PPE includes all types of equipment's used to increase individual safety while performing potentially hazardous task. PPE and found an export growth sector for a developing country like Bangladesh with good potentials. The EU market for PPE is estimated at US$ 25 billion FOB value country of origin and the worldwide market at US$ 40 billion. This is inclusive work and protective jeans wear, total yearly growth of +-$%. PPE includes protective garments, foot and leg protection, hand protection, Arm protection, Head protection, Hearing Protection, Eye protection and fall protection. JOBS and Centre for Promotions of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) and agency of foreign affairs, Netherlands striving joint forces for developing PPE as an industry growing global demand.

According to JOBS and CBI’s assessment, this PPE sector will be a booming market for Bangladeshi RMG manufacturers in the post-MFA period. If appropriate policy measures are drawn up now it could provide a big diversification move towards greater sustainability of what Bangladesh has achieved so far in Garments. Under PPE, a lot of things come but the major product of PPE is protective clothing. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sector, under which protective garments falls into. PPE is large and growing sector with only European import of US$ 10 billion every year. With 2005 approaching, the protective garments sector can open new windows for garments manufacturers of Bangladesh.