Personal Protective Equipment

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Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment on a student

Equipment	Function
Goggles	Protect the eyes from hazardous chemical substances
Face mask	Protects the nose and mouth from inhaling pungent and volatile chemical substances and dust
Gloves	Protect hands from hazardous chemical substances
Lab coat	Protects clothing from damage
Safety shoes	Protect the feet from chemical substance spills and glass splinters

Personal Protective Equipment in the laboratory

Equipment	Function
Laminar flow cabinet	Used to avoid contamination when microbiological activities are carried out
Fume chamber	Used to carry out experiments that use substances that are volatile, flammable, poisonous, corrosive or pungent
Safety shower	Used to immediately clean and rinse parts of the body or clothing that have come into contact with chemical substances
Eyewash station	Used to immediately rinse and wash the eye that has come into contact with chemical substances

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Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment on a student

Equipment	Function
Goggles	Protect the eyes from hazardous chemical substances
Face mask	Protects the nose and mouth from inhaling pungent and volatile chemical substances and dust
Gloves	Protect hands from hazardous chemical substances
Lab coat	Protects clothing from damage
Safety shoes	Protect the feet from chemical substance spills and glass splinters

Personal Protective Equipment in the laboratory

Equipment	Function
Laminar flow cabinet	Used to avoid contamination when microbiological activities are carried out
Fume chamber	Used to carry out experiments that use substances that are volatile, flammable, poisonous, corrosive or pungent
Safety shower	Used to immediately clean and rinse parts of the body or clothing that have come into contact with chemical substances
Eyewash station	Used to immediately rinse and wash the eye that has come into contact with chemical substances