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Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other gear designed to protect the wearer\'s body or clothing from injury by electrical hazards, heat, chemicals, and infection, for job-related occupational safety and health purposes, and in sports, martial arts, combat, etc. Personal armor is combat-specialized protective gear.

PPE can also be used to protect the working environment from pollution or infection from the worker, for example in a microchip factory.

The protection may be important in both ways, as with the use of disposable gloves by surgeons and dentists.

Protective clothing is also worn for contact sports, such as ice hockey and American football. Baseball players wear sliding shorts and a cup under their pants. See baseball clothing and equipment, goalie mask, jockstrap.

In British legislation the term PPE does not cover items such as armour.

Common protective materials include Nomex and Kevlar.

The terms "protective gear" and "protective clothing" are in many cases interchangeable; "protective clothing" is applied to traditional categories of clothing, and "gear" is a more general term and preferably means uniquely protective categories, such as pads, guards, shields, masks, etc.

For riding a motorcycle, protective headgear and eyegear are required by law in many countries.

Filter mask

Respiratory protection

Filter mask
Gas mask
Air-purifying respirator
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, including scuba sets.

Protective headgear

a beekeeping hat, veil, and suit

Helmets

Masks

Some masks made of hard material like those used by goaltenders in ice hockey (a goalie mask) and catchers in baseball as protection against being struck in the face.

For gasmasks and similar, see #Respiratory protection.
Face shield
CPR mask
Goalie mask
Face cage
Visor (ice hockey)
Diving mask
Paintball masks

Eye protection

Goggles

Also see Eye protection.

Some helmets also protect the eyes.
blowtorch goggles: see this image
Goggles
Safety glasses
Infection control glasses
Sunglasses
Visor
Baseball cap (its peak provides some protection against sun dazzle)

Hearing protection

ear defenders and visor on a safety helmet

Other head/neck protection

Safety helmet with visor

Arm/shoulder protection

nitrile glove

Hand protection

Gloves are available to protect against:
- Chemicals, contamination and infection (e.g. disposable latex/vinyl/nitrile gloves)
- Extremes of temperature (e.g. oven gloves, welder\'s gloves)
- Mechanical hazards (e.g. rigger gloves, chainmail gloves)
- Lacerations and other wounds from sharp objects
Baseball glove
Belay gloves
Cycling gloves
Falconry gloves
Hockey glove
Wicket-keeper\'s gloves

Body protection

Leg/hip protection

Foot guard
Hip pads (Hip pad)
Knee pads
Instep guard/instep protector
Shin guard (shin guards)
Combined knee-shin guards
Padded shorts
Bouldering mat
Chaps are individual pant leggings made of leather and worn by farriers, cowboys, and rodeo contestants to protect the legs from contact with hooves, thorny undergrowth, and other such work hazards. May also be made of other materials for leg protection against other hazards, such as "rain chaps" of waterproof materials, or "saw chaps" of Kevlar for chainsaw workers.

clogs

Protective footwear

Protective garments

Protective suit is an umbrella term for any suit or clothing which protects the wearer. Any specific design of suit may offer protection against biological and chemical chemical agents, particle radiation (alpha) and/or radiation (delta and gamma), and may offer flash protection in the case of bomb disposal suits. Most forms of industrial clothing are protective clothing. Personal protective equipment includes:

Complete suits

The word "chemsuit" is sometimes used to mean a real chemical-protection suit, as well as fictional.

Biohazard suit
Boilersuit
NBC or WMD suits
Hazmat suit
Bomb disposal suits
Fire protection suit
Riding suits (abrasion-proof: made of leather, kevlar, ballistic nylon, cordura, etc., and waterproof)
spacesuit
Splash suit, to protect against splashing chemicals
Wetsuit and drysuit
Immersion suit

Other garments

Body armor:
- bullet-proof vest
- Historical armor
- Futuristic powered armor.
Apron (protects the body and other clothing from dirt) (also used as distinction by waiters)
Nappy ("diaper" in American English)
Motorcycle armor
Protective vest
Sun protective clothing
Condom

Sets of equipment

Chainsaw protection (especially a helmet with face guard, hearing protection, kevlar chaps, anti-vibration gloves, and safety boots). Specific information about chainsaw protection is given in the chainsaw safety clothing article.
Bee keepers wear various levels of protection depending on the temperament of their bees and the reaction of the bees to nectar availability. At minimum most bee keepers wear a brimmed hat and a veil made of hardware cloth similar to window screen material. The next level of protection is offered by leather gloves with long gauntlets and by some way of keeping bees from crawling up one\'s trouser legs. In extreme cases, shirts and trousers are also fabricated to serve as barriers to the bees\' stingers.
Diving equipment (scuba gear)

Other personal protective equipment

Lifejacket
Hardhat mounted mirrors
Fall-arrest equipment (i.e., if someone falls, to stop the fall without injury)
Safety leash (to keep, e.g. a snowboard or surfboard within reach)
Anti-rape female condom
Chastity belt
Warning equipment: flashing lights, reflective strips, reflectors, etc.
High-visibility clothing (to ensure visibility to prevent accidents)

For horses

For equestrians, protection of their horses is not less important:

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