Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Guide for Staff
When should I use PPE?
If you are confused about when you should use Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), and indeed what PPE to use, the following information provides a list of different situations you may find yourself in and roles you may have, and the associated guidance on PPE usage.
Below is a list of situations and description of when you should use PPE:
| Situation | PPE Requirements |
|---|---|
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Providing Care to a tenant, as part of an agreed package. The tenant has no symptoms and has not been diagnosed as COVID Positive |
You should wear any PPE as you would normally do in providing and supporting this customer as part of their care Package. |
| Providing Care to a tenant, as part of an agreed package. The tenant has no symptoms and has been diagnosed as COVID Positive |
Please wear an apron, surgical mask, eye protection and gloves, in this order. Please also refer to the section; Using PPE best practise. |
| Cleaning a development with no COVID positive tenants. | You should wear an apron and gloves |
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Cleaning a development immediately after a tenant has been confirmed as COVID positive. This is what we are calling the first surface clean. |
You should wear an apron, gloves and a mask. Please also refer to the section below; Using PPE best practise. |
| Cleaning a development with COVID positive tenants, after a surface clean a has been undertaken. | Return to wearing apron and gloves |
| Delivering meals to a Positive COVID tenant or want who are showing symptoms (high temperature or new persistent cough) | You should wear an apron, gloves and Mask and wash your hands in between each delivery. Please also refer to the section; Using PPE best practise. |
| Delivering meals to a tenant with no symptoms and no Positive COVID diagnosis. |
You should wear an apron, gloves and wash your hands in between each delivery. |
| General movement around the building with COVID positive tenants. | No PPE Required |
| General movement around the building with no COVID positive tenants. | No PPE Required |
Another way to consider when PPE is to required is to consider what role and task you are undertaking:
| Situation | PPE Requirements |
|---|---|
| Retirement Manager (incusing Retirement Plus): | No PPE is required unless you are actively undertaking a care, cleaning or delivering meals task; please refer to Care Assistants and Retirement Housing and General Assistants role. |
| Deputy Manager (including Retirement Plus): | No PPE is required unless you are actively undertaking a care, cleaning or delivering meals task; please refer to Care Assistants and Retirement Housing and General Assistants role. |
| Care Assistants – Providing Care |
Providing a Routine Care Package, to a non COVID tenant: You should wear any PPE as you do in normally providing and supporting this customer as part of their care Package. In addition, you should wear an apron and gloves if these are not pack of the routine package. Proving a Routine Care Package, to a COVID Positive tenant/ tenant with symptoms: You should wear any PPE as you normally proving and supporting this customer as part of their care Package. In addition, you should wear an apron, gloves, eye protection and mask if these are not pack of the routine package. Please also refer to the section; Using PPE best practise. |
| Care Assistant – Delivering Meals |
Delivering meals to a non COVID tenant: You should wear an apron, gloves and wash your hands in between each delivery. Delivering Meals to a COVID Positive tenant/ tenant with symptoms: You should wear an apron, gloves and mask. Wash your hands in between each delivery. Please also refer to the section; Using PPE best practise. |
| Retirement / General Assistant - Cleaning |
Cleaning a development with no COVID positive tenants: You should wear an apron and gloves Cleaning a development immediately after a tenant has been confirmed as COVID positive. This is what we are calling the first surface clean: You should wear an apron, gloves and a mask. Please also refer to the section; Using PPE best practise. Cleaning a development with COVID positive tenants, after a surface clean a has been undertaken: Return to wearing apron and gloves |
| Retirement /General Assistant – Delivering Meals |
Delivering meals to a non COVID tenant: You should wear an apron, gloves and wash your hands in between each delivery. Delivering Meals to a COVID Positive tenant/ tenant with symptoms: You should wear an apron, gloves, mask. Wash your hands in between each delivery. Please also refer to the section; Using PPE best practise. |
| Cooks – Delivering Meals |
Delivering meals to a non COVID tenant: You should wear an apron, gloves and wash your hands in between each delivery. Delivering Meals to a COVID Positive tenant/ tenant with symptoms: You should wear an apron, gloves, mask. Wash your hands in between each delivery. Please also refer to the section; Using PPE best practise. |
There are only two exceptions and we have a very limited number of tenants in this position. These tenants represent less than 1% of our total tenant base.
