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Toolbox Talk: Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is anything that an employee wears to minimize workplace safety risks, including clothing, hard hats, safety glasses and goggles, face shields, ear plugs and muffs, respirators, gloves and boots.

Employees who wear PPE need to be trained on how it protects them from hazards, what its limitations are, how to wear and care for it and when it needs to be replaced. Use the Toolbox Talk below to walk employees through six guidelines that will help them stay safe on the job.

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