personal protective equipment (PPE) is common throughout the bottling facility. filling-room employees wear eye and ear protection. sanitation crews wear face, hand and foot protection that is appropriate for the chemicals they are exposed to. while slip-resistant shoes are recommended throughout the plant, maintenance employees should also have the added protection of steel-toed shoes. the key to a good PPE programme is to identify and evaluate the potential hazards associated with each job and to determine whether those hazards can be eliminated through engineering changes. if not, PPE must be selected to address the specific hazard at hand.