Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 

PPE allows you to work, in relative safety, within an unsafe environment. 

In the hierarchy of risk control, PPE is considered to rank lowest and represents the option of last resort. It is only appropriate where the hazard in question cannot be totally removed or controlled in such a way that harm is unlikely (for example by isolating the hazard or reducing the risk to an acceptable level).

All volunteers should ALWAYS wear the minimum requirement of PPE, but we should also offer them access to non-essential PPE if they feel they would like extra layers of (appropriate) protection.