Personalprotectiveequipment 130411194522 Phpapp01 (2)

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Personal protective equipment - for eyes,face, head, and extremities, protective

clothing, respiratory devices, and protectiveshields and barriers.

It shall be provided, used, and maintained in asanitary and reliable condition.

Necessary by reason of hazards of processesor environment, chemical hazards,radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants.


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Body Protection

Eye & Face Protection

Hand Protection Head Protection

Foot & Leg Protection

Ear Protection


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appropriate for the risk involved and conditions at the

place where exposure to the risk may occur;

adequate protection is afforded without increasing the

overall risk; ergonomics requirements and the state of health of

the user or wearer;

capable of fitting the wearer correctly; designed and manufactured according to a certain

standard of quality.


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The risks that workers may encounter include heat, cold, badweather, chemical or metal splash, spray from pressure leaksor spray guns, impact or penetration, contaminated dust,

and excessive wear or entanglement of clothing.

The types of body protection include conventional ordisposal overalls, boiler suits, warehouse coats, laboratorycoats, donkey jackets, aprons and specialist protectiveclothing such as chemical suits and aluminum asbestos suitsfor hot work. Choice of material includes non-flammable,anti-static, chainmail, chemically impermeable or highvisibility materials.


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Single-use earplugs :

Made of waxed cotton,

foam, silicone rubber orfibreglass wool.

When properly inserted,

they work as well as mostmoulded earplugs.
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Require a perfect seal

around the ear.

Better attenuation ofnoise.

Glasses, facial hair, long

hair or facial movements

such as chewing may

reduce the protective value

of earmuffs.


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Safety Spectacles with safety frames from metal / plastic and impact-resistant

lenses, and side shieldsGoggles tight-fitting eye protection that completely cover the eyes, eye

sockets and the facial area, provide protection from impact, dustand splashes

Welding Shields Vulcanized fibre or fibreglass fitted with a filtered lens; protect

eyes from burns caused by infrared or intense radiant light, flyingsparks, metal spatter and slag chips produced during welding,brazing, soldering and cutting.

Laser safety goggles Protect against intense concentrations of light produced by lasers,

(depend on the equipment and operating conditions in theworkplace).


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Hard Hats

Hard hats first used for industrial setting were inspired bythe helmets worn by soldiers in World War 1.However approximately 120,000 people sustain headinjuries on the job each year by falling objects, in spitemany of victims were wearing hard hats.This statistics have been the driving force for developmentof tougher & more durable hats.Todays hat typically made of thermoplastic materialpolyethylene.They are designed to limit the impact to the top of thehead, thus reduce the amount of impact transmitted tohead, neck, and spine.


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Situations in which an employee should wear footand/or leg protection include:

When heavy objects such as barrels or tools

might roll onto or fall on the employees feet. Working with sharp objects such as nails orspikes that could pierce the soles or uppers ofordinary shoes.

Exposure to molten metal that might splash onfeet or legs.

Working on or around hot, wet or slipperysurfaces.

Working when electrical hazards are present.


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Potential hazards include:

1. Skin absorption of harmful substances2. Chemical or thermal burns3. Electrical dangers, bruises, abrasions4. Cuts, punctures, fractures.


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For protection against chemicals, gloveselection must be based on the:

1. Chemicals encountered2. Chemicals resistant3. Physical properties of the glove material


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