• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - The employer (Longwood University) is responsible for providing PPE when the employee need is to protect themselves from a work hazard. Please read the Longwood PPE Policy Statement for more detail.
  • Common PPE provided includes:
    • Hearing Protection - see Hearing Conservation
    • Safety Shoes
    • Safety Glasses/Goggles
    • Respirators
    • Hard Hats - Longwood University EH&S is standardizing to Type E hard hats (Class I or II) for electrical protection. Hard Hats come in Type I or II (the II adds lateral protection) and class C, G, or E:
      • C=no electrical protection
      • G=2,200 volt protection
      • E=20,000 volt protection
  • Hearing Conservation
  • Respiratory Protection
  • Bloodborne Pathogens

 

OSHA PPE Standard 1910.132