Personal protective equipment (PPE) is safety equipment worn by people who work in places where hazardous chemicals or materials are present or where preventing contamination is a top priority.
While we primarily think of medical PPE, many industries rely on PPE gloves and equipment to stay safe on the job.
AIC has many types of personal protective equipment in stock in our online store. Learn more about the different workers who rely on these items, then check out our selection of PPE for sale.
Industries that rely on personal protective equipment
There are many ways to protect ourselves and our work spaces from contamination. Gloves and masks are important and common in most medical examination settings, while surgical caps, gowns, and goggles are most commonly found in operating rooms and scientific laboratories.
For people outside of health care, the potential risk may not be from germs but from hazardous materials or objects. Automotive and manufacturing workers often rely on heavy-duty personal protective equipment gloves and sleeves to protect their hands and arms from sharp objects. Nitrile gloves are thick synthetic rubber gloves used for cleaning or handling harsh chemicals. Due to their protective properties, they are used in a variety of environments.
health care
Perhaps the industry with the largest stocks of PPE in its warehouses is health care. With 22 million workers contributing to patient care in the United States alone, including doctors and nurses, skilled technicians, orderlies, and a variety of practitioners, it’s no wonder healthcare managers and medical PPE suppliers are close partners.
As a long-standing PPE glove manufacturer, we’re proud to keep healthcare workers and patients safe by offering PPE gloves sold direct from the source.
Machinery, Automotive and Manufacturing
These industries cover a wide range of jobs, from local auto mechanics to assembly line and production workers responsible for making the items we use every day, such as cars, microchips and electronics.
While they may not all require surgical caps or protective glasses, certain types of personal protective equipment are common in stores and factories, especially protective gloves.
In our online PPE store,
we offer the puncture-resistant sleeves, gloves and other safety equipment industry workers need to continue working.
Clean rooms, test laboratories and product development
A clean room is a designated sterile room that follows strict safety procedures to ensure that items produced there are not exposed to any contaminants.
Clean rooms are primarily used to manufacture pharmaceuticals, electronics,
and medical equipment and require personal protective equipment such as gloves, head and beard covers, gowns, and other disposable items.
Many scientists also conduct laboratory work in clean rooms, so they can always ensure that results are not affected by everyday contaminants such as dust or skin flakes.
Where this important work is being done, AIC is right there, doing our part to keep important products safe, clean and free of contamination.
