Personal Protective Equipment – PPE

The primary methods for preventing employee exposure to hazardous materials are elimination, engineering, and administrative controls. Personal protective equipment will often be required in addition to where these control methods are not appropriate or sufficient to control the hazard

For research labs, click here for lab-specific PPE requirements, guidelines and resources.

Eyes and Face (Appendix A)

Head (Appendix B)

Foot and Leg (Appendix C)

Hand and Arm (Appendix D)

Protective Clothing/Body Wear (Appendix E)

Fall Protection (Appendix F)

Hearing Protection (Appendix G)

Respiratory Protection (Appendix H)

Training (PPE Training)

PPE Hazard Assessment

Example Hazard Assessment forms to document and certify your review
FAQs: General information if you use Standard PPE every day
Specific guidance on hazards and PPE selection:

Contact EHS env-health-occ-safety@ncsu.edu with any questions.

Hazard Specific Programs

The following programs have requirements that include the use of PPE

Program Contact Information

Reference Documents