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Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
Protecting Employees
from Workplace Hazards
• Employers must:
Use all feasible engineering and work practice controls to
eliminate and reduce hazards
Then use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
if these controls do not eliminate the hazards
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Responsibilities
Employer
• Assess workplace for hazards
• Provide PPE
• Determine when to use
• Provide PPE training for employees and instruction in proper
use
Employee
• Use PPE in accordance with training received and
other instructions
• Inspect daily and maintain in a clean and reliable
condition
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Engineering Controls
If . . .
Then . . .
Engineering Controls
Examples . .
.
• Initial design specifications
• Substitute less harmful material
• Change process
• Enclose process
• Isolate process
• Ventilation
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
If . . .
Then . . .
Examples . .
.
Defective or damaged PPE shall not be used
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Examplesof PPE
• Eye - safety glasses, goggles
• Face - face shields
• Head - hard hats
• Feet - safety shoes
• Hands and arms - gloves
• Bodies - vests
• Hearing - earplugs,
earmuffs
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Eye
protection
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Eye
protectio
n Eye and Face Protection
1910.133,
Side protection when hazard from flying objects
Prescription eye protection or devices must fit over
glasses for employees who wear glasses
Eye and face PPE shall be distinctly marked
Lenses for protection against radiant energy must have
an appropriate shade number for the work being
performed
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
of the
causes of eye
Dustinjuries?
• and other flying particles, such as metal
shavings or sawdust
• Molten metal that might splash
• Acids and other caustic liquid chemicals that might
splash
• Blood and other potentially infectious body fluids
that might splash, spray, or splatter
• Intense light such as that created by welding and
lasers
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Goggl
es
• Protect eyes, eye sockets, and the facial area immediately
surrounding the eyes from impact, dust, and splashes
• Some goggles fit over corrective lenses
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Welding
Shields
Protect eyes from burns caused by infrared or intense
Face
Shields
• Protect the face from nuisance dusts and potential
splashes or sprays of hazardous liquids
• Do not protect employees from impact hazards
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Head Protection
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Head
Protection
1910.135, Head Protection
Head
Protection
ANSI Z89.1 (cont.)
of the
causes of head
injuries?
Falling objects
•
Classes of
Hard Hats
Class A
• General service (e.g., mining, building construction, shipbuilding,
lumbering, and manufacturing)
• Good impact protection but limited voltage protection
Class B
• Electrical work
• Protect against falling objects and high-voltage shock and burns
Class C
• Designed for comfort, offer limited protection
• Protects heads that may bump against fixed objects, but do not
protect against falling objects or electrical shock
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Hearing
Protection
1910.95 requires hearing protection for employees exposed
above 85 dB
Foot Protection
Toe and foot injuries account for 5% of all disabling
workplace injuries. Workers not wearing safety
shoes have 75% of all occupational foot injuries
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Foot
Protectio
n1910.136, Occupational Foot Protection
Foot
Protectio
n
Requirements of ANSI Z41
Footwear classified by impact and compression
resistance
Special footwear types
Metatarsal (protects top of foot)
Conductive (primarily for static electricity
control)
Electrical hazard (insulated)
Sole puncture resistance
What are some
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
of the
causes of foot
injuries?
• Heavy objects such as barrels or tools that might roll
onto or fall on employees’ feet
• Sharp objects such as nails or spikes that might
pierce the soles or uppers of ordinary shoes
• Molten metal that might splash on feet
• Hot or wet surfaces
• Slippery surfaces
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Hand Protection
Hand and finger injuries account for 18% of all disabling injuries and
about 25% of all industrial work place accidents
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Hand
Protection
1910.138, Hand Protection
Employees must use appropriate hand protection when hands
are exposed to hazards:
Hand
Protection
1910.138, Hand Protection (cont.)
performance characteristics
conditions present
duration of use
• Burns
• Bruises
• Abrasions
• Cuts
• Punctures
• Fractures
• Amputations
• Chemical
Exposures
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Types of
Gloves
Norfoil laminate resists
permeation and
breakthrough by an array of
toxic/hazardous chemicals.
Types of
VitonGloves
is highly resistant to
( cont’d)
permeation by chlorinated and
aromatic solvents.
Types of
Gloves ( cont’d)
Kevlar protects against
cuts, slashes, and abrasion.
Body Protection
What are some
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
of the
causes of body
injuries?
Intense
• heat
• Splashes of hot metals and other hot liquids
• Impacts from tools, machinery, and materials
• Cuts
• Hazardous chemicals
• Contact with potentially infectious materials, like
blood
• Radiation
2.17 Management and control of personal protective equipment
Body Protection
Criteria for Selection