Safety & Training Short: PPE - Body Protection

Objective: To familiarize employees with common types of body protection and best practices for their use.
 
Body protection generally protects the wearer’s torso from various hazards, but it can also include full-body coverage. The appropriate level of body protection needed for a task is determined by a job hazard assessment performed before work begins.
 
Common Hazards that Require Body Protection

• Workplace hazards that could cause injury to the body include:
• Exposure to extreme temperatures
• Splashes or exposures from chemicals, liquids, bloodborne pathogens or biological materials, or molten materials
• Flying debris from tool or equipment use
• Exposure to electrical current