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Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is essential for protecting employees from workplace hazards that cannot be eliminated. Management, supervisors, and employees share responsibilities in selecting, using, and maintaining PPE, while ongoing hazard assessments are crucial. Various types of PPE are outlined, including eye protection, head protection, hand protection, and respiratory protection, along with training and record-keeping requirements.

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Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is essential for protecting employees from workplace hazards that cannot be eliminated. Management, supervisors, and employees share responsibilities in selecting, using, and maintaining PPE, while ongoing hazard assessments are crucial. Various types of PPE are outlined, including eye protection, head protection, hand protection, and respiratory protection, along with training and record-keeping requirements.

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Personal Protective Equipment is any physical material or equipment that is placed between the
employee and workplace hazards to reduce the injury potential of the hazard

PPE is to be selected and provided to employees assigned duties where hazards cannot be
sufficiently abated or removed to prevent occupational injury or illness

 Assess the workplace for hazards that cannot be sufficiently minimized or deleted

 Managers, supervisors, and employees should be involved in this process

 Identification process should be ongoing

RESPONSIBILITIES

 Management Shall:
• Provide PPE and training for personnel
• Post areas requiring PPE with signs
• Ensure full compliance of responsibilities of employees, set forth in the safety
program and/ or policies.

 Supervisors Shall:
• Ensure that appropriate PPE is available to employees
• Ensure PPE is properly used

 Employees Shall:
• Use PPE in accordance with instruction and training received.
• Guard against damage to PPE.

 Employees Shall:
• Care for their PPE properly
• Report PPE malfunctions or problems to supervisory personnel
• Follow safe work practices while working with hazardous materials and wastes

 Health and Safety Committee:


• Conducts workplace hazard assessments to determine the presence of hazards
which necessitate the use of PPE.
• Conducts periodic workplace reassessment as requested by supervisors
• Maintaining records on hazards assessments.
• Provides training and technical assistance to supervisors on the proper use, care,
and cleaning of approved PPE.
• Provides guidance to the supervisor for the selection and purchase of approved
PPE.
• Periodically reevaluating the suitability of previously selected PPE.
• Reviewing, updating, and evaluating the overall effectiveness of the PPE
program.

HAZARD ASSESSMENT & EQPT SELECTION

 Health and Safety Committee/Supervisors identify the sources of hazards:

Impact Penetration
Noise Chemical
Heat Dust
Electrical Material handling

TYPES OF PPE

 Safety Glasses
 Goggles
 Face Shields
 Helmets
 Hoods
 Sleeves
 Shoes And Boots
 Mats And Blankets
 Respirators
 Gloves
 Coveralls
 Many Others

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS

 RULE 1084 - Head Protection


 RULE 1085 - Hand and Arm Protection
 RULE 1086 - Safety Belts,Life Lines and Safety Nets
 RULE 1087 - Safety Shoes

EYE & FACE PROTECTION


Work Requiring PPE

 Working With Molten Metals


 Working With Liquid Chemicals
 Working With Hazardous Gases
 Working With Flying Particles
 Working With Injurious Radiant Energy
EYE & FACE PROTECTION
Shall Conform Minimum Requirements

 For hazards which they are designed/intended


 Be reasonably comfortable to use
 Fit snugly, not interfere with movements of user
 Durable, easily cleaned capable for being disinfected
 Be kept clean and in good condition

HEAD PROTECTION - Hard Hats

 Class A - Protection From Falling Objects,


 Class B - Against fall of a wearer from certain height
 Class AB - Combination of category A and B
 Class AE - Falling articles and electricity
 Class ABE - Combination of AE and B

HAND PROTECTION – Gloves

 Tape tops or fold to keep liquids out and off skin


 Vinyl, rubber, or neoprene are adequate for most chemicals
 May need synthetic gloves for petroleum based products
 Vibration absorbing gloves work well
 Leather or cotton are appropriate for most abrasive jobs
 Never wear metal reinforced gloves around electrical work
 Be sure gloves fit! Gloves too large or too small can lead to injuries

FOOT PROTECTION - Boots & Shoes

 Steel toed safety shoes and boots


 Puncture proof soles
 Non-conductive for electrical work
 Rubber or synthetic footwear around chemicals
Class H - Heavy work
Class S - Normal work
Class L - Light work
 Avoid leather around chemicals
 Foot guards or ankle shields may be needed for some jobs
 A static free shoe designed to drain off static electricity may be needed around computers

HEARING PROTECTION

 Common workplace injury


 Gradual increase over time
 Damage can be caused without pain
 Incorrect protection or protection worn incorrectly can be equally damaging
YOU NEED PROTECTION WHEN

 Workplace sounds are irritating


 You must raise your voice to be heard from two feet away
 Ears ringing after leaving work
 Sound levels reach 85 decibels over an eight-hour period
 Short bursts of high-pitched, loud, or continuous sounds

PROTECTION TYPES-Earplugs & Earmuffs

 Plugs offer the most protection


 Comfortable and easy to insert and use
 Muffs made of foam rubber and must fit snugly
 May need both in severe places
 Must keep sound below 90 db

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

 Respiratory protection is generally afforded by the proper selection and use of respirators
 Respiratory protection is covered extensively in a specific standard

SAFETY BELTS & LIFELINES

 Work from unguarded surfaces six (6) meters (20 ft.) or more above water or ground
 Safety belts shall be made of chromed tanned leather, linen or cotton webbing or other
suitable materials at least 11.5 cm (41/2 in.) wide and 0.65 cm. (1/4 in.) thick and
sufficient strength to support a weight of 114 kgs. (250 lbs) without breaking
 Belts anchors shall be made of metal machined from bar stockforged or heat treated,
capable of supporting a pull of 2730 kgs.(6,000 lbs.).
 Life lines shall be made of good quality manila rope of at least 1.9 cm. (3/4 in.) diameter
or equivalent material such as nylon rope of at least 1.27 cm. (1/2 in.) diameter and shall
be of sufficient strength to support a weight of 1140 kgs. (2,500 lbs) without breaking.

TRAINING AREAS

 When To Wear PPE


 What PPE Is To Be Worn
 How To Don,Doff, And Adjust PPE
 The Limitations Of PPE
 The Care And Maintenance Of PPE
 The Useful Life And Disposal Of PPE
TEST OF PPE

Occupational Safety and


Health Center

Safety Control
Division

CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

 All PPE must be kept clean and properly maintained.


 PPE should be inspected, cleaned at regular intervals.
 PPE shall not be shared between employees until it has been properly cleaned and
sanitized.

STORAGE OF PPE

PPE shall be properly stored to protect against environmental conditions that might
reduce the effectiveness of the equipment. PPE having a shelf-life limitation shall be
checked periodically to ensure compliance with the expiration date.

RECORD KEEPING

 Written records shall be kept of the names of persons trained.


 Supervisors shall maintain training records for at least 3 yrs.
 H&S Committee shall maintain HAC form for each site eval. For at least 3 yrs.

INSPECTION OF PPE

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