Gloves, kneepads and other equipment that may help reduce the impact of the hazards to the operator. These can be implemented to supplement existing controls.
Specialized clothing and equipment designed to create a barrier against health and safety hazards; examples include goggles, face shields, gloves, and respirators.
protective items such as reflective vests, hard hats, steel-toed boots and gloves that our Waste Management drivers, helpers, sorters and facility personnel are required to wear when working or in the vicinity of work. These items not only make them more visible to others, but also keep them safe. In most, if not all operating districts, Waste Management is the safety leader, setting the trend for safety practices in the industry.
That equipment and clothing required to mitigate the risk of injury from or exposure to hazardous conditions encountered during the performance of duty. PPE includes but is not limited to: fire resistant clothing, hard hat, flight helmets, shroud, goggles, gloves, respirators, hearing protection, chainsaw chaps, and shelter.
equipment or clothing designed to be worn by a person to provide protection from hazards. For example, gloves, eye protectors, boots, ear muffs, etc.
Clothing and other work accessories (i.e., safety glasses, hearing protection, etc.) designed to create a barrier against potential workplace hazards.
Equipment worn or used by workers to protect themselves from exposure to hazardous materials or conditions. The major types of PPE include respirators, eye protection, ear protection, gloves, hard hats, protective suits, etc.
A variety of equipment, such as respirators, gloves, and coveralls, that are designed to protect an individual from a known hazard.
Respirators, gloves, eye protection, and other equipment used to protect workers from hazards when engineering controls fail to completely eliminate the potential for exposure.
Devices worn by the worker to protect against hazards in the environment. Respirators, gloves, and hearing protectors are examples.
Anything from a safety helmet to a thimble. Subject of a workplace health and safety Directive (1989).
Devices or clothing worm to help insulate a worker from direct exposure to hazardous materials. Examples includes gloves and respirators.
The safety gear worn by an auto glass repair technician. It includes nitrile gloves, safety/U-V glasses, dust and mist mask (dual strap), first aid kit, and any additional equipment required by company policy.
Gloves, padding, or eye glasses worn and used for the purpose of controlling risk factors.
is equipment employees wear that provides a protective barrier between the employee and an MSD hazard. Examples of PPE are vibration-reduction gloves and carpet layer's knee pads.
Any device or clothing worn by the worker to protect against hazards in the environment. Examples are respirators, gloves, and chemical splash goggles.
refers to gloves, respirators, and other devices worn by individuals.
Equipment such as respirators, face shields and safety glasses used to protect workers from excessive exposure to radioactive or hazardous materials.
Clothing and equipment worn by pesticide mixers, loaders and applicators and re-entry workers, hazmat emergency responders, workers cleaning up Superfund sites, et. al., which is worn to reduce their exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals and other pollutants.
Clothing and accessories such as goggles and rubber boots worn for protection from exposure to or injury from chemicals during handling activities.
Clothing (including coveralls, gloves, protective footwear and headware) and/or respirators worn by workers to prevent exposures to known or potentially hazardous materials.
(PPE) is specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against a hazard. General work clothes (e.g., uniforms, pants, shirts or blouses) not intended to function as protection against a hazard are not considered to be personal protective equipment.
The clothing and equipment provided to shield or isolate a person from the chemical, physical, and thermal hazards that may be encountered at a clandestine laboratory site.
Equipment (clothing, gloves, hard hat, respirator and so on) worn by an individual to prevent exposure to a potentially toxic substance. SN individual protective device (IPD), personal protective device (PPD).
Includes all clothing and other work accessories designed to create a barrier against workplace hazards. Examples include safety goggles, blast shields, hard hats, hearing protectors, gloves, respirators, aprons, and work boots.
Devices for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices and protective shields and barriers used wherever it is necessary, by reason of hazard of processes or environment, chemical hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact. Referenced by 890.130 - Personal Protective Equipment
Gloves, kneepads and other equipment that may help reduce hazards until other controls can be implemented, or to supplement existing controls.
Equipment designed to reduce the risk of disease transmission between patients and medical personnel. In the prehospital environment these typically involve gloves, eye protection and ventilation device modifications/types.
Fire Control] The standard issue fire protection gear that NCDFR personnel use when combating fires. Includes helmet, fire-resistant Nomex clothing, gloves, goggles and boots.
All firefighting personnel must be equipped with protective equipment and clothing in order to mitigate the risk of injury from or exposure to hazardous conditions encountered while working. PPE includes, but is not limited to, 8-inch high-laced leather boots with lug soles, fire shelter, hard hat with chin strap, goggles, ear plugs, aramid shirts and trousers, leather gloves, and individual first aid kits.
Special clothing and equipment worn by employees for protection against hazards, i.e. equipment that does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through or reach the employees' clothing, skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucous membranes under normal conditions of use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used. This would include, for example gloves, lab coat, face shield, surgical gown, and protective footwear.
Refers to protective equipment such as goggles, hardhats, masks, gloves or protective clothing.
Under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992, there are specific regulations imposed on both manufacturers and users of PPE. Users (employers) must assess employee's needs as to PPE, provide suitable and compatible PPE, maintain and replace it properly, provide employees with appropriate information and training and ensure its proper use by them. Certain items of PPE, e.g. ear protection, and certain respiratory equipment are subject to separate specific regulations.
special devices that operators wear to provide a protective barrier between the employee and a MSD hazard. Examples include vibration-reduction gloves, wrist braces and back support belts.
The equipment provided to shield or isolates a person from the chemical, physical, and thermal hazards that may be encountered at a hazardous material incident. PPE includes both personal protective clothing and respiratory protection. Adequate personal protective equipment should protect the respiratory system, skin, eyes, face, hands, feet, head, body, and hearing.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other gear designed to protect the wearer's body or clothing from injury by electrical hazards, heat, chemicals, and infection, for job-related occupational safety and health purposes, and in sports, martial arts, combat, etc. Personal armor is combat-specialized protective gear.