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Pandemic Influenza

Safe Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

This page provides downloadable versions of the DVD "Pandemic Infuenza Preparedness, Safe Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)". It provides detailed instruction for the appropriate use and selection of PPE.

The DVD is an educational tool that provides instruction on infection control precautions and the correct and safe use of personal protective equipment. It also outlines the correct procedures and available methods for the fit-testing of P2N95 high filtration masks.

Individual chapters of the DVD can be downloaded for viewing from the following links:

  • Chapters 1 and 2 - Expert testimonial: Professor Chris Baggoley, Putting On Personal Protective Equipment
    WMV 14.6 MB | MOV 14.6 MB
    Duration 11:17 minutes
  • Chapter 4 - Selection and Fit testing of P2 or N95 respirator masks
    WMV 15 MB | MOV 14.3 MB
    Duration 11:21 minutes
You may require one of the following media players to view the information videos.

Windows Media Player iconWindows Media Player is available free of charge from http://windowsmedia.com/download/download.asp

Apple QuickTime iconQuicktime is available free of charge from: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

This information is current for 21 March, 2010
This information was issued on 05 December, 2008


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