Title: Use personal protective equipment (PPE) according to regulatory agencies' specifications.
Course: Biomedical Technician (14900) > Section: Maintaining Safe Environment

Using PPE includes a demonstration of the appropriate use, removal, and disposal of the following:

- Gloves
- Lab coats/aprons
- Glasses/goggles/face shields
- Masks
- Other essential PPE

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the importance of wearing PPE?
- How can wearing appropriate PPE reduce the risk of contamination or injury?
- How does one determine which PPE are appropriate in a given situation?
- What penalties might an employee face if PPE are not worn or are used inappropriately? Why?
- How do PPE or devices protect the laboratory worker? How do they protect the experiment?