Question: What guidance has been given for protective personal equipment?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care settings, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
section_headers: How to work safely in specific situations, including where PPE may be required
section_content: Reference to PPE in the following situations means:

fluid-resistant surgical face masks
disposable gloves
disposable plastic aprons
eye protection (for example a face visor or goggles)

Where PPE is recommended, this means that:

a facemask should be worn if a distance of 2 metres cannot be maintained from someone with symptoms of coronavirus
if contact is necessary, then gloves, an apron and a facemask should be worn
if a risk assessment determines that there is a risk of fluids entering the eye from, for example, coughing, spitting or vomiting, then eye protection should also be worn

When PPE is used, it is essential that it is used properly. This includes
scrupulous hand hygiene and following guidance on how to put PPE on and take
it off safely in order to
reduce self-contamination.
Face masks must:

cover both nose and mouth
not be allowed to dangle around the neck
not be touched once put on, except when carefully removed before disposal
be changed when they become moist or damaged
be worn once and then discarded - hands must be cleaned after disposal

*[PPE]: personal protective equipment

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This gives a lot of detail about when and how PPE should be used, and links to another site for even more detail (though the link doesn't work).
This is a direct answer to the question. This answer contains information on what PPE refers to, when to wear PPE and how to wear them appropriately.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for UK businesses trading internationally
section_headers: Export controls regarding personal protective equipment (PPE)
section_content: The Department of Health and Social Care have published guidance outlining
the PPE export control
process.
The guidance is aimed at economic operators, including manufacturers and
distributors, wishing to export PPE goods to a destination outside of the EU,
EFTA, or certain dependent and other
territories.
[PPE]: personal protective equipment
  [EU]: European Union
  *[EFTA]: European Free Trade Association

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This contains a link to guidance about exporting PPE, though the questioner is likely more interested in guidance on wearing it.
This information is irrelevant to the question. This information is about manufacturers and distributors who wish to export PPE. It does not provide any guidance on Protective Personal Equipment.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Construction and other outdoor work
section_headers: 6. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and face coverings
6.1 Face coverings
section_content: There are some circumstances when wearing a face covering may be marginally
beneficial as a precautionary measure. The evidence suggests that wearing a
face covering does not protect you, but it may protect others if you are
infected but have not developed symptoms.
A face covering can be very simple and may be worn in enclosed spaces where
social distancing isn’t possible. It just needs to cover your mouth and nose.
It is not the same as a face mask, such as the surgical masks or respirators
used by health and care workers. Similarly, face coverings are not the same as
the PPE used to manage risks like dust and spray in an industrial context.
Supplies of PPE, including face masks, must continue to be reserved for those
who need them to protect against risks in their workplace, such as health and
care workers, and those in industrial settings like those exposed to dust
hazards.
It is important to know that the evidence of the benefit of using a face
covering to protect others is weak and the effect is likely to be small,
therefore face coverings are not a replacement for the other ways of managing
risk, including minimising time spent in contact, using fixed teams and
partnering for close-up work, and increasing hand and surface washing. These
other measures remain the best ways of managing risk in the workplace and
government would therefore not expect to see employers relying on face
coverings as risk management for the purpose of their health and safety
assessments.
Wearing a face covering is optional and is not required by law, including in
the workplace. If you choose to wear one, it is important to use face
coverings properly and wash your hands before putting them on and taking them
off. You should be prepared to remove your face covering if asked to do so by
police officers and staff for the purposes of identification.
Employers should support their workers in using face coverings safely if they
choose to wear one. This means telling workers:

wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water for 20 seconds or use hand sanitiser before putting a face covering on, and after removing it
when wearing a face covering, avoid touching your face or face covering, as you could contaminate them with germs from your hands
change your face covering if it becomes damp or if you’ve touched it
continue to wash your hands regularly
change and wash your face covering daily
if the material is washable, wash in line with manufacturer’s instructions. If it’s not washable, dispose of it carefully in your usual waste
practise social distancing wherever possible

You can make face-coverings at home. Find guidance on how to wear and make a
face-covering on GOV.UK.
*[PPE]: Personal protective equipment

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This does not answer the question. This answer explains the benefits of wearing face covering and how to support workers to wear face covering. It does not contain any information on guidance on Protective Personal Equipment.
This is a lot of information about wearing face masks, though it does not go into guidance for other types of PPE.

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