Personal Protective Equipment

WHS Regulations provide strict instructions about the PPE that should be used at a workplace including:

• Ensuring that PPE is chosen to minimise risk to the health and safety of personnel in the workplace;
• That the PPE is appropriate to the nature of the work and hazards associated with the work;
• That the PPE fits the person wearing it;
• That the worker wears the PPE as far as is practicable; and
• That sufficient PPE is available in the case that PPE should be replaced, repaired, or maintained so that risk is minimised

PPE must be worn by workers as far as reasonably practicable in accordance with the instructions, training, and information they receive. This includes training during the coaching and mentoring process, during formal or informal training or when they are provided with procedures that require the use of PPE.

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