This PPE Personal Protective Equipment worksheet helps students practice common workplace safety vocabulary. Students identify PPE items, match equipment to body parts and hazards, and choose the correct PPE for simple workplace scenarios.
The activities are designed to help learners understand not only the name of each PPE item, but also when and why it is used.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
🖥️ Presentation (10-slide PPT)
📝 Student Worksheet with gap-filling activity (3-page PDF – color + black & white)
🔑 Answer key (PDF + PPT)
PPE vocabulary includes:
- Air-purifying respirator
- Disposable respirator
- Earmuffs
- Corded earplugs
- Face shield
- Welding helmet
- Hard hat / safety helmet
- Safety glasses
- Safety goggles
- Cut-resistant gloves
- Chemical-resistant gloves
- Safety boots
- Protective coveralls
- High-visibility vest
- Fall protection harness
- Life jacket
- Ring life buoy
LEARNING GOALS
Students will practice how to identify common PPE, connect PPE to the body part it protects, recognize common workplace hazards, and choose appropriate PPE for different workplace situations.
This resource can be used in ESL, adult education, vocational English, workplace safety, or career readiness classes.
