PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

TRAINING
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TRAINING RULE
 Phone on silent mode (if there is an urgent call
take it outside)

 If you need a break or explanation don’t hesitate

to stop us

 Try to stay, always focus on your safety and the

safety of your buddy.
Objectives

 Describe the hierarchy of controls as it relates to

personal protective equipment.
 Identify the types of personal protective equipment.
 Explain the personal protective equipment training
requirements.
 Explain the employer responsibilities.
 Explain the employee responsibilities regarding
personal protective equipment.
Objectives

Employers must protect employees:

 Assess the workplace.

 Eliminate and reduce the hazards found using
engineering and administrative controls.
 Then use appropriate personal protective
equipment.
 Remember, Personal Protective Equipment is
the last Level of Control.
Responsibilities

The employer is required for:

• Perform hazard assessment
• Provide appropriate PPE
• Train employees
• Maintain / Replace PPE
• Review / Update / Evaluate PPE Program
Training Requirements

Each employee who is required to use PPE

must be trained to know:

• When PPE is necessary

• What PPE is necessary
• How to properly put on, take off, adjust and wear the
PPE
• The limitation of the PPE
• Proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of
PPE
HIERARCHY of CONTROLS

Highest Effective
Physically
removed the
hazards
Replace the
hazards

Isolate the people from

the hazards

Change the way people

work

Protect the worker with

Personal Protective
Least Effective Equipment
Hierarchy of Control

Elimination:
 Highest level of protection
 Eliminate the hazard from the workplace

HAZARD
Hierarchy of Control

Substitution:
 Use safer item / substance
 Use same chemical but in a different form; as
particle size of a substance decreases, hazard
level increases.

HAZARD
Hierarchy of Control

Engineering Control:
 Physical changes to workplace
 Example
o Isolation
o Ventilation
o Equipment modification
o Others
Hierarchy of Control

Administrative Control:
 Requires worker or employer to do something
 Example
o Written proper operating procedures, work permits and safe work
practices
o Inspection and maintenance
o Housekeeping
o Monitoring the use of highly hazardous materials
o Supervision
o Trainings
o Alarms, signals and warnings
o Regulated areas
o Limit exposure by time or distance
o Posting of safety signages
Hierarchy of Control

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Control:

 Requires worker or employer to wear
 Examples:
What is PPE?

 Personal Protective Equipment

 PPE is a precautionary step to protect yourself and
the people around you.
 PPE is specialized clothing or equipment worn for
protection against dangerous or infectious
materials.
 PPE prevents contact with an infectious agent by
creating a barrier between the potentially infectious
material and the public health practitioner.
Types of PPE

Head Protection:


Types of PPE

Head Protection:
Frequent causes of head injuries
-Falling objects from above striking
on the head;
-Bump head against fixed objects,
such as exposed pipes or beams;
or
-Accidental head contact with
electrical hazards.
Types of PPE

Wearing a helmet or hard hat is one

of the easiest ways to protect an
employees head from injury. Hard
hats can protect employees from
impact and penetration hazards as
well as from electrical shock and
burn hazards.
Employers must ensure that their employees wear
head protection if any of the following apply.
Types of PPE

Classes of hard hats:

-CLASS G (General)
• Protection against
impact, penetration.
• Low-voltage electrical
protection (proof –
tested to 2,200 volts)
Types of PPE

Classes of hard hats:

-CLASS E (Electrical)
• Designed for electrical /
utility work.
• Protect against falling
objects, impact.
• Electrical protection against
high-voltage (proof-tested to
20,000 volts)
Types of PPE

Classes of hard hats:

-CLASS C (Conductive)
• Designed for comfort; offers
limited protection.
• Protects head that may
bump against fixed objects.
• Does not protect against
falling objects or electrical
hazards.
Types of PPE

ANSI Z89.1, 1997

-Type I:
• Provides protection from objects fall directly
on top of the helmet, but not from objects
that strikes the side, front or back of the
head.
-Type II:
• Provides protection from strikes to the top of
the head and also provides protection from
blows to the sides, front, and back of the
head. More suitable for workers who are not
always in a standing position.
Types of PPE

Eye and Face Protection:

Types of PPE

Common causes of eye injuries:

-Chemical splashes
-Intense light
-Dust and other flying particles
-Molten metal splashes
Types of PPE

Eye and Face Protection

-Must comply with the following:
• ANSI Z87.1-2003, or
• ANSI Z87.1-1989 (R-1998)
Types of PPE

Safety Glasses
-Used to protect against
moderate impacts from particles
Types of PPE

Selecting Eye and Face Protection

-Elements to consider:
• Ability to protect against workplace hazards
• Should fit properly
• Should provide unrestricted vision and
movement
• Durable and cleanable
• Allow unrestricted functioning of other PPE
Types of PPE

