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 the following link for lab-specific PPE requirements, guidelines and resources.

safety glasses

Eyes and Face (Appendix A)

safety helmet

Head (Appendix B)

safety boots

Foot and Leg (Appendix C)

gloves

Hand and Arm (Appendix D)

safety jackets and helmets

Protective Clothing/Body Wear (Appendix E)

safety tether

Fall Protection (Appendix F)

safety headphones

Hearing Protection (Appendix G)

an employee fastens on a respirator

Respiratory Protection (Appendix H)

safety equipment including boots, goggles, respirator, helmet, and headphones

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