“Donning” PPE refers to putting PPE on, and “doffing” PPE refers to taking it off.
Donning and doffing procedures will vary between laboratories. PPE may also vary based on a laboratory risk assessment. Always follow your laboratory-specific PPE policies and procedures for donning, usage, doffing, and disposal.
Donning and doffing areas should be clearly designated and physically separated from each other to avoid contamination of clean PPE and personal belongings with potentially contaminated PPE and biohazardous waste containers.
