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The purpose of this Marshall Work Instruction (MWI) is to establish a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Program at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). This document provides supervisors with the requirements in determining the need for PPE, the selection of PPE, and the training requirements in the use of PPE. PPE is special equipment designed to protect workers from hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact. This includes personal protective equipment for your eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers etc. Inclement weather clothing, such as raincoats, parkas, and boots, is not considered protective safety clothing.

APPLICABILITY. This instruction shall apply to all MSFC work operations performed on and off the Center, and to employees performing those operations. Instructions provided in this instruction shall apply to MSFC civil service employees involved in any MSFC operation where identified hazards cannot be eliminated through engineering or procedure controls. PPE shall be required for MSFC operations where workplace hazards cannot be effectively eliminated by work practice, engineering controls and/or administrative controls. Contractors may use this instruction or develop their own, but a PPE program shall be addressed in their safety and health program documents.