PPE by zone poster

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is the last line of defence against a hazard that cannot be removed or guarded. This poster charts the PPE typically worn in seven common zones, from the production floor to the loading dock, and marks what is usually required and what depends on the task. It says plainly that your own hazard assessment decides, so it works as a reminder next to your site's signs, not a replacement for them.

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The words on the poster

PPE by zone

What is typically worn where. Your site's hazard assessment and signs decide.

Production floor Usually required: eyes, safety footwear. Depends on the task: hearing, gloves.
Machining and grinding Usually required: eyes, hearing, safety footwear. Depends on the task: face shield, gloves.
Welding and hot work Usually required: eyes, face shield, gloves, safety footwear. Depends on the task: hearing, head, respirator.
Chemical handling Usually required: eyes, gloves, safety footwear. Depends on the task: face shield, respirator.
Warehouse and dock Usually required: safety footwear, hi-vis. Depends on the task: gloves, head.
Maintenance workshop Usually required: eyes, gloves, safety footwear. Depends on the task: face shield, hearing, head, respirator.
Visitors on the floor Usually required: eyes. Depends on the task: hearing, safety footwear, hi-vis.

Gloves and rotating parts: gloves can be caught and pull a hand in. Follow the machine's rule. Damaged PPE goes to your team leader.

PPE questions? Ask: ____
Spare PPE is kept at: ____

On the floor

How to use it

1
Put it at the entrance to the production area, where people put PPE on.
2
Check the ticks against your own PPE hazard assessment before you print, and cross out or add what differs. The PNG and PDF can be marked up.
3
Use it in induction for new starters and visitors, zone by zone.
4
Pair it with a short toolbox talk on checking PPE before use.

Which size to print

24 x 36 in or A2: a main wall or team board, read from a few metres away.
18 x 24 in or A3: a station or notice board. The A3 file also fits 11 x 17 in paper.
Letter or A4: a clipboard, binder or handout, on any office printer.

Every PDF is vector, so it stays sharp at full size. Nothing runs to the edge of the page, so no bleed is needed.