---
sourceDocument: Australia Employee Service Management
sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/employee-service-management

 Release :

    - australia

ft:locale :

    - en-US

ft:publication_title :

    - Australia Employee Service Management

ft:clusterId :

    - emplsm

bundleId :

    - emplsm

workflow :

    - Employee


---

# Workplace PPE Inventory Management

# Workplace PPE Inventory Management {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
* 
* Updated March 12, 2026
* 
* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 4 minutes to read

Summarize  
![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI  
This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete.  

## Summary of Workplace PPE Inventory Management

The ServiceNow® Workplace Personal Protective Equipment Inventory Management application enables organizations to effectively manage their PPE inventory, ensuring the safety of their workforce.
The application allows for monitoring PPE availability across various locations, fulfilling employee requests, and tracking assigned PPE.
Users can easily order supplies through a self-service portal, with a dashboard that provides insights into inventory levels and historical data.
Show full answer Show less  

## Key Features

* **Real-time Inventory Management:** Daily updates for accurate inventory levels.
* **Guided Setup:** Simplifies configuration of the Safe Workplace suite applications.
* **Integration with Other Applications:** Works alongside Employee Readiness Surveys and Employee Health Screening applications to ensure a safe return to work.
* **Comprehensive Dashboard:** Offers a visual overview of PPE inventory by facility and overall trends.
* **Self-Service Ordering:** Employees can request PPE via mobile or desktop.
* **Administrative Control:** Admins can set up PPE models, manage stock, and assign PPE directly to employees.

## Key Outcomes

By implementing the Workplace PPE Inventory Management application, organizations can enhance workplace safety, streamline PPE inventory processes, and ensure compliance with health regulations. The application supports organizations in preparing for operational readiness post-emergencies and pandemics, thereby fostering a safer work environment for all employees.  
Use the ServiceNow®
Workplace Personal Protective Equipment Inventory Management application to manage PPE inventory to help safeguard the
physical safety  of your workforce. Monitor the availability of PPE at different locations,
fulfill employee requests for PPE, and track PPE assigned to employees.

PPE supplies can easily be ordered from the self-service portal via mobile or desktop.  A dashboard provides  a comprehensive view  of inventory  by facility, an  aggregate look at the  entire workplace, and  historical data on
how  equipment  levels have changed over time.  Inventory levels can be updated  daily for accurate, real-time inventory management.

Use guided setup to implement Safe Workplace suite
apps
:   The Safe Workplace guided setup provides a sequence of tasks that help
    you configure the Safe Workplace and Emergency Response Management applications on your ServiceNow instance. To open the Safe Workplace guided setup, navigate to Guided SetupSafe Workplace Guided Setup. For more information about using the guided setup interface, see [Using guided setup](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=guided-setup&version=australia&pubname=australia-platform-user-interface&ft:locale=en-US).

## Use with other Safe Workplace suite
applications {#ppe-inventory-management__section_jm5_b3v_rlb}

Workplace PPE Inventory Management is part of a suite of ServiceNow® Safe Workplace suite applications. Use it with these other applications to help your organization prepare its workforce and workplaces to resume operations after emergencies and pandemics like COVID-19.

* With the [Employee Readiness
  Surveys](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/jKg0OdtXqf7WPIln1V6ZVA "The ServiceNow Employee Readiness Surveys application lets you evaluate the readiness of your workforce to return to the workplace by asking users to complete a survey.") application, evaluate the readiness of your users to return to the workplace by asking them to fill in a survey.
* Before users re-enter workspaces, use the [Employee Health
  Screening](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/2wXhtAQfJxquUmoi2tDH~w "Screen users before entering the workplace to ensure compliance with the organization's entry requirements, such as a temperature check and PPE. Require that users agree to comply with health and safety policies before they return to the workplace.") application to screen users and ensure compliance with your entry requirements, such as a temperature check and PPE.
* With the [Explore Workplace Core](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/T9AnTG7apYUMB1YNLEZeug "The ServiceNow Workplace Core application enables you to create well-maintained and well-managed processes for employees in the workplace. You can manage various units of your workplace such as workplace locations, maintenance, space administrations, reservations, requests, visitors, moves and more. The Workplace Core is the core application of the Workplace Service Delivery suite.") application, prepare for the return of users by configuring and maintaining clean and socially distanced workspaces for them to use.
{#ppe-inventory-management__ul_urt_ptc_slb}

All Safe Workplace suite
applications are available in
the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home).

