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# Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the gear or clothing required in lab to protect the wearer from injury or infection.

**The following PPE is required at all times in the lab, unless otherwise stated:**

1. Disposable gloves\*
2. Pants
3. Close-toed shoes
4. Eye protection (safety glasses, goggles, or vision glasses)
5. Lab coat (optional, protocol specific)
6. Respirator (protocol specific)

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\*Do not wear disposable gloves in the hallway, and do not open doors outside of the lab with gloves on. Dispose of the gloves, and get a new pair as needed. Avoid reusing your gloves to minimize contamination to you and your cultures.
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![An example of good PPE. Vision glasses are an acceptable form of eye protection.](https://2932964553-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LEjFUDnE_D1gEql4WV5%2F-LSRqMnObZrHpmD-QTc8%2F-LSRqxrRgdP0xntNzmd3%2FGingko-1219.jpg?alt=media\&token=f38444aa-b40f-4fcc-8fdd-07bd5fc35881)