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personal protective equipment
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protective clothing or equipment designed to help protect an individual from injury, Noise, infection, or other hazards
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is clothing or gear designed to shield people from getting hurt, exposed to loud noise, catching infections, or facing other dangers. It matters because it serves as a barrier between a person and potential hazards they might encounter in their work or environment.
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Research
49,355 papers- Personal Protective Equipment: Protecting the Eyes.Home healthcare now · 2019
- Personal protective equipment and personal cooling garments to reduce heat-related stress and injuries.The Medico-legal journal · 2020
- Personal protective equipment during COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review on technical aspects.Expert review of medical devices · 2020
- COVID-19 lockdown, personal protective equipment, hyper-hygiene and allergy.European annals of allergy and clinical immunology · 2023
- COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance.Anesthesiology · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, electrical, heat, chemical, biohazards, and airborne particulate matter. Protective equipment may be worn for job-related occupational safety and health purposes, as well as for sports and other recreational activities. Protective clothing is applied to traditional categories of clothing, and protective gear applies to items such as pads, guards, shields, or masks, and others. PPE suits can be similar in appearance to a cleanroom suit.
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