Personal protective equipment is always a last resort - you should try other things first

Ear defenders should not be "CE-labelled"

Your employer should provide protective equipment and pay for it

You are obliged to use the protective equipment supplied by your employer

Wearing a helmet is a plus in the vast majority of workplaces

All personal protective equipment works equally well regardless of whether or not it has been maintained and cleaned

You have to wear respiratory protection with a filter for your entire working day without a break, except when you have lunch

You must always have free access to instructions for use of the personal protective equipment you will be using

Fall protection equipment is only an absolute emergency solution when railings and scaffolding - for example - are unable to make you safe enough

You can borrow your colleague's protective footwear even if it is a bit too big