If you are at risk of being exposed to a patient’s body fluids or an infectious disease, you should be wearing PPE.  You must take care when putting on PPE to not damage it, or introduce contaminants, and when taking it off again so that you don't get contaminants on yourself.

Have a look at these resources for useful information about putting on (donning) and taking off (doffing) PPE:

Videos made by Kerrigan, VSO from Whangarei Kaipara Area 2 

Remember to remove any hand or wrist jewellery and watches and wash your hands before donning PPE.

Donning PPE

 

Watch the new video for how to correctly Don, fit-test and then doff an N95 particulate respirator
Note: This video is also available on the Respiratory protection page as a link the N95 particulate respirator table information

 

Doffing PPE

 

Donning coveralls

 

Doffing coveralls

 

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