Transcript Personal Protective Equipment Under 29 CFR 1910.132 OSHA requires that personal protective clothing and equipment be provided by employers and used by employees. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT / E N.

Personal
Protective Equipment
Under 29 CFR 1910.132 OSHA
requires that personal protective
clothing and equipment be provided
by employers and used by
employees.
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What Constitutes
Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”)?
PPE includes all
equipment or apparel
designed to provide
workers with a barrier
against workplace
hazards. PPE protects
employees from the
effects of exposure to
chemical, physical, and
safety hazards.
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OSHA Protective Equipment Regulations
OSHA requires that employers conduct Hazard Assessments
at the workplace to determine if there are, or are likely to be,
hazards that call for the use of PPE.
Employers must provide appropriate PPE and must train
employees to use appropriate PPE when necessary.
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What is a Hazard Assessment?
A Hazard Assessment is the critical evaluation of
a work site to document the existence and/or
severity of a hazard and the specific PPE that
should be used to protect employees from the
hazard.
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Hazard Assessments
A hazard assessment must be included as part of each
site-specific ENVIRON HASP or it must be conducted by
Facility personnel prior to a site visit.
Facility personnel should call or meet with Host facility
representatives prior to the actual site visit to determine
hazards that may require the use of PPE including:
physical hazards, chemical hazards, and biological
hazards.
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ENVIRON’s PPE Policy
Based on results from hazard
assessments, Project Managers will
work with HSCs to determine
appropriate PPE for each project.
All PPE required at a site (excluding
personnel items of clothing) will be
paid for by ENVIRON.
HSCs will maintain appropriate PPE
supplies for each ENVIRON facility. If
special PPE is required for a site visit,
employees should check with the
Host facility to see if appropriate PPE
will be provided. If Host facility does
not provide PPE, employees should
seek guidance from the local HSC.
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Training
Employees who use PPE must know:
When PPE is needed.
What PPE is needed.
How to properly put on, wear, adjust, and take off PPE.
Useful life and limitations of PPE.
How to properly care for, maintain, and dispose of PPE.
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PPE Can Protect Against...
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Eye Injuries
Head Injuries
Skin Injuries
Hand Injuries
Food Injuries
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Eye Safety
Common Reasons for Eye Injuries:
Not being aware of potential eye
hazards
Not using protective eyewear
Using the wrong type of eyewear
for the hazard
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Eye Safety
General Hazards
Flying objects, such as wood, metal, stone, or sparks.
Splashes from hazardous chemicals, acids, and other
corrosives or hot metals.
Dusts, fumes, mists, gases, and vapors.
Swinging objects such as ropes and chains.
Electrical arcing and sparks.
Radiant energy from welding and cutting or operations that
use ultraviolet or infrared light.
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Eye Safety
OSHA Requirements
When the risk is flying objects, OSHA requires eye
coverings (such as safety glasses) that protect the
eyes from the side as well as from the front.
When the risk is light radiation, OSHA offers a
detailed chart that matches degree of radiation with
the type of filter lenses needed to provide protection.
When risk is exposure to eyes or face from flying
particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or
caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or
potentially injurious light radiation, workers must use
appropriate protection such as vented goggles.
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Head Safety
Common Reasons for Head Injuries
Falling or flying objects
Bumping your head on or against something
Electricity
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Head Safety
Head Protection
Hard hats are designed to resist blows to the head
and to absorb the shock of the blow. The one-piece
outer shell takes the blow. The cradle lining attached
to the headband acts as a cushion that absorbs the
shock. The space between the shell and your head
takes the shock.
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Head Safety
Four Classes of Hard Hats:
Class A: usually found in a manufacturing
environment, primarily designed to protect the head
against impact, classified as having limited voltage
resistance, water-resistant and slow burning.
Class B: designed for work with electricity, classified
as having high-voltage resistance (have no metal
parts and will not conduct electricity), water-resistant
and slow-burning.
Class C: sometimes used in manufacturing and offer
no voltage protection, and are usually made of
aluminum.
Class D: designed for use by firefighters, will not
conduct electricity and are fire-resistant.
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Head Safety
Fitting a Hard Hat
Headbands are adjustable and should fit so that the hat
does not touch the head.
Should not be worn over hats.
Special hard-hat liners may be used to keep the head
warm when working outdoors or in any cold environment.
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Head Safety
Safety Procedures
Hard hats should not be thrown around to avoid bangs and
scrapes.
Hard hats should be inspected daily for dents, cracks, etc.
Hard hats should be replaced if a crack or hole is identified
or if it has taken a heavy blow (even if no damage shows).
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Maintenance Procedures
Clean your hard hat occasionally with hot soapy water, scrub,
rinse, and dry.
Store your hat avoiding sun and high heat. Leaving it on the
back deck of your car is likely to deteriorate it over time.
