# Safety Services

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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](http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=24481 "link to document")
- [Disposable glove selection and use](http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/DocuInfo.aspx?DocID=12842 "link to document")
- Personal Protective Equipment - general information
- [Respiratory protection - face fit testing](http://www.fit2fit.org/ "link to fit2fit website") (link to fit2fit.org HSE accredited testers)
- [Eye protection in laboratories and Workshops](http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=15616 "link to document")

#### HSE resources

- [HSE's PPE toolbox](http://www.hse.gov.uk/toolbox/ppe.htm "link to HSE website")
- [Respiratory protective equipment](https://www.hse.gov.uk/respiratory-protective-equipment/index.htm "link to HSE webpage")
- [Control of Laboratory Animal Allergy including RPE](http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/eh76.pdf "link to HSE document") (link to HSE Guidance Note EH76)

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