# THERMA

# COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Quiz

**Date**  
**Job Site**  
**Department**  
**Pass Fail**  
**NAME**  
**Signature**  
**INSTRUCTOR**  
**Signature**

1. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mainly spreads through respiratory droplets when an  
infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.  
   a. True  
   b. False

2. COVID-19 can also be transferred by touching surfaces or objects contaminated with the  
virus and then touching their mouth, noses, or eyes.  
   a. True  
   b. False

3. Social distancing, also called “physical distancing,” means keeping space between yourself  
and other people outside of your home. To practice social or physical distancing, stay at least  
3 feet from other people.  
   a. True  
   b. False

4. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can be shared between workers.  
   a. True  
   b. False

5. Eye and face protection such as safety goggles, safety glasses, and face shields shall be  
cleaned after use every 3 days.  
   a. True  
   b. False

6. If you wear regular eyeglasses, you do not need to wear safety glasses or goggles.  
   a. True  
   b. False

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7. Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not  
available, use hand sanitizer (70% alcohol content or greater).  
   a. True  
   b. False

8. If gloves become torn, remove them and perform hand hygiene before putting on new gloves.  
   a. True  
   b. False

9. Face coverings including respirators, surgical masks, and bandanas should be worn by all  
employees during COVID-19 pandemic.  
   a. True  
   b. False

10. Face coverings shall completely cover the nose, mouth, and chin.  
   a. True  
   b. False

## How to safely remove PPE after use

## Gloves

• Outside of gloves are contaminated!

• If your hands get contaminated during glove removal, immediately wash your hands or use an  
alcohol-based hand sanitizer

• Using a gloved hand, grasp the palm area of the other gloved hand and peel off first glove

• Hold removed glove in gloved hand

• Slide fingers of ungloved hand under remaining glove at wrist and peel off second glove over  
first glove

• Discard gloves in a waste container  
!

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## Goggles and face shield

• Outside of goggles or face shield are contaminated!

• If your hands get contaminated during goggle or face shield removal, immediately wash your  
hands or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer

• Remove goggles or face shield from the back by lifting head band or ear pieces

• If the item is reusable, place in designated receptacle for reprocessing. Otherwise, discard in a  
waste container  
!

## Mask or Respirator

• Front of mask/respirator is contaminated — DO NOT TOUCH!

• If your hands get contaminated during mask/respirator removal, immediately wash your hands  
or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer

• Grasp bottom ties or elastics of the mask/respirator, then the ones at the top, and remove  
without touching the front

• Discard in a waste container

## Tyvek suit or gown

• Gown front and sleeves are contaminated!

• If your hands get contaminated during gown removal, immediately wash your hands or use an  
alcohol-based hand sanitizer

• Unfasten gown ties, taking care that sleeves don’t contact your body when reaching for ties

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• Pull gown away from neck and shoulders, touching inside of gown only

• Turn gown inside out

• Fold or roll into a bundle and discard in a waste container

## Wash hands or use an alcohol-based sanitizer immediately after removing all PPE