PPE in education settings: how to use it properly

Many teachers will be using PPE for the first time in a bid to help stop the spread of coronavirus – so here is a step-by-step guide
11th June 2020, 5:54pm

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PPE in education settings: how to use it properly

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How Do You Use Ppe Properly To Help Tackle The Spread Of Coronavirus?

As schools, colleges and early years settings begin to welcome more and more children and young people, staff have to grapple with the necessary safety measures that will keep them and their learners safe. 

While most will not have to regularly wear PPE, many who will never have had to do so before could be asked to use facemasks, gloves, or full PPE at work. 


Ofsted: Teachers' 'can-do' energy will open schools 

Related: Give PPE to all of us, say 3/4 school staff

Background: Reopening 15 June - how are colleges doing it?


Step-by-step guide

So how do you do that? How do you wash your hands properly? And put on gloves and an apron? How do you safely dispose of a facemask? 

Carol Bain, head of curriculum and quality for health and social care at Dundee and Angus College, takes you through the basics in this step-by-step guide

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