TABLE 3A.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) components used in the BSL-3 laboratory of the Medical University Graz for different PPE variants 1–4 (+yes, used; –no, not used).

	PPE variant 1	PPE variant 2	PPE variant 3	PPE variant 4
	Multi-layer with FFP3 mask	Multi-layer with PAPR	Liquid-tight with PAPR	Liquid-tight one-piece
Surgical scrub	+	+	+	+
Single-use coverall, Cat. III, type 4-B/5-B/6-B	+	+	–	–
Coverall category III, Type 3/4/5/6	–	–	+	+
Apron with long sleeves	+	+	–	–
Inner layer of gloves	+	+	+	+
Outer layer of chemically resistant gloves	+	+	+	Integrated with suit
Cut protection gloves	For autopsies	For autopsies	For autopsies*	For autopsies*
FFP3 or N100 mask	+	–	–	–
PAPR with A2BEKP filters	–	+	+	+
Eye goggles	+	–	–	–
Face shield	+	–	–	–
Croc shoes	+	+	–	+
Rubber boots	–	–	+	–
Double layer of shoe covers	+	+	–	–

*Optional, but currently not used.