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Dear All ,
People think,working uniform is not a part of PPE as they think helmet, goggles,mask glove are only PPE. we have drivers gardeners.cooks and maintenance peoples those are using uniform provided by company. so here is the question .
Is this true that working uniform is not a PPE. My personal opinion is.yes uniform is the part of PPE. what is yours?
kindly share with me.
Saif
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This is very dependant on the type of uniform you are talking about. What protection does the uniform provide? Is it for example a type of coat (used to be called a donkey jacket) that prevent someone from harm? If so it could be called PPE. If however it is simply a style of clothing used to maintain say company image then it is not PPE. You need to identify what if anything the clothing provides protection against and go from there.
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Agree with Bob, also PPE should be identified via a Risk Assessment as part of the hierarchy of control measures. A moot point, but a uniform, hat, etc could be PPE if it was identified in the RA, but unlikely.
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Its obviously a fine line as to when uniform becomes PPE.
The guidance to the PPE regs is quite clear though - clothing provided as part of a company/corporate image i.e. a uniform is NOT PPE
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I don't think it's a fine line really. As others have pretty much already said; if an item is provided to protect the wearer against an identified hazard then it is PPE. Some PPE may also be part of a corporate uniform. If so it should nevertheless be treated as PPE for the purposes of provision, replacement, repair and maintenance (including laundering)
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Completely agree with Phil. Uniform can be PPE, for example Hi Viz coats worn by Police, Ambulance, Highways Agency etc are uniform - but also are intended to make the wearer more visible to other traffic and also protect against the weather.
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My 2p's worth...is that if it is identified as bodily protection then yes it is PPE.
Further clarification on this could be if others are relied upon to make their own decision as to what is a suitable uniform during work times there may be issues such as entanglement, exposure to extreme conditions, water protection issues etc etc....
Therefore after Risk assessment a company would deem a uniform a control of the above therefore making it PPE.
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I'm not disputing uniform can be PPE, but for example a polo shirt with a company logo on might just be uniform.
Clothing
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The Regulations do not apply to the following types of clothing:
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uniforms provided for the primary purpose of presenting a corporate image;
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ordinary working clothes; and
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‘protective clothing’ provided in the food industry primarily for food hygiene
purposes.
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However, where any uniform or clothing protects against a specific risk to
health and safety, for example highvisibility clothing worn by the emergency services, it will be subject to the Regulations. Weatherproof or insulated clothing is subject to the Regulations if it is worn to protect employees against risks to their health or safety, but not otherwise.
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your PPE RA [I see very few good PPE RA's!] will tell U what is what and if the uniform is deemed to be both a uniform and PPE e.g. Hi vis [which can easily be seen to be both] then get on and manage the issue; but in many cases the clothing is not PPE it is corporate clothing only so manage the issue via HR and leave H&S well alone
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