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- PPE (personal protective equipment)
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- Specialized clothing and equipment used as a safeguard against health hazards including exposure to infectious diseases through physical contact or airborne particles. PPE is designed to protect parts of the body typically exposed in normal attire, including the nose, mouth, eyes, hands and feet. Texas Medical Center
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- Oregon has been ripping through PPE supplies as medical personnel try to repel the coronavirus threat. - Portland Business News
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- Some 34 million facemasks, gloves and other protective items have been delivered to hospitals north of the Scottish border, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today. The national and devolved governments have been scrambling to battle shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) after health workers and care staff became more vocal over safety fears. - METRO by
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- EPI (equipo de protección individual)
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- Se entenderá por EPI (equipo de protección individual) cualquier dispositivo o medio que vaya a llevar o del que vaya a disponer una persona con el objetivo de que la proteja contra uno o varios riesgos que puedan amenazar su salud y su seguridad. PrevenSystem - by Chema Nieto Castañón
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- Dispositivi di protezione individuale
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- Con il termine dispositivi di protezione individuale (acronimo DPI) si intendono i prodotti che hanno la funzione di salvaguardare la persona che l'indossi o comunque li porti con sé, da rischi per la salute e la sicurezza. Tali dispositivi sono utilizzati in molteplici ambiti, tra cui in ambito lavorativo, domestico, sportivo e ricreativo. Wikipedia - by Maria Falvo
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- Si tratta di attrezzature utilizzate per tutelare la salute e la sicurezza dei lavoratori (guanti, occhiali, visiere, maschere facciali filtranti, scarpe, ecc.). I DPI per le vie respiratorie sono diversi in base allo scopo per cui devono essere impiegati. La protezione è garantita dalla capacità filtrante dei dispositivi in grado di trattenere le particelle aerodisperse, per lo più in funzione delle dimensioni, della forma e della densità, impedendone l'inalazione. - OGOI by Maria Falvo
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