Responsibilities and arrangements expected for the health and safety management of Personal Protective Equipment at work.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is defined in the PPE Regulations as “all equipment (including clothing affording protection against the weather) which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and which protects the person against one or more risks to that person’s health and safety, and any addition or accessory designed to meet that objective”. Examples of PPE are gloves, eye or hearing protection, safety footwear, harnesses, safety helmets and high visibility clothing.