Minimum Highest Level of Type of PPE Next Highest Next Highest Required Protection Level of Level of Protection Protection Protective Coveralls over Coveralls over long- Chemical- clothing sleeved short-sleeved shirt shirt and resistant Suit shirt and and short pants long pants long pants Protective Socks and Chemical-resistant Chemical-resistant See previous level footwear Shoes footwear boots Gloves None Waterproof or See previous level See previous level chemical-resistant gloves Protective None Chemical-resistant See previous level See previous level headwear headgear Chemical- None Chemical-resistant Chemical- See previous level resistant apron worn over resistant apron apron shirt worn over and long pants coveralls over long-sleeved shirt and long pants None Particulate filtering Full facepiece facepiece Respirator with Respirator protection respirator1 vapor-removing (supplied-air device cartridges or respirators, (see Table canisters with combination Elastomeric Half 10 for particulate mask respirator2 more combination filters respirators, details) and/or self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)) 1 Can be used only for filtering particulates 2 Can be used when it is necessary to filter particulates and/or vapor Table 10. Respirator Levels of Protection
Type of PPE Minimum Required Next Highest Level of Protection Next Highest Level of Protection Highest Level of Protection Protective clothing shirt and long pants Coveralls over short-sleeved shirt and short pants Coveralls over shirt and long pants Chemical- resistant Suit Protective footwear Socks and Shoes Chemical-resistant footwear Chemical-resistant boots See previous level Gloves None Waterproof or chemical-resistant gloves See previous level See previous level Protective headwear None Chemical-resistant headgear See previous level See previous level Chemical- resistant apron None Chemical-resistant apron worn over long- sleeved shirt and long pants Chemical- resistant apron worn over coveralls over long-sleeved shirt and long pants See previous level protection device (see Table 10 for more details) None Particulate filtering facepiece respirator1 Elastomeric Half mask respirator2 Full facepiece Respirator with vapor-removing cartridges or canisters with particulate combination filters Respirator (supplied-air respirators, combination respirators, and/or self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)) 1 Can be used only for filtering particulates 2 Can be used when it is necessary to filter particulates and/or vapor Table 10. Respirator Levels of Protection