Transcript Personal Protective Equipment - SCTE Penn

Personal Protective Equipment
and
Ladder Safety
Personal Protective Equipment
When to wear or use!
Types PPE We Use
• Head Protection
▫ Hard Hat
• Eye Protection
▫ Safety Glasses
• Foot Protection
▫ Boots
• Personal Protection
▫ Reflective Clothing
HEAD PROTECTION
• Why do we wear hard hats?
▫ Protect us from overhead hazards
 Electrical
 Object
• When should we be wearing a hard hat?
▫ When there is an overhead hazard.
▫ At Armstrong we are required to wear them at all
times when outside in the field as well as in
unfinished basements and attics.
HEAD PROTECTION
• Maintenance and Care
▫ Your hard hat should be kept clean and inspected
regularly.
▫ If it cannot be cleaned with soap and water,
replace the hard hat; do not use solvents.
▫ No paint, decals, names or unauthorized material
should be attached
▫ No holes shall be bored or punched through any
part of the hard hat.
Eye Protection
• Safety glasses should be worn at all times while
working in the field including while working in
customers homes.
• They are also required when working in the
office or warehouse and performing any task
where there is the possibility of eye injury.
• All safety glasses must meet requirements of
ANSI Z-87.1-2003.
Eye Protection
• Maintenance and Care:
▫ Safety glasses and goggles should not be left lying
around or stored among tools where they can be
damaged.
▫ To clean eye protective devices, use soap and hot
water only. NEVER use any solvents, gasoline or
similar cleaning substances which could cause
skin or eye irritations.
REFLECTIVE SAFETY VEST
• All workers exposed to the risks of
moving roadway traffic or construction
equipment must wear high-visibility
safety apparel.
• High-visibility safety apparel must meet
the class two or three requirements of
ANSI 107-2004.
FOOTWEAR
• Employees working in the field
▫ a minimum 8" upper
▫ arch support
▫ Defined heel.
• Employees involved in warehousing operations
▫ Steel or safety toe boots
GLOVES
• Work Gloves
▫ Leather, leather faced or cloth work gloves are
recommended whenever climbing a pole or
working with coarse materials such as cable, wire,
rope, etc.
▫ Gloves shall NOT be worn when working around
the moving parts of machinery.
Ladder Safety
General Rules for all Ladders
• Only Fiberglass ladders
should be used; metal or
wood ladders are not
acceptable.
• Why not metal or wood?
▫ Metal ladders are conductive
▫ Wood ladders are heavy, less
durable, must be coated, and
can become conductive.
General Rules for all Ladders
• What is wrong in the
picture?
• Care must be taken to
select the proper size and
type of ladder for the job.
• Ladders shall only be
used for the purpose
intended by the
manufacturer.
General Rules for all Ladders
• When ascending or descending
ladders, workers are to face the
ladder and use both hands to hold
on.
• Employees shall maintain three
points of contact at all times while
ascending and descending.
• Materials shall never be “hand
carried” up or down a ladder.
General Rules for all Ladders
• Ladders should not be used
horizontally as runways or scaffolds.
• Ladders must not be stored near
radiators, stoves, steam pipes, or in
places where they may be subject to
extreme heat or dampness.
• Ladders must not be stored in a
vertical position.
General Rules for all Ladders
• Defective or damaged ladders must
not be used and must be taken out of
service.
• If a ladder is taken out of service
because of a defect, waiting for
repair, or being discarded, it will be
marked "DANGEROUS-DO NOT
USE."
General Rules for all Ladders
• Never leave a ladder upright unattended!
▫ What could happen?
• Never try to "hop" or "walk" a ladder.
Reposition the ladder after descending it first.
• Never outreach while working on a ladder. If
you must extend your breastbone beyond the
ladder rail to reach an object, descend the ladder
and reposition.
Ladder Inspection
• How often should you inspect your ladder?
▫ EVERYDAY before use.
Ladder Inspection
• The inspection should include the following
items:
Hardware
Cables
Rivets
Working pole strap
Ropes
Acid or alkali damage
Working strand hooks
Accessories
Damaged or loose rungs
Working footpads
Fittings
Side rail connections
Rung-to-side rail connections
Fully operational spreader
Ladder Inspection
• Do you think this guy
inspected his ladder?
Rules for Extension Ladders
• Never put your hands through rungs when
raising or lowering.
• Never climb any higher than three rungs from
the top of the fly section. You could lose your
balance.
• Belting On – Not OSHA requirement but a good
idea!
▫ At the pole
▫ On a Mid-span
Handling
• Always Plan Ahead!
▫ Before picking up your ladder plan your route.
▫ Inspect it for overhead and tripping hazards
 Look for holes and depressions in the ground.
 Avoid tree branches, overhead drop wires, and other
aerial obstructions.
▫ Use caution when moving ladders in high traffic
areas.
Setup
• Ladders should be setup
at approximately a fourto-one ratio.
▫ That is, for every four
feet high the ladder
extends, it should be one
foot out at the base.
• An arm extension will be
close.
Setup
• Feet should be set properly
Firm Base
Set the feet on the pads
Soft Base
Set on the spikes and seat
the ladder in the ground.
Setup
• Only ladders that are equipped with a strand
hook/v-rung assembly should be used on a pole
or strand.
• When a ladder is placed on the strand, the
strand hooks must be “engaged” with the strand.
Setup
• Extend the ladder at least three rungs (three foot
minimum) above any roof, eave or parapet if you
must step onto the roof.
• Always check to be sure the extension locks are
properly seated.
Setup
• What should we do before
climbing a ladder using a
pole for support?
▫ Inspect the pole
 Prod test
 Hammer test
 Hand-line test
Setup
• Protect your ladder from traffic.
▫ When possible avoid setting your ladder up where
it is exposed to traffic.
▫ If absolutely necessary to setup your ladder where
it is exposed to traffic use you van to shield your
ladder.
▫ Don’t put you van to close to your ladder.
Transportation
• There are many types of ladder transportation
fixtures on the vehicles we use. However, there
are a few common denominations needed to
safely move our ladder from job to job.
▫ The fixture must be substantial in strength to support
the weight of the ladder.
▫ At no time should the ladder be allowed to slide
forward or backward possibly falling off the vehicle.
▫ Using makeshift tie downs, such as ground wire or
drop cable, to fasten the ladder to the vehicle is
prohibited.
Rules to Observe
• Spreaders must be fully
extended and locked before
climbing.
• A stepladder should not be
used in place of an extension
or straight ladder.
Rules to Observe
• Employees must not stand on the top step of a
stepladder.
• When the ladder is not high enough for the job, get
a taller stepladder or use another type of ladder.
Rules to Observe
• Tools or materials should not be placed
on the steps of ladders.
• All ladders should be kept clean of dirt
and grease.
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Please be Safe!