Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) refers to a vast group of products, such as safety helmets, safety footwear, harnesses, eye
protection, gloves,
high visibility clothing, etc…, designed to protect workers against the low medium, and high-level hazards. This group of products is regulated by the
European directive EU 2016-425 and by the American Standard 1926.95
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Personal Protective Equipment is the last line of defense against workplace
hazards after using the hierarchy of control method.
Every worker in the workplace should have and use the appropriate PPE; it
minimizes exposure to a variety of hazards while working on the job. PPE that
is typically used in the construction workplace includes your hard hat, safety
glasses, face shields, gloves, safety boots, earplugs,
muffs, and respirators.
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