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Personal protective equipment (PPE)
PPE is the least effective method of contolling exposure to a hazard and engineering controls and safe systems of work should always be considered before PPE.
This toolkit will assist you to
- select
- use
- maintain, and
- store
PPE correctly.
Toolkit documents
- Framework for the management of PPE - Arrangements Ch 36
- Disposable glove selection and use
- Personal Protective Equipment - general information
- Respiratory protection - face fit testing (link to fit2fit.org HSE accredited testers)
- Eye protection in laboratories and Workshops
HSE resources
- HSE's PPE toolbox
- Respiratory protective equipment
- Control of Laboratory Animal Allergy including RPE (link to HSE Guidance Note EH76)
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