Guidance

COVID-19: personal protective equipment use for non-aerosol generating procedures

Guidance on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for non-aerosol generating procedures (APGs).

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COVID-19: quick guide for putting on and taking off standard personal protective equipment (PPE) for droplet precautions

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This guidance covers the donning (putting on) and doffing (taking off) of personal protective equipment (PPE) for droplet precautions and the PPE for standard infection control procedures.

Guidance on donning and doffing PPE for aerosol generating procedures is also available.

Also refer to NHSE National infection prevention and control manual

This video shows how to safely don (put on) and doff (take off) the personal protective equipment (PPE) for non-aerosol generating procedures (AGPs), specific to COVID-19. This guidance outlines infection control for health and social care settings involving possible cases of COVID-19.

Video

Please note that this guidance is of a general nature and that an employer should consider the specific conditions of each individual place of work and comply with all applicable legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

Published 10 January 2020
Last updated 27 May 2022 + show all updates
  1. Added link to NHSE National infection prevention and control manual.

  2. Updated headings on instruction sheets to include droplet precautions and standard infection control procedures in line with the written guidance.

  3. Updated putting on PPE and taking off PPE posters.

  4. Added updated PPE video.

  5. Added a quick guide for putting on and taking off standard PPE.

  6. Added updated quick-guides and a video.

  7. First published.