Management of leaded PPE in the healthcare environment

Management of a quality assurance program for leaded personal protective equipment (PPE) can be a challenge for large healthcare organizations. A program has been developed to effectively manage hundreds of pieces of leaded PPE at a large health system in North Carolina. Physical identification of pieces is accomplished using a combination of durable serialized labels for identification of individual pieces, and a color-coded tagging system for instant visual identification of inspection status. This process, coupled with maintaining routine quality assurance records using standard spreadsheet software, resulted in an effective leaded PPE management program with minimal capital overhead.