Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is extremely important for safeguarding restoration and remediation professionals. Its importance also can’t be downplayed when it comes to bio-recovery work, when professionals are dealing with blood borne pathogens and harmful bacteria.
“Having the right stuff, having it rated properly, is really critical,” says Kent Berg, Director of the National Institution of Decontamination Specialists (NIDS). “Any technician should always dress for the worst-case scenario.”