PERSONAL PROTECTIVE

EQUIPMENT

PPE 1
Occupational
PersonalSafety
Protective
and Health
Equipment
Center
Classification of Hazards

1. Direct
 Unguarded Machines
 Falling/Flying Materials
 Slippery Floors, etc.
2. Physical
 Noise
 Temperature Extremes
 Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation
 Extreme Pressure
 Vibration

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Personal Protective Equipment
Classification of Hazards

3. Chemical
 Vapors
 Gas
 Dusts
 Fumes
 Mists
4. Biological
 Bacteria
 Virus
 Fungi
5. Ergonomic

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Hazard Control Measures
• Engineering
• Administrative
• PPE

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Personal Protective Equipment
Program to Introduce PPE

1. Written Policy
2. Proper Selection of PPE
3. Proper Training
4. Maintenance Program
5. Incentive System
6. Enforcement

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Employee Training

1. Use 5. Care
2. Type 6. Maintenance
3. Fit 7. Useful Life
4. Limitations 8. Disposal

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Head Protection
Hazards
 Impact
 Penetration
 Absorb shock
 Electrical

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Head Protection
 Hard Hat
 Bump Cap

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Personal Protective Equipment
Eye and Face Protection
 Flying particles
 Sparks
 Light radiation
 Splashes
 Gases

PPE 9
Personal Protective Equipment
 Eye and Face Protection
 Safety Glasses
 Safety goggles
 Face shield

PPE 10
Personal Protective Equipment
 Ear Protection
Hazard:
 Excessive Noise
Noise exceeding 85-90 dB or more on
eight hour exposure.

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Personal Protective Equipment
Permissible Noise Exposures
Duration per day, Sound level dB slow
hours response
8 90
6 92
4 95
3 97
2 100
1½ 102
1 105
½ 110
¼ or less 115
Personal Protective Equipment
 Approximate Decibel Level
Decibels (dB) Examples
0 The quietest sound you can hear
30 Whisper, quiet library
60 Normal conversation, sewing machine, typewriter
70-80 Television, city street noise, police whistle
90 Lawnmower, shop tools, truck traffic, an electric
motor, Car horn at 5 meters distance
(8 hours per day is the maximum exposure)
100-110 Chainsaw, pneumatic drill, close to a moving
train, spray painting
115 Sandblasting, loud rock concert, auto horn at
close distance
140 Gun muzzle blast, jet engine
(causes pain)

Personal Protective Equipment

Ear Protection
 Ear plug
 Ear muffs
 Canal caps

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Respiratory Protection

Hazards:
 Mists, Vapors, Dusts
 Gases
 Smoke
 Fumes
 Sprays
 Insufficient oxygen supply

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Respiratory Protection
 Filtration respirator
 Air-purifying respirator
 Air-supplying respirator

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Personal Protective Equipment
Hand and Arm Protection
Hazards:
 Pinch points
 Hot spots
 Extreme abrasions
 Sharp objects
 Electrical

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Hand and Arm Protection

 Gloves
 Hand pads
 Sleeves
 Barrier cream

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Foot and Leg Protection
Hazards:
 Falling or rolling objects
 Sharp objects
 Hot surfaces
 Wet, slippery surfaces

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Foot and Leg Protection
 Foot guards / Metatarsal foot guards
 Safety shoes/boots
 Leggings

PPE 20
Personal Protective Equipment
 Fall Protection

 Safety Belts
 Safety Harness

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Torso Protection

Hazards:
 Heat
 Splashes from hot metal
 Impacts
 Cuts
 Chemicals
 Radiation

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Torso Protection

 Vests
 Jackets
 Aprons
 Coveralls
 Full-body
suits

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Personal Protective Equipment
Rule 1080 Personal Protective
Equipment and Devices
1081 GENERAL PROVISIONS:

1081.01 EVERY EMPLOYER:

1. Shall at his own expense furnish his workers with
protective equipment for the eyes, face, hands and
feet, protective shields and barriers whenever
necessary by reason of the hazardous nature of the
process or environment, chemical or radiological or
other mechanical irritants or hazards capable of
causing injury or impairment in the function of any
part of the body through absorption, inhalation or
physical contact.

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Personal Protective Equipment
Rule 1080 Personal Protective
Equipment and Devices
1081.02
All protective equipment shall be of approved design and
construction appropriate for the exposure and the work to
be performed.

1081.03
The employer shall be responsible for the adequacy and
proper maintenance of personal protective equipment used
in his workplace.

1081.04
No person shall be subjected or exposed to hazardous
environmental condition without protection.

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Personal Protective Equipment
 Summary

For any PPE to be effective…

 Selected based on use
 Employee trained on its use
 Tested
 Maintained
 Used and worn

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Personal Protective Equipment