The exceptions are:
- Where we provide care to a tenant and they have oxygen in their flat.
- Where we provide care to a tenant and with CPAP equipment.
In these circumstances staff should wear, an apron with long sleeves, gloves, mask and either glasses or visor. Please also refer to the section below section; Using PPE best practise on the sequence of use.
Staff should know when to use this additional PPE from a sign which is located directly outside the tenant’s door to identify Oxygen/ CPAP equipment. However, for ease a list of the affected sites in noted below alongside the number of tenants who are affected at the site.
| Site | No. Tenants |
|---|---|
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St Ninians Road (F25), Westport, Linlithgow, EH49 7BY |
X1 |
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Westland Court, 19 Westland Drive, Jordanhill Glasgow, G14 9NY |
X1 |
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Stewart Court, Stewart Street, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55 8EZ |
X1 |
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Emily Court, 123 Hunterfield Road, Gorebridge, EH23 4AD |
X1 |
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Wheatley Gardens, Wheatley Road, Saltcoats, KA21 6BX |
X1 |
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Bridge Court, Bridge Street, Alexandria, G83 0BZ |
X1 |
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Glenfinnan Drive, Dumbarton, G82 2EX |
X1 |
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Castlebank Gardens F22, Munro Place, Glasgow, G13 2BG |
X2 |
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Halmyre Street F5, Edinburgh, EH6 8PE |
X1 |
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The Croft, 35 Thomas Street, Alexandria, G83 0ST |
X1 |
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Kintail Gardens, 10 Glen Affric Avenue, Darnley Glasgow, G53 7XA |
X1 |
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Strathallan Court, Strathallan Road, Bridge Of Allan, FK9 4BW |
X2 |
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Carnegie Court, Carnegie Street, Montrose, DD10 8RR |
X1 |
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Crosshill Gardens, Crosshill Place, Port Glasgow, PA16 5XJ |
X1 |
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Gordon Court, 31 Gordon Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 8TB |
X4 |
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Foley Court, High Street, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, PA20 9AL |
X2 |
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ABERCORN COURT, ABERCORN PLACE, WINCHBURGH, EH52 6ST |
X1 |
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ARMADALE COURT, ARMADALE PLACE, GREENOCK, PA15 4PZ |
X1 |
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Blackfaulds Court, Blackfaulds Drive, Fauldhouse, EH47 9DR |
X1 |
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BRAE COURT, 223 HIGH STREET, LINLITHGOW, WEST LOTHIAN, EH49 7EN |
X1 |
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BRIDGE COURT, BRIDGE STREET, ALEXANDRIA, G83 0BZ |
X1 |
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CARNEGIE COURT, CARNEGIE STREET, MONTROSE, DD10 8RR |
X1 |
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Clyde Court, Cliffburn Road, Arbroath, DD11 5TE |
X2 |
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COXTON GARDENS, COXTON PLACE, GARTHAMLOCK, GLASGOW, G33 5AT |
X1 |
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CROSSHILL GARDENS, CROSSHILL PLACE, PORT GLASGOW, PA14 5XJ |
X1 |
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DEAN COURT, KINNEIL DRIVE, BONESS, EH51 0NY |
X1 |
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EMILY COURT, HUNTERFIELD ROAD, GOREBRIDGE, EH23 4AD |
X1 |
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FAIRBAIRN COURT, WEST HIGH STREET, GREENLAW, BERWICKSHIRE, TD10 6XY |
X1 |
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Glebe Court, Warrick Drive, Cumnock, KA18 1EW |
X1 |
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Glenfinnan Gardens, Glenfinnan Drive F2/8, Dumbarton, G82 2EX |
X1 |
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GRANTSBANK, PILMUIR STREET, DUNFERMLINE, KY12 0NH |
X1 |
