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).

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 10 January 2020
• Last updated: 27 May 2022 — See all updates

Documents

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

Ref: Gateway number 2020212

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COVID-19: putting on personal protective equipment (PPE) standard infection control procedures

Ref: Gateway number 2020210

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COVID-19: taking off personal protective equipment (PPE) standard infection control procedures

Ref: Gateway number 2020211

PDF, 180 KB, 1 page

Details

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. 27 May 2022

   Added link to NHSE National infection prevention and control manual.

2. 21 August 2020

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

3. 8 April 2020

   Updated putting on PPE and taking off PPE posters.

4. 3 April 2020

   Added updated PPE video.

5. 2 April 2020

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

6. 24 March 2020

   Added updated quick-guides and a video.

7. 10 January 2020

   First published.