Industry decision support

Role-based PPE procurement

Choose an industry, then review typical roles, hazards, categories, brands, professional articles and services. These lists are starting points; the final PPE specification must reflect the local risk assessment.

Four procurement gateways

Start with the real working environment

We connected the Delta Plus sector structure with Tilonasec role-based procurement guidance.

Tilonasec specialists inspect ESD footwear, cut-resistant gloves and protective eyewear on an automotive production line

Manufacturing and precision industry

ESD, cutting, noise, chemical processes and full-shift wear, assessed by work cell.

Tilonasec specialists review a work permit and fall-protection system at an industrial facility

Construction, energy and field work

Changing sites, weather, plant traffic, work at height and rescue capability.

Tilonasec warehouse specialists review high-visibility clothing and loading equipment beside segregated forklift traffic

Logistics and warehousing

Pedestrian routes, forklifts, loading, visibility and reliable replenishment in one system.

Tilonasec food-industry specialists inspect cleanable safety boots and zoned workwear at a hygiene entry point

Food and hygiene

Hygiene zones, slippery floors, cleanability, colour coding and industrial laundering.

Find your industry

Detailed guides break procurement down into roles, risks, live product categories and the information needed for a quotation.

A housekeeping manager, chef and maintenance engineer review role-specific clothing and equipment in a hotel back-of-house area

Hotels and hospitality

In a hotel, a consistent guest experience and the safety of the back-of-house team belong in the same procurement plan.

4 roles: 4 roles
5 categories: 5 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Warehouse employees check high-visibility clothing, safety footwear and material-handling gloves

Warehousing and retail

Warehouse equipment works well when pedestrian, forklift, loading and outdoor tasks are treated as distinct risk profiles.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Truck driver secures a trailer in a rainy loading yard beside separated forklift traffic

Transport and logistics

Drivers, loaders and depot employees work in different environments, but their replenishment must operate within one system.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Automotive shift supervisor and technician work in a safely separated vehicle assembly area

Automotive and vehicle manufacturing

Automotive equipment planning must address the different hazards in each production cell and the compatibility of PPE worn together.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Battery-plant clean-room workers use a PPE station beside enclosed production equipment

Battery manufacturing

In battery manufacturing, the material, process and emergency plan together determine the PPE system.

4 roles: 4 roles
5 categories: 5 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Food-production workers clean footwear and don protective clothing at a hygiene entry point

Food manufacturing

In food manufacturing, hygiene zones, processes and cleaning regimes jointly determine the equipment required.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Construction professionals check helmets, high-visibility clothing, safety boots and fall-arrest harnesses

Construction and road building

On construction sites, equipment must adapt to changing work phases, subcontractors and weather conditions.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Maintenance technician prepares work on an isolated and locked industrial pump

Maintenance and repair

A maintenance engineer’s equipment is not a fixed bag; it is a system of core kit and task-issued modules.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Metalworkers handle steel and weld in a screened, extracted fabrication area

Steel and metalworking

In metalworking, cut, heat, spark, noise and handling risks can occur within a single operation.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

A buyer and occupational safety specialist compare safety footwear, gloves and eye protection in an engineering workshop

Machinery and engineering

Precision assembly and heavy machining cannot be managed with the same PPE list.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Electronics technician handles a circuit board at a grounded ESD workstation

Electronics manufacturing

In electronics manufacturing, worker protection and product ESD protection are separate requirements that must be aligned.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Energy sector

Energy-sector equipment is determined jointly by the work method, electrical risk, weather and rescue capability.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Paper-mill operator wearing hearing protection controls a large roll beside separated forklift traffic

Wood and paper industries

Alongside machine safety, dust, noise, splinters, cuts and material handling drive daily protection needs in wood and paper production.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Agricultural and forestry workers check weather-resistant workwear, safety footwear and gloves

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Field equipment must respond to the weather, machinery, terrain and seasonal changes in tasks.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Quarry surveyor works from a protected lookout above an open-pit operation at dawn

Mining and earthworks

For heavy field work, dust, noise, plant traffic, weather and ground conditions jointly determine the equipment.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

An EHS specialist and production technician select eye, face, hand and foot protection beside a clean industrial process

Chemical and pharmaceutical industries

For chemical risks, select by substance, concentration, route and duration of contact-not by product name.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Telecom technicians work on ropes beside a rooftop antenna in an urban setting

Media and telecommunications

Telecommunications and event-technology work spans risks from roadside activity to tasks on roofs or towers.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
3 related articles: 3 related articles

Outdoor event staff check weather-resistant clothing, high-visibility vests, hiking boots and first-aid equipment

Hiking, leisure and events

Clothing for a corporate hike or outdoor event works best when it remains wearable afterwards and can be layered for the weather.

4 roles: 4 roles
4 categories: 4 categories
2 related articles: 2 related articles