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LAMMERMOOR GARDENS, LAMMERMOOR ROAD, KIRKINTILLOCH, G66 2AD |
X1 |
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LYNN COURT, SOROBA ROAD, OBAN, PA34 4HY |
X1 |
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MARSHALL COURT, QUEEN STREET, DUNOON, PA23 8BA |
X1 |
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MILTON COURT, HOPE LANE, PORTOBELLO, EDINBURGH, EH15 3AW |
X1 |
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Moorfooot Court, Polton Place, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, EH19 3HH |
X1 |
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QUAYSIDE COURT,TAY STREET, PERTH, PH2 8NN |
X1 |
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ROBERTSON COURT, MAIN STREET, STENHOUSEMUIR, FK5 4BW |
X1 |
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SAUNDERS COURT, DUNSMUIR COURT, CORSTOPHINE, EDINBURGH, EH12 7TE |
X1 |
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Stewart Court, Stewart Street, West Calder, EH55 8EZ |
X1 |
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STIRLING COURT, ROSEBANK STREET, DUNDEE, DD3 6PP |
X1 |
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TAY COURT, TAY STREET, MONIFIETH, DUNDEE, DD5 4BL |
X1 |
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WESTLAND COURT, WESTLAND DRIVE, WHITEINCH, GLASGOW, G14 9NY |
X1 |
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Westport, St Ninians Road, Linlithgow, EH49 7BY |
X1 |
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WHEATLEY GARDENS, WHEATLEY ROAD, SALTCOATS, KA21 6BX |
X1 |
Please note this was a change to the PPE guidance from the Scottish Government on Friday 3 April 2020. We are urgently sourcing this new equipment, which will be available at the affected sites over the course of the next few days. Please note that most of these sites, do not provide care services, and as such a very small amount of PPE will provided to non-care sites but will be available if required.
If you have less than five-days’ supply available for this or any other type of PPE equipment, email the dedicated in-box that has been set up to deal exclusively with PPE requests PPESupplies@bield.co.uk
Bield has purchased reusable masks for some care services; these are individual to you. They can look a little scary, but they are high quality and we made the decision to purchase these so that we don’t face a situation that we don’t have the correct PPE when we need it. Your re-usable face mask may look like this
Alternatively, we have purchased these disposable masks. These can be used for a single session or sessional use.
Yes - click here to view a short video which demonstrates the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and aligns with the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual.
You should only wear PPE in the situations described at the beginning the document.
- Gloves (cleaning) can we worn for a full session of cleaning – i.e. morning
- Gloves (delivering food) can be worn to deliver one meal per use.
- Apron (cleaning) can we worn for a full session of cleaning – i.e. morning
- Apron (Cleaning) can we worn for a full session of cleaning – i.e. morning,
- Facemask (Non reusable) can be single or sessional use – ie for a full session of cleaning and to deliver all of the meals at a development.
- Facemask (reusable) these can be used indefinitely.
PPE will be available at your development. If you have less than five-days’ supply available, email the dedicated in-box that has been set up to deal exclusively with PPE requests PPESupplies@bield.co.uk
As you can appreciate, there has been a global increase in demand for PPE. We ask you adhere to the guidelines about when to use it. Please do not order more than two weeks supply at a time.
You can always talk your Line Manager or Head of Service. Additionally, you can email our dedicated PPE inbox: PPEsupplies@bield.co.uk
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Bield COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Amenity, Retirement Housing and Retirement with Meals, as at 31 March 2020
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Bield COVID-19 Fact Sheet for Developments with Care Services and Bield @ Home, as at 31 March 2020