General Requirements
* Employer shall ensure that PPE
be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition to
prevent injury.
* When employees provide their
own PPE, the employer shall assure the adequacy, including the proper
maintenance and sanitation, of such equipment.
Hazard Assessment and Equipment Selection
•Employers
are required to assess the workplace to determine if hazards that require the
use of
PPE are present. Employers must select and have affected employees use
properly fitted PPE
suitable for protection from existing hazards.
•Employers
must certify in writing that a workplace hazard assessment has been performed.
Continued
•Defective
or damaged PPE shall not be used.
•Before
doing work requiring of PPE, employees must be trained to know when PPE is
necessary,
What type is necessary, how it is to be worn, and what its
limitations, as well as know its proper
care, maintenance, and storage.
Job Hazards
Examples of Job Hazards are:
•Noise
•Chemicals
•Accidental
Impact
•Sharp
objects
•Flying
Particles
•Dust
& Mists
•Bright
Light
•Vibration
Protecting your eyes
Your eyes are very sensitive
organs and may be easily injured. Eye
Hazards include:
–Chemical Splashes
–Flying dust, chips, sparks
–High Heat
–Intense or UV light
Specific hazards include…
IMPACT
-
Chipping,
grinding machining, masonry work, woodworking, sawing, drilling, chiseling,
powered fastening, riveting, and sanding.
HEAT
-
Furnace
operations, pouring, casting, hot dipping, welding
LIGHT
or RADIATION - Electric arc welding, gas
welding, gas cutting
IRRITANTS
/ CORROSIVES - mists, dusts, sprays, splashes
Face Protection
Use a face shield
when any of the following hazards exist:
•Chemical splashes
•Liquid spray
•Flying chips or sparks
•High Heat
When using a faceshield…
Always use the correct type eye
protection with a faceshield….
A faceshiled is NOT designed to
protect your eyes
Types of Eye Protection
Safety Glasses – for flying chips
& low hazards
Vented Goggles – for dust and
non-hazardous mist
Non-Vented Goggles – hazardous
chemicals
Dark Lenses – intense or UV light
Types of Eye Protection
Safety Glasses
Welding Eye Protection
Respiratory Protection
OSHA standards require employers
to establish and maintain respiratory protection program whenever respirators
are necessary to protect the health of employees.
Types of Respiratory Protective
Devices
1- Air - Purifying Devices
2- Air – Supplying Devices
3- Combination Air – Purifying and Air – Supplying Devices.
1- Air – Purifying Respirators
•This
types of respirators is limited in its use to those environments where the air
contaminant level is within the specified concentration limitation of the
device.
•These
devices do not
protect against oxygen
deficiency.
Air – Purifying Devices
1- Mechanical – Filter
Respirators
2- Chemical – Cartridge
Respirators
3- Combination
Mechanical-filter/Chemical
cartridge respirators.
4- Gas Masks
5- Powered air – purifying
respirators
Air – Purifying Devices
2- Air – Supplying Devices
•Air
– supplying devices provide a respirable
atmosphere to the wearer, independent of the ambient air.
•They
fall into three groups:
•Supplied
– air respirators
•Self
– contained breathing apparatus
•Combination
SCBA and supplied – air respirators.
Deliver breathing air through a
supply hose connected to the wearer’s facepiece. The air is delivered from a
compressed air supply.
Self – Contained Breathing
Apparatus (SCBA)
Provide complete respiratory
protection against toxic gases and an oxygen deficiency.
The wearer is independent of the
surrounding atmosphere.
Combination SCBA and Supplied air
respirators
•Are
air – line respirators with an auxiliary self – contained air supply.
•An
auxiliary SCBA is an independent air supply that allows a person to evacuate an
area for a
very short period of time.
•These
devices are approved for use in IDLH atmospheres.
•The
auxiliary air supply can be switched to in the event the primary air supply
fails to operate.
3- Combination Air – Purifying
and Air – Supplying Devices
•It
is a device that is a combination of an air – line respirator with an auxiliary
air purifying
attachment, which provides protection in the event the air supply
fails.
•They
often used with high-efficiency filter as the air purifying element.
•Use
in the filtering mode is allowed for escape
only.
Head Protection
•Head
injuries are caused by falling or flying objects, or bumping the head against a
fixed object.
•Head
protection, in the form of protective hats, must do two things:
•1-
Resist penetration.
•2-
Absorb the shock of a blow.
Head Injuries
Continued
•Head
protection by using hat hats is accomplished by making the shell of the hat of
a material
hard enough to resist the blow.
