Personal protective equipment
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 section
Division 5 Personal protective equipment clause 44-47.
Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 section
39. Provision of information, training, and instruction. 27
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided to workers such as eye protection, hearing protection, safety helmets, safety boots, gloves, hi-vis clothing, and is to be worn by all workers when required.
Operators should wear:
- close-fitting clothing without loose cuffs, straps or strings
- gloves that are single-stitched and have long close-fitting cuffs that can be tucked into the sleeves.
- personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect their eyes and ears.
Ensure no rings, watches, necklaces, or other jewellery is worn by operators as this can be a catching hazard.28
Make sure PPE is stored correctly, maintained in good working order, and replaced if damaged, lost or worn out.
You should also have a sun protection policy in place. Make sure appropriate sun protection is provided and used by all workers such as sunscreen, sunglasses, hats with legionnaires flap, long sleeved shirts etc.29
Workers should be trained in the correct fitting, use and storage of PPE. A record of the training should be kept by the business.