The Situation
Following a Health & Safety audit, it was found that engineers in a section of the customers’ aerospace manufacturing facility were not wearing respiratory protective equipment (RPE), when they should have been. Further work in this section would not be possible unless appropriate and fully-fitted protection was sourced. The team at the HAYLEY DEXIS branch in Seaham, received the call and promptly sought the expert advice of the HAYLEY DEXIS | PPE.
The Solution
HAYLEY DEXIS | PPE offers a face fit testing service for customers who require RPE, and it was arranged for a member of the team to be dispatched from the HAYLEY DEXIS Halesowen HQ immediately, ready for next-day testing. The quantitative testing was completed over the course of the next two days, with all shift changes covered. This ensured that all staff now requiring RPE were subject to the testing which gives an accurate and measurable figure for how well specific masks and facepieces fit.
"ENGINEERS COULD SAFELY RETURN TO WORK IN THIS AREA, AND PRODUCTIVITY COULD RETURN TO ITS NORMAL LEVEL."
The Result
The face fit testing service carried-out by Hayley DEXIS | PPE has improved both the safety and comfort of engineers on-site, as all masks required can be fitted suitably to offer maximum protection against airborne hazards. Compliance with health & safety regulations has also been ensured as a result. As HAYLEY DEXIS were able to deliver the face fit testing service the following day after being alerted to the customers’ urgent requirement, downtime in the affected area of the facility was limited. This meant that engineers could safely return to work in this area, and productivity could return to its normal level.