 General Information
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are any equipment designed to be held by a person for protection against one or more hazards likely to endanger his health and his safety.
- There are three categories of personal protective equipment.
- Class I = work equipment covering minor risks (jackets, gloves, glasses, shoes ...).
- Class II = specific protective devices for major risks (electricians gloves, helmet ...)..
- Class III = safety equipment for serious risk with irreversible or fatal effects (equipment for working at heights, self-rescue mask ...). These equipemnt shall be checked annually. Their use requires a training.
Procurement / Use
- How to get his PPE ?
- Most PPE are available at the CERN store (SCEM codes 50.xx...).
- They can be purchased by a Material Request through EDH or at the CERN Store emergency desk.
- Use the budget code 68100 - TE-EPC General [Budget Holder : V. Montabonnet]
- COVID-19 specific case: COVID-19 PPEs will be supplied by your section leaders.
- Where are the PPE needed ?
- In all the labs and industrial places, wear the PPE following the signalling.
- In the "beam facilities", wear the obligatory PPEs as defined by the document EDMS 1223620
- COVID-19 specific case: see CERN Instructions .web
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