Personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as "PPE", is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses.

Personal protective equipment is addressed in specific OSHA standards for general industry, maritime, and construction. OSHA requires that many categories of personal protective …

Provides information on personal protection equipment (PPE) for consideration by emergency first responders when purchasing and using PPE, including duration of protection, …

The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Employers are required to ensure that their employees wear personal protective equipment parts of the body exposed to possible injury. Examples of body protection include laboratory coats, …

OSHA requires that you implement a PPE program to help you systematically assess the hazards in the workplace and select the appropriate PPE that will protect workers from those hazards

Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is designed to protect workers from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with chemical, radiological, physi-cal, electrical, …

When these controls are not feasible or do not provide sufficient protection, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required. Introduction Lesson objectives: Describe the hierarchy …

This section highlights OSHA standards, Federal Register notices (rules and proposed rules), directives (instruction to OSHA staff), and letters of interpretation (official letters of …

El equipo de protección personal (PPE – Personal Protection Equipment) está diseñado para proteger a los empleados en el lugar de trabajo de lesiones o enfermedades serias que …