Department of Education

National Capital Region

Schools Division of Parañaque City
Self-Learning Modules
EIM Grade 10-Quarter 3-Week 7&8
Select the Wiring Devices used for Floor and Ground Fault Current Interrupter

Learning Competencies: Select appropriate Personal

Protection Equipment (PPE). TLE_IAEI10WD-IIIa-IVj-1

Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learner are expected to:
1. identify the personal protective equipment in electrical.
2. enumerate the types and classes of the PPE.
3. draw the appropriate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for an
electrical work.

LET’S RECALL

Directions: Read each statement carefully and identify the item/s being
described. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

________1. It is used to apply force on bent parts to straighten them. It can also do
jobs
such as press brushing in and out and including pressing out the rivets.
________2. It has an electric motor that drives a chuck that has jaws that open and
close to grip a drill kit.
________3. It is used to measure longer distances available from one meter to 50
meters long.
________4. They have pads that must be placed under the designated lift points of
the car frame.
________5. It uses reciprocating motion to drive a cutting hammering tool. An air
hammer drives a chisel to cut off a nut that has frozen to a stud. It can
be used with a variety of tools-cutters and punches-to do many jobs.

LET’S UNDERSTAND
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are gadgets to protect workers from injury
or illness caused by having contact with the dangers/hazards in the workplace whether they
are chemical, biological, radiation, physical, electrical, mechanical and others.
Basic PPE consists of:
Cotton protective clothing with long sleeves
Helmet or hard hat
Goggles for eye protection
Gloves (leather or rubber)
Hearing protectors
Safety footwear

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 Figure 1. Examples of PPE.

Helmets normally need be worn only when working on outdoor switchgear, where they
serve to protect against falling objects and collisions with solid objects at head height. Outdoor
substations should always be considered ‘safety helmet’ areas and helmet wear made
compulsory.
Types and Classes
•Type 1 - Helmets intended to reduce the force of impact resulting in a blow only to the
top of the head.
•Type 2 - Helmets intended to reduce the force of impact resulting in a blow to the top
and the side of the head
•Class E (Formerly Class B): Helmets for sue where electrical hazards are present (in
utility services) that are non-conducting and intended to protect against falling objects and
reduce the danger of exposure to high voltage electrical shocks and burns. Offers the highest
protection with high-voltage shock and burn protection up to 20,000 volts.
•Class G (Formerly Class A): General Use (limited voltage - non-conducting) intended
to protect against falling objects and reduce the danger of exposure to low voltage electrical
conductors. They provide impact and penetration resistance and protection from up to 2,200
volts.
•Class (Formerly Class C): Class C Hard Hats are not tested for electrical resistance.
They are designed for lightweight comfort and impact protection and are not intended to
provide protection from electrical conductors.
https://ehs.research.uiowa.edu/ppe-hard-hat-information

Hearing protectors are only required when in a noisy situation, that can occur during
construction works.

Eye protection should be worn when working with hazardous fluids, particularly
mineral oil, to prevent splashes into the eye. They should always be worn when washing down
the internal parts of oil circuit breakers.

Safety Glasses
There are three options to choose from:
Standard Safety Glasses
Safety Glasses with Prescription Inserts
Over Glasses Safety Glasses
Standard safety glasses
Standard safety glasses are arguable the most fashionable, with a wide range of
designs to choose from. These safety glasses provide good all-round eye protection
(particularly those with side protection).
Two things to consider:
Requires allowance for shorter vertex distances (people that have long eyelashes may
have issues to the shorter vertex distance)

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Practical for short term use (ie visiting a workplace) or eye protectors are frequently damaged
(reduce costs of replacements)
These are used in standard day-to-day electrical routines, such as working in a junction
box or feeder pillar.

Standard set of Safety Glasses

Safety Glasses with Prescription Inserts
These are safety glasses with a prescriptions lens carrier behind the protective lens.
They require allowance for shorter vertex distances (people that have long eyelashes may have
issues to the shorter vertex distance).
These are larger safety glasses that are worn over prescription spectacles. They are practical
for short term use (i.e. visiting a workplace) or for prcting eye protectors are frequently damaged
(reduce costs of replacements)

Safety Glasses With Prescription Inserts

Over Glasses Safety Glasses
These are larger safety glasses that are worn over prescription spectacles. They are
practical for short term use (i.e. visiting a workplace) or for protecting eye protectors are
frequently damaged (reduce costs of replacements).

Over Glasses Safety Glasses

Safety goggles (or welding goggles) are similar to safety glasses, except that they provide a
seal between your face and the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). This seal keeps
contaminants (dust and debris) from reaching your eyes, hence providing greater protection
from fine particles and chemical splashes.

Safety goggles come in two main forms:

Flexible frame safety goggles
Rigid frame safety goggles

A headband is required to maintain goggles in the correct position, and maintain the integrity
of the seal. The downside to safety goggles is that they are slightly less convenient to take on
and off, and can often fog up in humid conditions (goggles with direct/indirect air vents or anti-
fog coatings are available).
Unlike standard safety glasses, safety goggles protect the side of your eyes. This can be useful
when working with sharp, pointy tools (such as an electricians screwdriver or set of linesman
pliers).

Safety Goggles

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Face shields offer an even higher level of protection than safety goggles, with one-piece of
plastic that covers the eyes and part of the face (depending on size, this sheet can cover the
whole face). The best face shields provide a ‘high impact’ level of face protection, shielding
your face in a wide variety of hazardous environments. Face shields may not provide suitable
protection in all situations, such as blasts and high force impacts. They also do not provide as
much dust protection as safety goggles (unless they’re sealed).
Face shields can be worn with other eye protectors, such as safety glasses or safety goggles.
This is advised for extra protection in areas where your eyes are exposed to a higher level of
risk, as your eyes will still be protected when taking your visor off.

Face Shield

Safety footwear should be routinely worn in all working areas and the shoes or boots
should incorporate steel toe-cap and non-slip soles.

The gloves must be tested and suitable for the working voltage. Labeling chart for
insulated gloves according to ANSI/ASTM (ANSI: American National Standards
Institute. ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials) Standard D120 is shown in
Figure 2.

Figure 2.
https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2018/07/personal-protective-equipment-ppe.html

LET’S APPLY
Directions : Select the appropriate PPE based on the given tasks
(Look at the pictures below). Select the letters only.
If you were grinding, rewiring, connecting wires and troubleshooting, what
personal protective equipment are you going to use?

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 LET’S ANALYZE

Directions: Identify the different types and classes of PPE.

1. What helmet offers the highest protection with high-voltage shock and burn
protection up to 20,000 volts?

2. What type of helmet is intended to reduce the force of impact resulting in a blow
only to the top of the head?

3. What protection should be worn when washing down the internal parts of oil
circuit breakers?

4. What type of glasses are used in standard day-to-day electrical routines, such
as working in a junction box or feeder pillar?

5. What glasses are similar to safety glasses, except that they provide a seal
between your face and the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)?

LET’S EVALUATE

Directions: Enumerate the following.

A. Types and classes of helmet.
1-3

B. Basic PPE for electrical.

1-3

C. Gloves class number and maximum use voltage AC.

1-4

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 LET’S CREATE

DIRECTIONS: On the short bond paper draw at least 5 PPE used in electricity and
name the said drawing.
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