## Safe Workplace suite
for federal customers {#ppe-inventory-management__section_ahh_qrc_slb}

Federal customers using IL4 or FedRAMP environments will
see the Safe Workplace suite applications ready and available to install on
their nonproduction instances without having to make any special requests. Licenses are
required to use Safe Workplace suite

applications on production instances. Customers are responsible for configuring the apps to
meet U.S. federal regulations and guidelines.{#ppe-inventory-management__safe-workplace-wsd-fedramp}  
{#ppe-inventory-management__table_kxr_yz3_blb__entry__2}{#ppe-inventory-management__p_lwb_nfg_h1c}{#ppe-inventory-management__p_nwb_nfg_h1c}{#ppe-inventory-management__p_qwb_nfg_h1c}{#ppe-inventory-management__p_swb_nfg_h1c}

| Type | Instructions |
|-|-|
| Commercial on-premise | Visit the ServiceNow® Store to download and install the application. |
| Federal hosted | See the [Federal downloads for the Emergency Response Management and Safe Workplace suite apps \[KB0030260\]](https://store.servicenow.com/$appstore.do#!/store/help?article=KB0030260) article in the Store Help Center for more information. |
| Federal on-premise | If you are a federal on-premise customer and you would like to install this application, reach out to your sales representative or open a Now Support or HIWAVE ticket. In the ticket, request to be routed to the SHOT team.{#ppe-inventory-management__p_pwb_nfg_h1c} See the [Federal downloads for the Emergency Response Management and Safe Workplace suite apps \[KB0030260\]](https://store.servicenow.com/$appstore.do#!/store/help?article=KB0030260) article in the Store Help Center for more information. |
| On-premise | See the [Commercial downloads for the Emergency Response Management and Safe Workplace suite apps \[KB0030258\]](https://store.servicenow.com/$appstore.do#!/store/help?article=KB0030258) article in the Store Help Center for more information. |
[Table 1. Installation instructions for self-hosted and federal environments]

{#ppe-inventory-management__table_kxr_yz3_blb}

## Notice regarding use by organizations {#ppe-inventory-management__section_ywr_w54_rlb}

All decisions in connection with the implementation of this application are at the sole
decision of the Organization utilizing this application. Organizations agree that use of the
application is not a representation by ServiceNow regarding the
application's compliance with any law or regulation and any suggested language provided out
of the box with the application does not constitute legal advice by ServiceNow.{#ppe-inventory-management__p_s1g_nfg_h1c}

Organizations remain solely responsible for complying with their legal obligations under
applicable law, including (but not limited to) data protection and employment laws, and
should modify any language within the templates provided to meet the Organizations' specific
requirements.{#ppe-inventory-management__p_t1g_nfg_h1c}

## Notice regarding use by government agencies {#ppe-inventory-management__section_zrb_x54_rlb}

ServiceNow is offering this application to government agencies and their authorized users, not to employees of government agencies in their individual capacities. Use of this application is being offered
free of charge for a limited or extended time period and with no expectation of payment from the government agency to ServiceNow for use during that time period, nor does usage create an actual or implied future obligation on behalf of the government. ServiceNow hereby expressly waives any future claims for payment from the agency in connection with usage of the application. Government customers are solely responsible to confirm with the agency's
Ethics Office or its authorized representative that acceptance and usage of the application is permissible.{#ppe-inventory-management__p_l3b_nfg_h1c}

All decisions in connection with the implementation of this application are at the sole decision of the government agency utilizing this application. Agencies remain solely responsible for complying with their
legal obligations under applicable laws and regulations, including (but not limited to) data protection and employment laws and regulations, and should modify any language within the templates provided to meet the agency's
specific requirements.{#ppe-inventory-management__p_m3b_nfg_h1c}

## Additional resources {#ppe-inventory-management__section_zgs_c3m_3hc}

* Learn more about what's new and changed, see the [HR Service Delivery
  release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hr-service-delivery-landing&version=australia&pubname=australia-release-notes&ft:locale=en-US).
* Log in to your ServiceNow® account and find additional information about implementing and deploying features at [Employee Service Management](https://mynow.servicenow.com/now/best-practices/collections/employee-service-management-best-practices).
* Access real-time courses, self-paced training, and career resources at [ServiceNow University](https://learning.servicenow.com/lxp/en/pages/servicenow)
* Find useful resources related to your role and explore best practices at the [Customer Success Center](https://www.servicenow.com/success.html).
* Connect with other Customer Service Management users at [Now Community](https://www.servicenow.com/community/).
{#ppe-inventory-management__ul_ahs_c3m_3hc}
* **[Install Workplace PPE Inventory Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/DgpqC9VnRdfThTsSj8NrnA#install-ppe-inventory)**   
  You can install Workplace PPE Inventory Management if you have the admin role.
* **[Set up Workplace PPE Inventory Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/8IS9ptw2k6CdkkoluGqk8A)**   
  Complete setup tasks to start using Workplace PPE Inventory Management. Create models for PPE items, add PPE items to your service catalog, add PPE stock, and create stock rules.
* **[PPE Inventory Overview dashboard](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/~SgaSdpY_Xa1~gmIbV0iSQ)**   
  Use the PPE Inventory Overview dashboard to track PPE items that are in stock, on order, and assigned to employees.
* **[Request PPE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/buqAldjN8poK0BmOT_rp0Q)**   
  Use Service Catalog to request personal protective equipment (PPE) for you to use at your workplace.
* **[Fulfill a request for PPE](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ugwgIxL53W2jcr9q7kmSsA)**   
  View employee requests for personal protective equipment (PPE). Fulfill the requests to make sure that employees get the PPE they need to stay safe at the workplace.
* **[Assign PPE to employees](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/XAa00B0sX08SBZjQauCSBg)**   
  You can assign PPE directly to an employee without them submitting a request.

*[\>]: and then