NO PPE REQUIRED?

How can this be true?  Since the day you were born you've worn body cover, head cover, foot cover, etc., .... and why?

fashion, possibly, and
modesty, probably, and
PROTECTION, certainly.

In the lab, library, and classroom, we say "no PPE required" when we really mean

No PPE is required for this work above or beyond customary expectations for standard wardrobe items indicated by cultural and professional norms.

Or something like that.