Personal Protective Equipment Posters and How-To Video

Let's see: gloves, booties, gown—what else do you need?

The proper use of PPE (personal protective equipment) is a major tool in fighting infectious disease in your shelter. However, it can also be difficult to message to staff and sometimes complicated and confusing.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) How-To

The posters on this page, developed by the ASPCA Shelter Medicine department, can help clear things up. They show each piece of PPE and guide you through the order of putting them on to taking them off.

The posters can be laminated for use over and over and placed wherever contagious disease is present.

We have lots more on this subject:

Topics: Animal Health , Disease Prevention & Treatment

Type: Job Aid Downloads

Job Aid Downloads

Two-Page Guide on Shelter Infection Control

This guide on shelter infection control explains how disease is spread, who will get sick, and the best steps to keep your population healthy.

Job Aid Downloads

Preventive Health Care & Vaccinations

When vaccination protocols are appropriately developed and properly applied, they can be among the most important and lifesaving tools available to shelters.