Personal Protective Equipment: A guide to the selection of PPE

Selecting personal protective equipment for your workforce.

The use of personal protective equipment is always the last resort as a control measure when reducing risk however, if PPE is to adequately protect workers it must be appropriate and suitable for the hazards, risks and the people who wear it.

Workers must also be trained in its correct use and it must properly looked after and maintained.

This guide explains the legal duty to provide and use PPE at work. It also provides some tips on the correct use of different types of PPE.