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
Whole Aisle Width Grinding , COSHH , Laser Grinder® XPT , Laser Grinder® , Risk AssessmentResources
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