Physical Education GCSE

Personal protective equipment

What Personal protective equipment means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Personal protective equipment

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Equipment such as a helmet in cycling or shin pads in football that guards the body where contact or falls are likely.

OCR · 1.2.c. Preventing injury in physical activity and training - Prevention of injury

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1.2.c. Preventing injury in physical activity and training - Prevention of injury (OCR GCSE)

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