Beards: Fashion Statement or Workplace Safety Hazard
Sure who doesn’t like a little facial hair, especially during Movember, but are you making the proper workplace safety changes to accommodate for your now “grizzlier” appearance?
Facial hair changes your face shape and can get in the way of your respirator or any other workplace safety masks that are necessary to do your job safely, and therefore could lead to fines and violations for your company.
A proper fit test for any personal protective equipment is necessary any time a major change to your appearance occurs.
Some businesses go as far as banning men from growing beards and it is legal, just in case you were wondering.
Whatever you choose to change about yourself, make sure your safety is always intact.