Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provides employee protection against various hazards, such as chemicals, noise, dust, and UV light. Use the following links to get additional information on PPE.

General:

• Duke's PPE Policy in the Safety Manual
• PPE Hazard Assessment Form
• Duke PPE Selection Guidelines and Quick Reference Guide
• NIOSH Recommendations for Chemical Protective Clothing
• OSHA's PPE page (links to several publications and other web pages)
• OSHA's PPE fact sheet (2-page information sheet)
• OSHA Construction PPE Quick Card

Gloves (Chemical applications):

Glove Penetration Guides

• Best Manufacturing's online glove guide
• Oklahoma State University EH&S Chemical Guide & Glove Permeation Table
• Ansell's website Guide to Glove Chemical Resistance

Additional Glove Information

• EHS Today's website on Hand Protection
• Medline's website Guide to Exam Gloves
• Medical Exam Glove's website for Latex, Vinyl, and Nitrile Glove Information

Head Protection:

• OSHA Standard for Head Protection (1910.135)
• OSHA Construction eTool: Falling/ Flying Objects
• Professional Equipment's website Guide to Hard Hat Requirements
• Michigan State University Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety's website Head Protection Guide

Eye and Face Protection:

• Duke Laser Safety Program
• OSHA Eye and Face Protection eTool
• NIOSH's website Eye Safety Tool Box Talk
• Safe Safety Glasses website Guide to Safety Glasses

Hearing Protection:

• OHS Division Hearing Conservation Web Page
• OSHA's 3074 Hearing Conservation Booklet
• NIOSH's website on Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention

Respiratory Protection:

• OHS Division Respiratory Protection Web Page

Welding, Brazing, Torch-cutting

• OSHA's website on Welding, Cutting and Brazing
• OSHA's website on Welding Health Hazards
• Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology's website on Welding
• Miller Electric Company's Welding Lens Shade and Cable Selector Guide
• USDOL Welding Filter Lens Shade Number Guide.

Cryogens

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety's website on Cryogenic Liquid Safety
• University of Pennsylvania Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety's website on Cryogen and Dry-Ice Safety
• Tempshield's website on Cryo-Protection

Fall Protection

• OSHA's website on Fall Protection
• OSHA's website on Personal Fall Arrest Systems

Foot Protection

• Shoes for Crews website on Slip-Resistant Footwear
• Lab Safety's website EZfacts on Protective Footwear Requirements

Body Hazards

• DuPont's website on Personal Protection Products

Ultraviolet Light Protection

• Ultraviolet Lights in the Duke Operating Rooms

PPE Questions?  Please call us at 684-5996.