3.6 Handling of Personal Protective
Equipment
From the research, 87% (SA +A) of the
respondents, were very confident that they were
able to use PPE properly and therefore, 77%
(SA+A) of them made sure that, worn-out PPEs
were regularly replaced because they feel more
comfortable when they use personal protective
equipment. Besides 81% (SA+A) of them said
they felt unprotected when not using the correct
personal protective equipment. The study
however revealed that, only few respondents had
misconceptions on the statements under
discussion. This indication was clear as
respondents said that there were wide spread of
the knowledge on the use of protective
equipment during farming activities and therefore
attached some importance to the use of the PPE.
This had some agreement with [8] manual 5
which stated that the various items should be
checked for signs of wear and tear and repaired
or replaced as necessary. It is good practice to
wear outer garments proper. Table 3 gives more
details of respondents’ responses.