personal protective equipment
Workplace hazard defense
Personal protective equipment is gear worn to guard against hazards—safety glasses, hard hats, gloves, respirators, high-visibility vests.
The term belongs to workplace safety contexts, where regulations often mandate specific equipment for specific risks.
Usually abbreviated PPE, the term gained widespread familiarity during the COVID-19 pandemic, when masks and face shields entered everyday discussion: Healthcare workers faced PPE shortages.
- face shieldTransparent protective facial covering
- respiratorBreathing protection device
- dust maskDisposable breathing filter
- safety bootsProtective occupational footwear
- steel toe bootsFootwear with metal caps
harness · hazmat suit · high visibility vest · apron · visors · ear plugs · decontamination · coveralls · full body suit · infection control · hard hats · latex gloves · nitrile gloves · masks · hazard · OSHA compliance · accident prevention · emergency preparedness
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- maritime safetylife rafts, lifebuoys, flares, lifelines, safety vests
- farm safetyfarm safety, injury prevention, safety training, PPE, safety gear
- Biosafetybiosafety, biocontainment, containment suit, biohazard, biohazard symbol
- Compoundingcompounding pharmacy, formulation, active ingredient, active ingredients, mortar and pestle
- hazmat gearhazmat suit, SCBA, respirator, gas mask, chemical suit
personal protective equipmentenvironmental controls
Equipment regulating indoor atmosphere
source control · substitution · ventilation systems · automation · enclosure
personal, person, persons, personally, personality, personalities, personalize, personalized, impersonal