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title: "Add a PPE to the registry"
url: "https://docs.4hse.com/material-resources/add-a-ppe"
description: "How to register a piece of personal protective equipment in the office's PPE registry, with category, type and mode of use."
---

# Add a PPE to the registry

The registry describes the device; the pieces available are then recorded in the inventory. See [Material resources](/material-resources/#ppe-registry-and-inventory).

You need the manager role on the office or on the **Personal protection** area (see [Office groups](/users-and-permissions/groups/office)).

1.  Open the office and, in the **Material resources → PPE** menu, choose **PPE**.
2.  In the toolbar, open the **New** menu and choose **New**.
3.  Enter the **Name**, which is required, and the **Code** and **Description** if needed.
4.  Choose the **Category** (**I**, **II** or **III**) and type the **Type**, for example _Head protection_.
5.  Under **Use**, tick the intended modes: **Disposable**, **Mixed use**, **Personal use**.
6.  Click the **Save** icon (a floppy disk).

![The window of a new PPE, with category, type and mode of use](/_astro/ppe-management-1.BpyucELc_Z1QRTYm.webp)

The **Current quantity** field is not filled in: it is the sum of the quantities available in that PPE’s inventory. To record the pieces, see [Inventory a PPE](/material-resources/inventory-a-ppe).

With **Copy from …** and **Create from template**, in the **New** menu, PPE can be copied from another office or from the template projects: see [Copy an element](/copy-templates-and-import/copy-an-element).

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