Getting Your PPE Facts Right - Fact or Myth?
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The document discusses various types of personal protective equipment (PPE) and provides facts and myths about their usage. It covers topics such as the definition of PPE varying by location, hard hats needing to be replaced if damaged, goggles protecting against radiation, proper fitting of earplugs, respirator filtering capabilities, gloves protecting against needlesticks, conductive footwear, heat stress protection, sunscreen protection from UVA and UVB rays, uses of full body harnesses, and the differences between fall restraint and fall arrest systems. The document aims to test the reader's knowledge of proper PPE use.
Getting Your PPE Facts Right - Fact or Myth?
- 1. made by Prescillia Percy Chua
- 2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are specialized items worn to provide a physical barrier between the wearer and the hazardous environment Hazmat suit, WiseGeek
- 4. Let’s challenge your PPE SMARTS!
- 5. The definition of what constitutes as PPE is UNIVERSAL Fact or Myth ?
- 6. The definition of what constitutes as PPE is UNIVERSAL
- 7. PPE varies by state, country, and even by planet! Hadfield Spacewalk during the STS-100 mission, Wikipedia
- 8. showing that personal protective equipment can cover a variety of occupations and has a wide-ranging definition. In 2011, failure to use condoms was a violation of OSHA's Blood borne Pathogens Program PPE, resulting in citations against the adult film production companies… Larry Flynt's Hustler Video Cited by Cal/OSHA over Condoms, Safety, Says AHF | Business Wire.
- 9. Let’s look at some common
- 10. HARD HATS have a pre-determined SERVICE LIFE Fact or Myth ?
- 11. HARD HATS have a pre-determined SERVICE LIFE
- 12. ANSI Z89.1 AS 1800 CSA Z94.1 EN 397 ISO 3873 Several standards state thatSeveral standards state thatSeveral standards state thatSeveral standards state that all components should beall components should beall components should beall components should be inspectedinspectedinspectedinspected dailydailydailydaily for signs of:for signs of:for signs of:for signs of: • dents,dents,dents,dents, • cracks,cracks,cracks,cracks, • penetration,penetration,penetration,penetration, • brittleness, andbrittleness, andbrittleness, andbrittleness, and • deteriorationdeteriorationdeteriorationdeterioration
- 13. Any hard hat failing visualAny hard hat failing visualAny hard hat failing visualAny hard hat failing visual inspection should beinspection should beinspection should beinspection should be REMOVED FROM SERVICE. Construction Accident Helmet, Kansas City Injury Attorney Blog
- 14. HK Labour Department, Guidance Notes on the Selection, Use, and Maintenance of Safety Helmets
- 15. GOGGLES may protect against RADIATION Fact or Myth ?
- 17. goggles are effective in prevent eye injury fromgoggles are effective in prevent eye injury fromgoggles are effective in prevent eye injury fromgoggles are effective in prevent eye injury from impact dusty environments chemical splashes UV & IR radiation Marines, Welding Warrior, Flickr
- 18. For best fit, foam earplugs must be held in place during ear canal EXPANSION Fact or Myth ?
- 19. For best fit, foam earplugs must be held in place during ear canal EXPANSION
- 20. the myth started in the 1970s… EH Berger, National Hearing Conservation Association, Feb 2012, Spectrum Vol 29, Supplment III, p.34.
- 21. A recent study showed it’s more critical for a pinna pull and a tight, crease-free roll down EH Berger, National Hearing Conservation Association, Feb 2012, Spectrum Vol 29, Supplment III, p.34.
- 22. Particulate filtering capabilities of RESPIRATORS are based on the material’s ability to filter the MOST PENETRATING particle size Fact or Myth ?
- 23. Particulate filtering capabilities of RESPIRATORS are based on the material’s ability to filter the MOST PENETRATING particle size
- 26. Ability to filter vapours are tested against different standards Dad with Gas Mask, Busy Chris, Flickr
- 27. Wearing gloveswill protect against transmission of pathogens during a needlestick Fact or Myth ?
- 28. Wearing gloveswill protect against transmission of pathogens during a needlestick
- 29. Wearing gloves will protect you against transmission of blood borne pathogens during a needlestick % of the contaminantof the contaminantof the contaminantof the contaminant is wiped offis wiped offis wiped offis wiped off bybybyby thethethethe gloveglovegloveglove Significantly reducing the amount that contacts your tissues A Paxton. Needlestick patrol:breaking bad habits. January 2012. www.cap.org
- 30. Conductivefootwear must be worn in explosiveor hazardous work locations. Fact or Myth ?
- 31. Conductivefootwear must be worn in explosiveor hazardous work locations.
- 32. Static Electricity, Lego Message Board
- 33. Stewart, Ball of Plasma, Edinburgh, Scotland, Flickr Conductive footwear is made with materials that offer no electrical resistance, reducing the chance of ignition from a static electric spark
- 34. Roger Perriss. Electricity pylon maintenance, S Yorkshire_3953.01. Flickr However, these offer no protection from live charges or electrical equipment.
- 35. Always wear short sleeve shirts and pants to protect from heat stress Fact or Myth ?
- 36. Always wear short sleeve shirts and pants to protect from heat stress
- 37. ° ° Thermometer hot, livescience.com
- 38. Alfred Weidinger, Touareg at the Festival au Desert near Timbuktu, Mali 2012, Wikipedia When the air temperature exceeds 35°C (95°F), wear a layer of light loose fitting clothes made of breathable fabric to reduce heat stress caused by conductiveconductiveconductiveconductive heating.
- 39. UVAandUVB Fact or Myth ? Sunscreens protect against both
- 40. UVAandUVB Sunscreens protect against both
- 41. SPF ratings only apply to UVB protectionSPF ratings only apply to UVB protectionSPF ratings only apply to UVB protectionSPF ratings only apply to UVB protection Narrow. Sun is shining. Flickr
- 42. New labeling requirements for UVA protection are underway in many countries. In the meantime, look for broadbroadbroadbroad----spectrumspectrumspectrumspectrum sunscreens containing: avobenzone, mexoryl, titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. S Louw, Sun tanning on the beach, Getty Images
- 43. FULL BODY HARNESSES may be used for FALL RESTRAINT and FALL ARREST Fact or Myth ?
- 44. FULL BODY HARNESSES may be used for FALL RESTRAINT and FALL ARREST
- 45. Western Area Power, Fall Protection Field Trials. Flickr Full-body harnesses may be used in fall restraint and fall arrest systems depending on manufacturer’s specifications and standards.
- 46. So what’s the between fall restraint & fall arrest? DIFFERENCE
- 47. A FALL RESTRAINT SYSTEMFALL RESTRAINT SYSTEMFALL RESTRAINT SYSTEMFALL RESTRAINT SYSTEM means a system to prevent a worker from falling from a work position, or from travelling to an unguarded edge from which the worker could fall. Latchways.com
- 48. A FALL ARREST SYSTEM means a system that will stop a worker's fall before the worker hits the surface below. www.fall-arrest.com
- 49. So how many did you get
- 50. More
- 51. Contact your local Occupational Hygienist or Safety Professional
- 52. Thank you