Personal Protective Equipment

The University recognizes that PPE must sometimes be employed to prevent Occupational Illness or Injury. In addition, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that a Hazard Assessment be conducted of each job category and that the proper PPE be selected for that job. OSHA also requires that employees be trained on the proper use of PPE. To protect University employees and meet the regulatory requirements, the University has established a Personal Protective Equipment Policy. The OS Department offers a training course on how to comply with the University's PPE policy and provides step by step PPE compliance manual to course attendees. You may also want to consult the following chemical resistance guides to help you choose the proper gloves to wear.

The inclusion of these links to commercial web sites is for information purposes only. It does not constitute an endorsement of these companies or their products by EHS or the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Safeskin Corporation
Best Manufacturing Company
Lab Safety Guide Glove Chart

OSHA also has a very good booklet entitled Personal Protective Equipment

For more information on the PPE training course or for general PPE questions, please contact Steven Deck at 410.706.3490 or via e-mail at sdeck@af.umaryland.edu.

OSHA Link (Respiratory Protection)