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669 HAZWOPER for General Site Workers X
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Using Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is specialized clothing or equipment that protects you from exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material.

Cleaning a Blood Spill

Personal protective equipment is designed to keep blood and other potentially infectious material away from your skin, eyes, and mouth.

Examples of PPE include:

  • disposable gloves,
  • gowns and laboratory coats,
  • protective face shields,
  • resuscitation masks or shields, and
  • mouth pieces.

Any equipment necessary to prevent exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material is considered PPE. However, general work clothes, such as uniforms, pants, shirts, or blouses, which are not intended to function as a protective barrier against hazards, are not considered to be PPE.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

1-9. Personal protective equipment is designed to keep blood and other potentially infectious material _____.