PPE
Summary
PPE - Personal Protective Equipment is worn by operatives in construction to protect themselves from on-site hazards.
Technical Information
Legally when someone works on-site they are required to wear some form or protective equipment. In its simplest form it could just be steel capped boots, high visibility vest/ jacket and a hard hat; in riskier tasks more PPE would be necessary and perhaps even constructed to a higher standard.
Examples of PPE include:
- Hard hat
- High visibility clothing
- Steel capped, anti-slip boots
- Protective gloves
- Protective clothing
- RPE
- Safety glasses
- Ear defenders
- Knee pads
- Face mask / respiratory equipment
PPE is considered the last control measure to be taken to reduce personal injury and it only protects the wearer, whilst being worn.
Related Definitions
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