Source avec lien : Canadian Standards AssociationStandard, 2022-11.
Des équipements de protection individuelle mal conçus ou mal ajustés peuvent potentiellement entraîner des blessures graves ou la mort. Ce rapport cherche à mieux comprendre dans quelle mesure les différences physiques sont prises en compte dans l’élaboration des EPI et des normes d’EPI pour les hommes et les femmes. Il synthétise les résultats d’une revue de la littérature, d’une analyse de la réglementation relative aux EPI, d’entretiens et d’une enquête.
Poorly designed and poorly fitting PPE can potentially lead to serious injury or death. This report seeks to better understand the extent to which physical differences are considered in the development of PPE and PPE standards for men and women. It synthesizes the findings of a literature review, a scan of PPE regulations, interviews, and a survey of nearly 3000 Canadian women who use PPE daily, including more than 500 health-care personnel. Key findings relate to anthropometric differences between the sexes, inconsistency in regulations and in the standards they reference, poor-fitting or uncomfortable PPE, and an inadequate selection of women-specific PPE. Respondents use PPE that is the wrong size at least some of the time (58%); they don’t wear all the required PPE at work because of issues with fit (28%); and that they use a workaround such as rubber bands, safety pins, duct tape to make their PPE fit (38%). Nearly 40% reported experiencing an injury or incident that they perceived to be related to their PPE. (Adapted from publisher)