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Preferred term

Personal Protective Equipment  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against health hazards. Personal Protective Equipment may include MASKS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; and protective footwear.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • PPE Personal Protective Equipment

In other languages

  • French

  • EPI (Équipement de Protection Individuelle)
  • Équipement de protection individuel
  • Équipement individuel de protection
  • Matériel de protection individuel
  • Matériel de protection individuelle
  • Matériel individuel de protection

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-F7NK74KR-7

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