A wide variety of PPE is used in occupational settings to mitigate various hazards and risks. PPE in many industries may include items such as gloves, safety glasses, shoes, earplugs or muffs, hard hats, respirators, coveralls, vests, and full-body suits.
This training will focus on PPE commonly used in clinical lab settings and will be outlined as follows:
- Body protection
- Lab coats, gowns, and aprons
- Eye and face protection
- Safety glasses, goggles, face shields
- Hand protection
- Latex, nitrile, insulated, and chemically resistant gloves
- Respiratory protection
- Face masks and respirators
- Other considerations
- Foot protection
- Sleeve guards
- Personnel clothing and dress codes
