My employer has provided me with personal protective equipment (PPE). Am I obliged to use it at work?

Yes.

It is a legal obligation set out in the Labor Code. Employees are required to use PPE and protective devices (such as covers) at work and must not modify or deactivate them without authorization. The employee must be demonstrably familiar with the use of PPE (e.g. through training, which they sign off on). The employer is obliged to keep the PPE in usable condition and to monitor its use.

Section 106 (4) (d) of Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labor Code

Section 3 (3) of Government Regulation No. 390/2021 Coll., on more detailed conditions for the provision of personal protective equipment, washing, cleaning and disinfecting agents

Section 104 (4) of Act No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labor Code