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Personal Protective Equipment


AEL Category: 01. Personal Protective Equipment

AEL Title: Specialized Clothing, NFPA 1975 or NFPA 2112

AEL Number: 01LE-02-BDUS

SAVER Project: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to any item that improves a responder's ability to withstand and/or survive a given threat. Careful selection of PPE components allows organizations to create a system of equipment to support operations while minimizing redundancies, maximizing performance, and minimizing costs.

Please contact NUSTL@hq.dhs.gov regarding access to the following additional document: Personal Protective Equipment Selection Guide.

Find this project in the FEMA Authorized Equipment List and InterAgency Board Interactive Standardized Equipment List.

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Personal Protective Equipment Highlight (August 2013) PDF 431.28 KB
Last Updated: 01/31/2023
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