LRD guides and handbook October 2024

Health and Safety Law 2024

The HSE advises that PPE must be treated as a “last resort”, rather than a quick or cheap method of controlling risks. There may well be a better solution, for example, improving ventilation, changing the way the job is done, or improving guards on machinery. Sometimes PPE will still be needed in addition to other improvements (see examples in Chapter 6: Hazardous substances).