personal protective equipment including clothing, accessories, goggles, helmets, masks, gloves, and other garments that are to be worn as a preventive solution, minimizing the risk of injuring the body while performing hazardous tasks on a worksite. Specific jobs and occupations require them strictly if employees are exposed to certain dangers (eg. falling objects, electrical, chemical, biological, or environmental hazards). PPE needs to be applied according to the strict rules with a regard to the hierarchy of hazard controls.