Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment for Routine Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (40)
Protective Clothing | Non-Sterile Manufacturing Areas | Sterile Manufacturing Areas |
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Plant uniform or plant uniform with overalls for high-risk product and environment | Yes | Yes |
Hair/beard coverings | Yes | Yes |
Safety glasses | Yes | Yes |
Dedicated shoes or shoe coverings | Yes | Yes |
Gloves | Yes (if in direct product contact) | Yes |
Face masks | Yes (if in direct product contact) | Yes |
Enclosed respirators | Only if manufacturing high-potency, toxic drugs or infectious biological agents | Only if manufacturing high-potency, toxic drugs or infectious biological agents |
Sterile clean room uniforms (coveralls), hoods, sleeves, goggles, face masks, and gloves | No | Yes, if in critical aseptic processing area |