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Personal protective equipment
Last updated February 2025
This chapter explains how to meet your health and safety obligations in relation to personal protective equipment (PPE), and how PPE can reduce exposure to health and safety risks.
What is personal protective equipment?
Definition: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PPE is specialised clothing worn by workers or equipment used to minimise exposure to workplace hazards to reduce the risk of illness or injury.
PPE is specialised clothing worn by workers or equipment used to minimise exposure to workplace hazards to reduce the risk of illness or injury.
Examples of PPE and situations in which workers require that PPE are shown in the following table: