shield workers from hazards in the workplace. PPE may be necessary when engineering and work practice controls cannot eliminate hazards; examples include gloves, face shields, respirators masks and hard hats as examples of PPE. 
 
Lone worker alarm Some PPE is used to protect workers against injuries to the body, including vests and suits that provide fire-retardant properties or protection from toxic fumes and gases. Others such as shoes, boots, and headgear are worn when working around heavy or moving machinery or hazards like electrical hazards or chemicals that contain corrosion inhibitors. 
 
 
Many companies produce multifunctional self-defense tools in compact, easy-to-carry devices like the Safely Sidekick pepper spray that doubles as UV marking light and emergency signal device. We particularly admire its four female founders who designed it in college; their focus on teaching people safety and self-defense at classes and events across the US stands out. There are other devices such as Atomic Bear's convertible tactical safety device or Kubotan, an actual working pen/glass breaker combination pen device to consider too. 
 
Lone worker alarms Personal devices that allow individuals to call for help quickly include devices like the Garmin InReach Mini. By pressing and holding both power and volume buttons for five seconds, this device sends GPS coordinates of your location directly to loved ones - ideal if you live "off the grid", are frequently outside, or travel frequently for business. 
 
As a rule of thumb, it's crucial that equipment can stand the rigors of wear and tear and that employees understand its proper usage and maintenance. Training programs on PPE usage should also be encouraged so any malfunctioning or damaged pieces of gear can be quickly fixed or replaced with fresh pieces. 
 
An effective way of increasing workplace safety and minimizing liability is providing employees with an online course that teaches the most efficient ways of responding and handling various situations while wearing PPE. Preferably this should be completed on a tablet or smartphone and can even be completed while away from the office, such as the SafetyCulture Courses app which offers highly recommended premade courses for on-the-go learning. 

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