Personal protective equipment ( Personal Protective Equipment, PPE ) is in production and life for the defense of physical (such as noise, vibration, electrostatic, ionizing radiation, ionizing radiation, object hit, falling, high temperature liquid, gas, fire, bad weather environment, dust and aerosol, high pressure, low pressure ), chemical (a toxic gas, toxic liquid, toxic dust and aerosol, corrosive gases, corrosive liquid ), biological ( bacteria, virus, infectious agents ) and other harmful factors of injury to the human body while the wearer and equipped with a variety of items.

Labor protection supplies generally refers to the activities of personal protective equipment. In 1991, China began on the part of labor protective equipment production license system, included in the license directory labor protection supplies called special labor protection supplies, there are 20 kinds of products.

Labor protection supplies production and use has received national attention. Since 1963, the State Ministry of labor, the Labor Ministry of personnel, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Bureau of standards, the State Economic and Trade Commission respectively or jointly promulgated the" state-owned enterprise workers labor protection supplies distribution standards"," labor protection products quality supervision and inspection and the Interim Measures"," special labor protection products supervision and inspection management approach"," special labor protective products production permit"," rules for the implementation of special labor protection supplies sentinel products implementation of notice"," labor protection supplies selection rule"," on the prohibition of abuse of workers personal protective supplies notice"," labor protection supplies with the standard" and other provisions. The current implementation of the" safety production law" thirty-seventh article stipulates: the production and business operation entity must be provided to employees in line with national standards or industry standards of labor protective equipment, and supervise, education practitioners in the use of rules, the use of the wearer.

As a result of these regulations, make labor protective supplies production and sales of the law, ensure the user gets a qualified labour protection supplies.

Labor protection supplies is the direct protection of laborers' personal safety and health, prevent accidents and occupation disease protective equipment. According to its protective position can be roughly divided into: head protection, respiratory protection, eye and face protection, hearing protection, protective clothing, protective gloves, protective shoes ( boots ), fall protection supplies labor protection, labor and other skincare. Also in accordance with the injury accidents and the prevention of occupation disease is divided into two categories, one category is used to prevent accidents, called safety labor protection supplies, such as fire insulation, anti-fall labor protective equipment ( safety net, safety belt, a safety rope ), shock proof labor protective equipment (helmets, shock proof eye protectors ) insulation, anti-static supplies, labor protection against mechanical injury ( stab, cut, twist, wear clothing, shoes, gloves ), anti-acid-base labor protection supplies. Another kind is used for the prevention of occupation disease, called labor health protective gear, such as dust supplies ( dust, particles respirator etc.), gas supplies ( masks, protective clothing, supplies, etc.) against radioactive radiation supplies, noise prevention supplies. There are some protective equipment also can prevent accident and prevention of occupation disease of the dual function.

Labor protection supplies according to the protective position can be divided into 10 categories:

One, the head protective gear category

Is used to protect the head against impact, extrusion injury protection. The main products are all kinds of safety helmets, divided into class Y and class T ( general ) ( special).

Two, respiratory protective gear category

According to the protective purpose is divided into dust, gas and oxygen three class. The main products are of self-inhalation filter type dust mask, filter type respirators, oxygen respirator, air breathing apparatus.

Three, eye and face protectors class

In order to protect the workers of the eye and face, prevent foreign substances, ultraviolet radiation, ionizing radiation, acid and alkali solution. The main products are welding welding mask, eye and face protectors for eye and face protectors filter and glasses, eye protectors against impact, goggles and a mask for preventing microwave furnace, eye protectors, prevent X ray glasses, chemical ( acid ), dust-proof glasses goggles.

Four, hearing protective gear category

For hearing protection, noise reduction equipment. The main products have earplugs, earmuffs.

Five, protective gloves

For protection of the hand and arm brace. The main products have gloves, electrical insulation gloves, welding gloves, gloves, prevent X ray high temperature fire gloves and all kinds of cuff.

Six, protective footwear

To protect the foot from various injuries brace. The main products have the protection of safety toe shoes ( boots ), adhesive surface anti smashing safety boots, shoes, electrical insulation, acid and alkali resistant penetration-resistant footwear shoes, acid and alkali resistance, acid and alkali resistance of plastic molded rubber boots, shoes, anti-static conductive shoes, shoes, oil resistant, high temperature resistant and waterproof shoes.

The seven category, protective clothing

For the protection of workers against harmful environmental factors. The main products are flame retardant protective clothing, acid-proof overalls, anti-static overalls, live working shielding clothes, prevent X ray work clothes, winter clothes, waterproof clothing, microwave-serving, diving suits, the dustproof clothing etc..

In eight, skin care products category

For bare skin protection, divided into skin care agent and detergent.

Nine, anti-fall protective gear category

For the protection of workers exposed to high, to prevent falling accidents. The main products are the safety belt and safety net.

Ten, other protective equipment varieties

Buoy, life jackets etc..

Note: the above underscore products for special labor protection supplies. Manufactured products have packaging and labeling, including manual, certificate and packaging on the factory site, contact, product name, model specifications, production date, the validity period of the product and other important information. Products should permit number, product standards and safety grade of the permanent identification. If the helmet is a class Y or class T, a dust mask is double ( class I, II ) or simple type ( class I, II, III ), a gas mask ( poison filtering box tank ) prevention type (1 # - 8 # ), welding eye protection device of color ( 1.2 # - 16 # ), the protection of safety toe shoes ( boots ) protection level ( An1 - An5 ), electrically insulating footwear lightning symbol and withstand voltage number ( 6000 V ), penetration-resistant footwear ( premium grade, level, level two ), safety belt type ( round rod operation type, suspension working class, climb job class ), safety net type ( flat screen P-3 x 6, vertical net L-3 x 6, dense network of ML-1.8 x 6 ).