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Personal Protective Equipment (Ppe)

The document discusses different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) that employers are required to provide and employees are required to use in the workplace to protect against hazards. It covers PPE requirements for the eyes, head, feet, hands, body, and hearing as well as general responsibilities of employers and employees regarding PPE.

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Personal Protective Equipment (Ppe)

The document discusses different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) that employers are required to provide and employees are required to use in the workplace to protect against hazards. It covers PPE requirements for the eyes, head, feet, hands, body, and hearing as well as general responsibilities of employers and employees regarding PPE.

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE

EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Objective
• To learn about personal protective equipment

• Review grammar: Modal verbs


• To talk about suggestions and obligation
Answer the questions:
• What are some protective items that you need to wear?

• Why do employers require workers to wear protective


equipment?
Hazards exist in every workplace in many
different forms: sharp edges, falling
objects, flying sparks, chemicals, noise
and a myriad of other potentially
dangerous situations. The Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) requires that employers protect
their employees from workplace hazards
that can cause injury.
The Requirement for PPE
To ensure the greatest possible protection for employees in the workplace, the
cooperative efforts of both employers and employees will help in establishing and
maintaining a safe and healthful work environment.

In general, employers are responsible for:


• Performing a “hazard assessment” of the workplace to identify and control physical
and health hazards.
• Identifying and providing appropriate PPE for employees.
• Training employees in the use and care of the PPE.
• Maintaining PPE, including replacing worn or damaged PPE.
• Periodically reviewing, updating and evaluating the effectiveness of the PPE program.

In general, employees should:


• Properly wear PPE,
• Attend training sessions on PPE,
• Care for, clean and maintain PPE, and
• Inform a supervisor of the need to repair or replace PPE.
Selecting PPE
All PPE clothing and equipment should be of safe design and
construction, and should be maintained in a clean and reliable
fashion. Employers should take the fit and comfort of PPE into
consideration when selecting appropriate items for their workplace.
PPE that fits well and is comfortable to wear will encourage
employee use of PPE. Most protective devices are available in
multiple sizes and care should be taken to select the proper size
for each employee. If several different types of PPE are worn
together, make sure they are compatible. If PPE does not fit
properly, it can make the difference between being safely covered
or dangerously exposed. It may not provide the level of protection
desired and may discourage employee use.
TYPES OF PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
(PPE)
Eye and Face Protection TYPES OF EYES AND
FACE PROTECTION
Employees can be exposed to a large number
of hazards that pose danger to their eyes
and face. OSHA requires employers to
ensure that employees have appropriate eye SAFETY SPECTACLES
or face protection if they are exposed to
eye or face hazards from flying particles,
GOGGLES
molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or
caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors,
potentially infected material or potentially
harmful light radiation. WELDING SHIELDS

LASER SAFETY
GOGGLES

FACE SHIELDS
TYPES OF HARD HATS
Types of Hard Hats OR OR HELMETS
helmets

There are many types of hard hats


Class A hard hats
available in the marketplace today.
In addition to selecting protective
headgear that meets ANSI standard
requirements, employers should Class B hard hats
ensure that employees wear hard
hats that provide appropriate
protection against potential
workplace hazards. It is important Class C hard hats
for employers to understand all
potential hazards when making this
selection, including electrical
hazards. This can be done through a
comprehensive hazard analysis and
an awareness of the different types
of protective headgear available.
Foot and Leg Protection

Employees who face possible foot or leg injuries from falling or rolling objects or from
crushing or penetrating materials should 20 wear protective footwear. Also, employees
whose work involves exposure to hot substances or corrosive or poisonous materials must
have protective gear to cover exposed body parts, including legs and feet. If an
employee’s feet may be exposed to electrical hazards, non-conductive footwear should be
worn. On the other hand, workplace exposure to static electricity may necessitate the
use of conductive footwear.

Examples of situations in which an employee should wear foot and/or leg protection
include:

• When heavy objects such as barrels or tools might roll onto or fall on the employee’s
feet.
• Working with sharp objects such as nails or spikes that could pierce the soles or
uppers of ordinary shoes.
• Exposure to molten metal that might splash on feet or legs.
• Working on or around hot, wet or slippery surfaces.
• Working when electrical hazards are present.
LEGGINGS

METATARSAL GUARDS

TOE GUARDS
TYPES OF FOOD AND
LEG PROTECTION COMBINATION FOOT
AND SHIN GUARDS

SAFETY SHOES

ELECTRICALLY
CONDUCTIVE SHOES
TYPES OF HAND AND
Hand and Arm Protection ARM PROTECTION
If a workplace hazard assessment reveals that
employees face potential injury to hands and LEATHER, CANVAS OR
arms that cannot be eliminated through METAL MESH GLOVES
engineering and work practice controls,
employers must ensure that employees wear
appropriate protection. Potential hazards include FABRIC AND COATED
skin absorption of harmful substances, chemical FABRIC GLOVES
or thermal burns, electrical dangers, bruises,
abrasions, cuts, punctures, fractures and
amputations. Protective equipment includes CHEMICAL-AND-
gloves, finger guards and arm coverings or elbow- LIQUID RESISTAND-
length gloves
GLOVES
Body Protection

Employees who face possible bodily injury of any kind that cannot be eliminated through
engineering, work practice or administrative controls, must wear appropriate body
protection while performing their jobs. In addition to cuts and radiation, the following
are examples of workplace hazards that could cause bodily injury:

• Temperature extremes
• Hot splashes from molten metals and other hot liquids
• Potential impacts from tools, machinery and materials
• Hazardous chemicals.

There are many varieties of protective clothing available for specific hazards.
Employers are required to ensure that their employees wear personal protective
equipment only for the parts of the body exposed to possible injury. Examples of body
protection include laboratory coats, coveralls, vests, jackets, aprons, surgical gowns and
full body suits.
Hearing Protection

Determining the need to provide hearing protection for TYPES OF HEARING


employees can be challenging. Employee exposure to PROTECTION
excessive noise depends upon a number of factors,
including:
SINGLE-USE
• The loudness of the noise as measured in decibels (dB). EARPLUGS
• The duration of each employee’s exposure to the noise.
• Whether employees move between work areas with
different noise levels. PRE-FORMED OR
• Whether noise is generated from one or multiple MOLDEN EARPLUGS
sources.

EARMUFFS

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