PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Overview
Fatalities and injuries among the nation’s workers are substantially reduced with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and technologies. It is estimated that 20 million workers use PPE on a regular basis to protect them from job hazards. PPE protects workers from death and disabling injuries and illnesses as well as protecting from the specific threats of exposures to certain airborne biological particles, chemical agents, splashes, noise exposures, fall hazards, head hazards, and fires. Improvements and changes in the personal protective technologies are realized in the form of standards and regulations, revisions and alterations to existing standards, subsequent availability of PPE complying with the standards and regulations, and demonstrations of PPE use by the workers.
Protective Technology Research at NIOSH
PPE Key Resources
Respirators
- Approved Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators
- Respirator Trusted-Source Information
- Respirator User Notices
- Certified Equipment List (CEL)
- PPE Resources by Occupation
- PPE and Flu Prevention
Protective Clothing
Noise
Eye Safety
- Page last reviewed: August 13, 2012
- Page last updated: August 13, 2012
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory