Personal protective equipment
PPE includes items such as:
PPE is one of the least effective ways of controlling risks to health and safety and should only be used:
- eye protection for example, goggles, glasses and face shields
- hearing protection for example, ear plugs and ear muffs
- respiratory protection for example, filter respirators, air line respirators and SCBA
- foot protection for example, safety shoes and boots, spats and rubber gum boots
- head protection for example, hard hats, helmets and broad brimmed hats
- body protection for example, aprons, overalls, gloves and high visibility clothing
- any substance used to protect health, for example, sunscreen.
- suitable for the nature of the work and any hazard associated
- a suitable size and fit and reasonably comfortable for the person to wear
- maintained, repaired or replaced so it continues to minimize the risk to the worker
- used or worn by the worker, so far as is reasonably practicable.
PPE is one of the least effective ways of controlling risks to health and safety and should only be used:
- when there are no other practical control measures available
- as an interim measure until a more effective way of controlling the risk can be used
- to supplement higher level control measures.