Personal Protective Equipment

Science

Personal protective equipment

Equipment to protect the wearer from danger

Goggles

Protect the eyes from hazardous chemical substances

Face mask

Protects the nose & mouth from inhaling pungent chemical substances

Gloves

Protect the hands from hazardous chemical substances

Lab coat

Protect clothing from damage

Closed shoes/ safety shoes

Protect feet from chemical substance spills & glass splinters

Laminar flow cabinet

Avoid contamination when microbiological activities are carried out

Safety shower

Clean & rinse parts of the body/clothing into contact with chemical substances

Fume chamber

Carry out experiment that uses substances which volatile, flammable, poisonous, corrosive & pungent

Eyewash station

Used to immediately rinse & wash the eye that has come into contact with chemical substances