•Also
by utilizing a shock-absorbing lining composed of headband and crown straps to
keep the
shell away from the wearer’s skull. (safety zone: 1 to 1.25 inches).
•Protective
hats also must be used to protect against electrical shock.
Hats Material & Components
Types and Classes of Protective
Hats
Type
1:
Helmets with full brim, not less
than 1.25 inches wide.
Type
2:
Brimless helmets with a peak
extending forward from the crown.
Class
1:
General service, limited voltage
protection.
Class
2:
Utility service, high-voltage
protection.
Class
3:
Special service, no voltage
protection.
Replace your hard hat if…
The
suspension system shows signs of deterioration such as:
•Cracking,
•Tearing,
or
•Fraying
The
suspension system no longer holds the shell from 1 inch to 1 1/4 inches away
from the head.
Foot Hazards
¨Heavy
objects such as barrels or tools that might roll onto or fall onto your feet.
¨Sharp
objects such as nails or spikes that might pierce the soles or uppers of
ordinary shoes.
¨Molten
metal that might splash
¨Hot,
slippery or wet surfaces
¨Corrosive
Chemicals
Hazardous conditions…
IMPACT
- Carrying or handling materials such as packages, objects, parts or heavy
tools which could- be dropped
COMPRESSION
-
Work activities involving skid trucks (manual material handling carts, around
bulk rolls,
around heavy pipes
PUNCTURE
- Sharp object hazards such as nails, wire, tacks, screws, large staples, scrap
metal, etc
CHEMICAL
- Check MSDS for protection
Foot Hazards
Electrical Protective Devices
Insulated PPE shall be used near
exposed energized conductors:
Insulating rubber gloves.
Safety boots
Eye and face protection
Plastic Helmet.
Hand Hazards
•Cuts
& punctures
•Chemical
exposure
•Vibration
•Electric
shock
•Burns
•Heat
& Cold
•Biohazards
Glove selection
Not all gloves are created
equal…. Ensure the glove you use will protect your hands from the specific
hazards of the job.
Chemical gloves do not last
forever… understand the chemical and “break-through” characteristics of your
specific glove
Before you use…
¨Use
the proper glove for the task
¨Remove
rings & bracelets
¨Do
not wear gloves if they can be caught in machinery
¨Check
gloves for wear and damage
Protect your hearing…
Use
hearing protection when:
Noise
levels is 85 dB or Higher
•in
high noise areas
•using
power saws, impact tools, etc.
•off
the job when shooting, using power tools, etc.
Replace
worn or broken hearing protectors immediately
Hearing Protectors
1- Ear Muffs
2- Ear Plugs
3- Ear Canal
NRR: Noise Reduction Rate of the
Hearing Protector.
Safety Belts and Life Line
Use safety belts and rope rescue when working in high places in order to secure the worker of risk of falling, and are currently used belt parachute instead of the normal use of the belt.
In the case of working indoors or reservoirs is used for special safety belt Safety Harness and rope rescue, and so can output worker in the upright position is not in danger of being injured when ejected in an emergency.
Used bibs made of rubber or plastic to
prevent the risk of electrical and chemical
Used bibs made of leather or asbestos in the
case of fire prevention
Use the whole suit of asbestos overlying
aluminum foil, where these chips with a shiny surface reflects heat radiation,
and in the case of exposure to X-rays or gamma rays
Used foil -lined clothing such as lead aprons
work of rubber or plastic skin lining of the lead, and in the case of exposure
to X-rays or gamma rays
This is a brief account of the tasks of PPE
used in all of the risks, but when you define the mission and one of these
tasks must study the full specifications and detailed knowledge of the optimal
methods of use and the extent of the efficiency of prevention
Body protection:
Used bibs made of rubber or plastic to
prevent the risk of electrical and chemical
Used bibs made of leather or asbestos in the
case of fire prevention
Use the whole suit of asbestos overlying
aluminum foil, where these chips with a shiny surface reflects heat radiation,
and in the case of exposure to X-rays or gamma rays
Used foil -lined clothing such as lead aprons
work of rubber or plastic skin lining of the lead, and in the case of exposure
to X-rays or gamma rays
This is a brief account of the tasks of PPE
used in all of the risks, but when you define the mission and one of these
tasks must study the full specifications and detailed knowledge of the optimal
methods of use and the extent of the efficiency of prevention
Protect yourself…
Use the right PPE for the
Hazard
Inspect your PPE before
using
Replace damaged or worn
PPE
Store your PPE properly so
it will be ready for the next use
Keep your PPE clean
Notify your supervisor if
you need new PPE
