Working with employees to choose the right PPE

Your risk assessment shows the need to install personal protective equipment at certain workstations. You are aware of the difficulties employees have in accepting such equipment, and would like to involve them in this process.

• At what stage in the PPE decision-making process should they be included?

• When choosing equipment?

• During testing or when actually wearing the equipment?

• How can we involve them in this process?

• What communication tools are available?

• How can we feed back information on felt needs, and downstream information on the need for such equipment?

This sheet will enable you to draw up a list of key stages to be validated in collaboration with employees when choosing PPE.