Use of PPEs
0 likes392 views
This document discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) and employer responsibilities for protecting employees from workplace hazards. It describes common types of PPE including equipment for hearing/sight, foot, respiratory, head, hand, and eye protection. Employers must assess hazards, implement engineering and administrative controls where possible, and provide appropriate PPE and training to employees on its proper use. Examples of specific PPE like hard hats, safety glasses, and gloves are provided for different types of hazards like chemicals, falling objects, sharp tools, and loud noises.
Use of PPEs
- 1. Personal Protective Equipment Protecting Employees from Workplace Hazards
- 2. Types of PPEs used for Prrotection of : • Hearing And Sight • Foot • Respiratory • Head • Hand • Eye
- 3. 3 Consideration Should Be Given To The Basic Hazard Categories » Impact » Chemical » Penetration » Heat / Radiation » Compression » Harmful Dust
- 4. 4 Sources of Hazards • Motion • High Temperature • Types of Chemical Exposures • Harmful Dust • Light Radiation • Falling Objects • Sharp Objects • Rolling or Pinching Objects • Layout of Workplace • Electrical Hazards • Review Accident/Mishap Data To Help Identify Problem Area
- 5. 5 Responsibility • Employers – Must protect employees from hazards such as falling objects, harmful substances, noise etc. exposures that can cause injury – Must Use all feasible engineering and work practice controls to eliminate and reduce hazards – If elimination of hazards are not possible, then must use personal protective equipment (PPE) • PPE is the last level of control
- 6. 6 Elimination of Hazards : By Engineering Controls • If the work environment can be physically changed to prevent employee exposure to the potential hazard, • Then the hazard can be eliminated with an engineering control
- 7. 7 What is Engineering Controls ? – Initial design specifications – Use of specific tools (hammer only with wooden handle, crowbar, three bulb test lamp ) – Substitute less harmful material – Change process (elct. / mech. or other ) – Ventilation (for natural light, extraction of gas / dust / heat etc.) – Enclose process / Isolate process (proper guard, door, plugging, curtain, glass etc. )
- 8. 8 Elimination of Hazards • Work Practice Controls – If Employees can change the way they do their jobs and the exposure to the potential hazard is removed (job rotation) – Then The hazard can be eliminated with a work practice control
- 9. 9 Elimination of Hazards : Responsibilities • Employer – Assess workplace for hazards – Provide PPE – Determine when to use – Provide PPE training for employees and instruction for proper use • Employee – Use PPE in accordance with training received and other instructions – Inspect daily and maintain in a clean and reliable condition
- 10. 10 Examples of PPE Body Part Protection Eye safety glasses, goggles Face face shields Head hard hats / Helmet Feet safety shoes / boots Hands and arms Gloves (leather / canvas, rubber) Bodies Apron Hearing earplugs, earmuffs
- 11. 11 Training Train the employees : – Why it is necessary – How it will protect them – What are its limitations – When and how to wear – How to clean and disinfect – What is its useful life & how is it disposed
- 12. 12 Causes of Head Injuries – Falling objects such as tools – Hit by or against any objects, such as pipes / beams / structures etc – Contact with exposed electrical wiring or components – Flying objects.
- 13. 13 Training : When must Eye Protection be Provided? • When any of these hazards are present: – Dust and other flying particles, such as metal / sawdust / lime / sand / cement etc. – Corrosive gases, vapors, and liquids – Molten metal that may splash – hazardous liquid chemicals that may splash – Intense light from welding and lasers
- 14. 14 Training : Criteria for Selection • Eye Protection – Protects against specific hazards – Comfortable to wear – Does not restrict vision or movement – Durable and easy to clean and disinfect – Does not interfere with the function of other required PPE
- 15. 15 Training : Criteria for Selection • Face Shields – Full face protection – Protects face from dusts and splashes or sprays of hazardous liquids – Does not protect from impact hazards – Wear safety glasses or goggles
- 16. 16 Training : Criteria for Selection • Welding Shields – Protects eyes against burns from radiant light Protects face and eyes from flying sparks, metal spatter, & slag chips produced during welding, brazing, soldering, and cutting
- 17. 17 Training : Hearing Protection • May Suffer Permanent Hearing Loss DueTo: – Exposure To Loud Noise - Without Pain – Hearing Protection Worn Incorrectly • The Sounds In Your Work Area Are Irritating • Your Voice Must Be Raised To Be Heard By Someone Closer Than Two Feet Away
- 18. 18 Training : Hearing Protection Required • The Sounds In Your Work Area Are Irritating • Your Voice Must Be Raised To Be Heard By Someone Closer Than Two Feet Away
- 19. 19 Training : Hearing Protection • When it’s not feasible to reduce the noise or its duration, use ear protective devices Ear protective devices must be fitted Earmuffs Earplugs
- 20. 20 Training : When Must Foot Protection be Provided? • When any of these are present: – Any objects such as barrels or tools that might roll onto or fall on employees’ feet – Sharp objects such as nails or spikes that might pierce ordinary shoes – Molten metal that might splash on feet – Hot or wet surfaces – Slippery surfaces
- 21. 21 Hand Protection : When Must Hand Protection be Provided? • When any of these are present: – Burns – Bruises – Abrasions – Cuts – Fractures – Amputations – Chemical Exposures – Electrical flashover / shock
- 22. 22 Hand Protection : Respiratory Protection Dusts Fogs Fumes Mists Gases Smoke Sprays And Vapors HAZARDS:
- 23. 23 Summary • Assess the workplace for hazards • Use engineering and work practice controls to eliminate or reduce hazards before using PPE • Select appropriate PPE. • Inform employees why the PPE is necessary, how and when it must be worn • Train employees how to use and care for their PPE, including how to recognize deterioration and failure • Employers must implement the use of need base PPEs
- 24. 24 Summary • PPE Must Be Used Correctly To Protect You. • PPE Is Designed For Your Benefit. • For Your Sake And For Your Family’s, • Learn How To Use PPE But Most Importantly USE IT !!!!!