Head, Eye, and Face Personal Protective Equipment

This book is essential for the safety professional and medical experts in the field. It provides an interdisciplinary approach to personal protective equipment using new technologies in the field.

Katarzyna Majchrzycka, PhD (Eng), DSc is the Head of the Department of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute. She carries out activities directed at research in the area of protective and utility parameters of personal protective equipment, proper selection and development of new solutions and manufacturing technologies. Her primary research focusing on the filtering materials used to protect against bioaerosols. She has participated in several research projects and is the author or co-author of 15 patents and over 90 publications. She is a laureate of numerous awards in field of innovativeness, scientific research and new technologies in developing advanced PPE and an active member of the European Co-ordination of Notified Bodies concerning PPE directive 89/686/EEC, as a representative of Poland at the Horizontal Meeting.

1. Basic principles of safe use. 2. Head protection. 3. Eye and face protection. 4. Compatibility of the protective helmets, face and eye protectors. 5. Good practices in verification of technical condition of the protective equipment.