Sefton Judd, General Manager, Cleanline Tasman
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) remains a cornerstone of workplace safety, yet too often, it’s treated as the last line of defence rather than part of an integrated risk management strategy. With changing work environments, new materials, and evolving psychosocial expectations, PPE must evolve from “compliance necessity” to “strategic enabler of workforce wellbeing and safety performance.”
This session explores how organisations can strengthen their PPE programs through better design, fit, and cultural adoption, while aligning with, supplier innovation, and leadership accountability. Emerging WorkSafe Australia updates and compliance expectations for PPE programs.
- The gap between PPE policy and real-world worker adoption, understanding barriers to use and cultural perceptions.
- Innovations in PPE design, technology integration (smart PPE), and sustainability
- Understand how PPE fits within the hierarchy of controls and how proactive design can reduce overreliance on the “last line of defence.”
- Learn strategies to improve workforce buy-in and address comfort, usability, and gender-specific PPE issues that often reduce compliance.
