Most industries and businesses agree that safety should be the #1 priority, but not all of them actually follow through to ensure their employees are as safe as possible all of the time. Workplace safety encompasses so much time, money and knowledge that many businesses just don’t have the resources to fully master it. That’s why at Medco Supplies we’ve compiled the top 3 mistakes that businesses make regarding workplace safety.
Mistake #1: Ignorance is...
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The cleanroom finger cots are always dust-free as well as available in latex and nitrile. When handling sensitive electronic devices or static sensitive items, a finger cot is placed over your fingers. The purpose of finger cot out there would be to prevent the passage of static particles from your body to the products you are actually working on.
Medco Safety Products offers a wide range of disposable and reusable workwear for use in cleanrooms. Cleanrooms are controlled environments in which certain concentrations of particles in the air are limited. The standards eliminate the potential sources of contamination that people normally cause.
Our cleanroom suit and the choice of garments are key to maintaining a critical environment, but what is the first step in instilling the etiquette? The Medco is right here to help start this process. The first step in creating a protocol for your clean room is to determine what types of apparel products are used. Each cleanroom environment is unique and often specific to the application. Take a look at our guide. We hope that it helps you to start in the right direction.
