CAIRS Personal Protective Equipment Codes

For injury/illness events, this field identifies the personal protective equipment that was in use at the time of the accident/incident.

Protective Equipment - 00%

CODE       NAME 

00%       Protective equipment
   0001       OTHER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Earplugs and Hearing Protectors - 01%

CODE       NAME 

01%       Earplugs and hearing protectors
   0101       EAR MUFFS
   0102       EAR PLUG(S)
   0199       OTHER HEARING PROTECTION

Face Protection, including Face Shields, Welding Masks - 02%

CODE       NAME 

02%       Face protection, including face shields, welding masks
   0201       FACE SHIELD
   0202       SAND BLASTER'S HOOD
   0203       SIDE SHIELDS
   0204       WELDER'S HOOD
   0299       OTHER FACE PROTECTION

Head Protection - 03%

CODE       NAME 

03%       Head Protection
   0301       BUMP CAP
   0302       CHIN STRAP
   0303       HARD HAT
   0304       HELMET
   0399       OTHER HEAD PROTECTION

Fall and Motion Protection - 04%

CODE       NAME 

04%       Fall and Motion Protection
   0401       FALL PROTECTION DEVICE SYSTEM
   0402       FLOTATION DEVICE
   0403       POSITION DEVICE SYSTEM
   0404       SAFETY BELT
   0405       SAFETY HARNESS
   0406       SAFETY LINE OR LANYARD
   0407       SAFETY NET
   0408       SEAT BELT
   0409       WARNING LINE
   0499       OTHER FALL AND MOTION PROTECTION

Respiratory Tract Protection - 05%

CODE       NAME 

05%       Respiratory Tract Protection
   0501       AIR MASK
   0502       AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
   0503       DUST MASK
   0504       ESCAPE ONLY RESPIRATOR
   0505       POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
   0506       SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
   0507       SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR
   0508       SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATORY WITH SCBA PROTECTION
   0599       OTHER RESPIRATOR TRACT

Eye Protection - 06%

CODE       NAME 

06%       Eye Protection: Safety glasses or goggles
   0601       GOGGLE(S)
   0602       SAFETY GLASSES
   0603       SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS
   0604       TINTED SAFETY GLASSES
   0699       OTHER EYE PROTECTION

Foot and Leg Protection - 07%

CODE       NAME 

07%       Foot and Leg Protection
   0701       ANKLE PROTECTION
   0702       KNEE PADS
   0703       LEGGINGS
   0704       METAL SHOE COVER
   0705       METATARSAL PROTECTION
   0706       SAFETY BOOTS
   0707       SHOE COVER(S)
   0708       SAFETY SHOE(S)
   0799       OTHER FOOT PROTECTION

Arm and Hand Protection - 08%

CODE       NAME 

08%       Arm and hand protection
   0801       FOREARM PROTECTION
   0802       GLOVES
   0803       WRIST BAND
   0899       OTHER HAND AND ARM PROTECTION

Protective Clothing - 09%

CODE       NAME 

09%       Protective Clothing
   0901       ACID SUIT
   0902       ANTICONTAMINATION CLOTHING
   0903       COVERALLS
   0904       FLAME RETARDANT CLOTHING
   0905       FULLY ENCAPSULATED CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE SUIT
   0906       LAB COAT
   0907       RADIATION SUIT
   0908       RAIN GEAR
   0909       REFLECTIVE VEST
   0910       WET SUIT
   0911       OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING

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