Kneepads or knee pads are protective gear worn on knees to protect them against impact injury during, e.g., a fall or a strike, or to provide padding for extended kneeling. (An OSH glossary used in safety and health at work which is, adopted by ILO
International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre (CIS), A review of: Occupational Safety and Health Glossary: Words and Expressions Used in Safety and Health at Work, Adopted by International Labour Organization ILO, Geneva 1993, ISBN 92-9016-002-0. http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_prot ect/---protrav/---safework/documents/publication/w cms_113126.pdf, http://www.ispesl.it/cis/ext/html/gloss.htm#Z1, (Int Occupn Sfty and Hlth/ ILO - Amer) {102}