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Skin Safety
Common Reasons for Skin Injuries
Flames, hot surfaces, electrical exposures, or exposures to
corrosive substances.
Cuts, bruises, and other wounds from tools or flying
objects that can let bacteria in to the skin and lead to
infections.
Frostbite resulting from exposure to cold.
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Skin Safety
Identifying Skin Hazards
Check to see if a substance has the potential to cause skin
irritation,skin burns, or other reactions by reading the label
or MSDS.
If equipment is hot, assume a burn hazard.
If temperatures are low, protect against cold.
When dressing for a site visit, use common sense to keep
from exposing skin to risk
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Skin Safety
Safety Procedures
Follow instructions for handling, storage, and transport.
Keep chemical containers closed when not in use.
Use substances only where ventilation is good.
Bandage small scrapes or cuts before putting on gloves or
protective clothing.
Change work clothes, including underwear, every day and
wash clothes separately from street clothes.
Inform your supervisor of any pre-existing skin conditions
(acne, eczema, or allergies) prior to visiting a site.
Report skin reactions that develop on the job.
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Skin Safety
Cleaning Skin
Keep bathrooms and shower areas clean to keep
contamination from spreading.
Wash promptly and thoroughly after working with
hazardous substances, even if there was no direct contact
and you wore gloves.
Do not use solvents or industrial detergents to clean your
hands; they can create skin problems of their own.
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Skin Safety
Safety Procedures for Burns & Cuts:
If you get a minor burn, soak it in cold water and then put on a
sterile bandage. If it blisters or chars, get medical attention.
If your skin is cut, wash with soap and warm water and cover
with a sterile bandage. If the cut is large or bleeds heavily, get
medical attention.
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Skin Safety
Safety Procedures for Chemical Exposure
Wash exposed skin thoroughly with lots of soap and water for
at least 15 minutes. If clothing was exposed to the hazardous
substance, try to remove it while wearing gloves so you do
not have any additional skin contact with the substance.
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Hand Safety
Common Reasons for Hand Injuries
Contact injuries, skin diseases or burns.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (results from doing the same
movement over and over again with the wrists and hands).
Traumatic injuries ranging from cuts and punctures to
broken bones or, the worst case, amputation.
Severed nerves, tendons, or ligaments.
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Hand Safety
Safety Procedures
Follow manufacturer’s and company’s instructions for
using tools and equipment.
Feed materials into moving machinery with a push stick,
not hand.
Keep hands away form moving machine parts.
Always cut away from your body.
Use brushes, not hands, to sweep up metal or wood chips.
Check materials for sharp edges, burrs, splinters, etc.
before handling them.
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Hand Safety
Safety Procedures (cont.)
Make sure you know how hot or cold an object is before
handling it.
Wipe off greasy or slippery objects before handling them.
Lift an object so your hands are not near the pinch points.
Keep fingers on the sides, not the top or bottom, of spacers
when stacking materials.
Put materials down carefully so you do not mash fingers.
Use the right tool for the job and use it correctly.
Store tools so no sharp edges are exposed.
Pass, don’t throw, tools to other workers handle first.
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Hand Safety
Safety Procedures: Gloves
For heat or cold, wear insulated gloves (leather may be all
right for heat).
For radiant heat, choose a reflective fabric.
For electricity, wear special insulated rubber gloves.
For corrosives, wear neoprene or nitrile rubber gloves.
Do not store your gloves inside out. Chemicals can be trapped
in the glove and deteriorate it.
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Foot Safety
Common Reasons for Foot Injuries
Heavy falling objects
Heavy rolling objects
Stubbing or banging toes
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Foot Safety
General Hazards
Wet surfaces
Electricity
Nails or other sharp objects that could puncture shoes
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Foot Safety
Protection Using Shoes
Metal insoles or reinforced soles protect against puncture.
Non-conducting soles (no nails in the shoes) if you work with
electricity.
Rubber boots or shoes or leather shoes with wooden soles if you
work in wet conditions.
Heat-resistant soles if you work in “hot” areas.
Easy-to-remove “gaiters” if you could get splashed by hot metal
or by welding sparks.
Impermeable rubber or neoprene boots to wear over or instead of
work boots if you work with corrosives or hazardous chemicals.
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Foot Safety
Safety Procedures
Wear a sturdy shoe with low heels and non-skid soles.
Do not wear sandals or old worn down shoes.
Make sure that shoes fit, are the right size, and
comfortable to wear.
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PPE Maintenance
All forms of protection must be provided, used, and
maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition. It must
be of safe design and construction for the work to be
performed. “Defective or damaged personal protective
equipment shall not be used.”
Report any damaged or defective PPE to your supervisor
and HSC immediately.
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Summary
Any employee who may be exposed to impact,
penetration, radiation, heat, chemical, or other hazard is
required to wear PPE when an engineering solution
(ventilation, guarding, etc…) can not be found.
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