Prescription Glasses
-Employee who use prescription
glasses while performing
operations with potential eye
hazards must use eye protection
that:
• Incorporates the prescription in its design, or
• Can be used over your prescription glasses
without interfering with the proper positioning of
the prescription glasses or goggles.
Types of PPE

Goggles
-Protect eyes, and the facial
area immediately surrounding
the eyes from impact, dust
splashes.
-Some can be used over
corrective lenses or prescription
glasses, if they fit them.
Types of PPE

Types of Goggles

Direct-ventilated Indirect-ventilated Non-ventilated

• Resist direct passage • Prevents fogging • Does not allow the
of large particles into by allowing air passage of air into the
the goggle circulation goggle
• Prevents fogging by • Protects against • Prevents splash entry
allowing air circulation liquid or chemical
• May fog and require
splash entry
frequent lens cleaning
Types of PPE

Face Shields
-Protect face from nuisance dust and
potential splashes or sprays of
hazardous liquids.
-Shields do not protect from impact
hazards unless so rated.
-Shields are for face protection, not
eye protection. To protect the eyes,
wear safety glasses with side shields,
or goggles under the face shield.
Types of PPE

Welding Shield / Welding Mask

-Protect eye from burns caused
by:
• Infrared light
• Intense radiant light

-Protect eyes and face from

flying sparks, metal spatters,
and slag
Types of PPE

Respiratory Protection
Types of PPE

- Eliminate toxic material or substitute a

less toxic material
- Enclose or confine operation
- General or local exhaust ventilation

• Only when engineering controls are not

feasible, respirators will be used
Types of PPE

Types of Respirators
-Air-Purifying (APR) –
remove contaminants
from air
• Particulate respirators
• Chemical cartridge/gas mask
respirator
• Powered Air-Purifying
Respirator (PAPR)
Types of PPE

Types of Respirators
-Atmosphere –
Supplying – provide
clean and breathable air
• Self-Contained Breathing
Apparatus (SCBA)
• Supplied-Air Respirator
(SAR)
Types of PPE

Storing Respirators
-Protect against dust,
sunlight, heat, extreme
cold, excessive moisture
and damaging chemicals
-Store in position to retain
natural configuration
Types of PPE

Hearing Protection
Types of PPE

Hearing Protection
• Exposure to noise levels
over 85 dB can be cause
hearing loss
• Hearing protection
required at 90 dB
• Implement effective
Hearing Conservation
Program
Types of PPE

Hearing Protection Permissible Noise Exposure

29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1)
• The employer must Duration per Sound Level
provide ear protection Day (hours) (dBA)
8 90
when the noise level in the
6 92
work area is greater than 4 95
indicated in this table. 3 97
2 100
1 105
1/2 110
1/4 115
Impact noise should not exceed 140 dB
Types of PPE

Example of Hearing Protection:

- Disposable foam plugs
- Molded ear plugs
- Noise-cancelling ear plugs
- Ear muffs

• Consider Noise Reduction

Rating (NRR) of devices
Types of PPE

Hand Protection:
• Potential hazards for hands
- Skin absorption of hazardous substances
- Lacerations or severe cuts
- Punctures
- Chemical burns
- Thermal burns
- Extreme temperatures
Types of PPE

Hand Protection (Types of Gloves):

Anti-vibration
Chemical-resistant Leather Palm / Welding gloves

Electrical gloves Working gloves Cut-resistant

Types of PPE

Foot Protection:
• Protective footwear must comply with any of the
following agreement standards:
- ANSI Z41.1 – 1991 – “American
National Standard for Personal Protection –
Protective Footwear”

- ASTM F-2412 – 2005 – “Standard Test

Methods for foot protection”

- ASTM F-2413 – 2005 – “Standard

Specification for Performance
Requirements for Protective Footwear”
Types of PPE

Foot Protection:
• Condition requiring foot
protection:
- Impacts
- Compressions
- Cuts/Punctures
- Chemicals
- Temperatures
Types of PPE
Types of PPE

Foot Protection:
• Cause of foot injuries:
- Falling or rolling of heavy objects
- Crushing or penetrating materials
- Sharp objects that can penetrate
the sole
- Exposure to molten metal
- Working on, or around, hot, wet, or
slippery surfaces
- working when electrical hazards are
present
Types of PPE

Foot Protection:
• Protection from hazards
- Shoes with metal toe-cap
protects against knocks,
falling objects
- Rubber shoes protect against
chemical materials, as
directed by the SDS
Types of PPE

Body Protection:
Protective Clothing
Types of PPE

 Provide protective clothing for those parts

of the body exposed to possible injuries.

 Types of body protection

• Laboratory coats
• Coveralls
• Vests
• Jackets
• Aprons
• Surgical gowns
• Full-body suits
Question & Answer?
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