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Personal Protective EquipmentPPE

Equipment worn to minimise exposure to hazards.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 requires a hazard assessment certifying the PPE selected. PPE is the last rung of the hierarchy of controls — elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE.

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