1. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
OSHA requires the use of PPE when it is needed 29 CFR
By: Chou Lor, Facilities Planning Management
UW-Eau Claire
Facilities Planning & Management

2. Personal Protective Equipment
Training Objectives
Identify areas where PPE may be needed
Employee participation
Identify different types of PPE
Care of PPE
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3. Personal Protective Equipment
Identify areas where PPE may be needed
Evaluate the work areas
What safety hazards are in the work areas?
The workplace conditions
Fall hazards
Evaluate the work task
What safety hazards does the task create?
What safety hazards do the tools and equipment pose?
Employers are required to assess job duties, determine physical hazards, and prescribe correct PPE
When and what type of PPE
Proper use, care, and storage
Do not be afraid to ask if you believe that you need PPE
The first step in determining what personal protective equipment is required to be worn is determining the hazards.
Look at the work area first. Are there atmospheric conditions, such as those found in confined spaces, that may pose a danger? Are there fall hazards of 4’ or more? Will you be in an excavation where cave-in is possible?
Next, evaluate the work task you will be performing. What hazards will the task create?
-welding fumes?
-harmful dusts or mists?
-flying debris or impact from tools and equipment use?
-entanglement hazards from rotating equipment?
-cuts and abrasions from sharp objects?
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Facilities Planning & Management

4. Personal Protective Equipment
Employee Participation
Attend required PPE training sessions
Wear PPE as required
Clean and maintain assigned PPE
Inform your immediate supervisor if PPE is in need of repair or replacement
As an employee, you also have responsibilities; they include: (read the slide).
If you do not wear your PPE properly (i.e. hard hat worn backwards, wrong shade of filtered lens, wrong glove, etc.) will it protect you? NO! Some other examples of misuse where you may not be adequately protected include:
-Wearing gloves that do not protect against the chemical you are using.
-Wearing safety glasses when goggles are required.
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Facilities Planning & Management

5. Personal Protective Equipment
Types of PPE
Head Protection
Head protection is important for many reasons
Head injuries are serious and some injuries may be permanent
Potential Hazards:
Falling objects
Electrical shocks
Splashes, spills, and drips
Guidelines for determining the need for hard hats include:
work is in close proximity to overhead electrical conductors
employee is within a barricaded or posted construction area where head hazards exist
employee is required to work beneath other persons or operations where accidental dropping or loss of control of tools, or other articles could lead to a head injury
work is within "Hard Hat" posted area
beams, pipes, structural elements, etc., are at or below head height
objects stored on shelves, platforms, etc., may fall and cause head injury  
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6. Personal Protective Equipment
Head Protection Cont.:
Hard hats: Use rigid shell and suspension system to shield head.
Class A: Falling objects and electrical shocks – up to 2,200 volts.
Class B: Falling objects and electrical shocks– up to 20,000 volts.
Class C: Falling objects only.
Bump caps do not protect from falling objects.
Hard hats—use rigid shell and suspension system to shield head
Class A—falling objects and electrical shock—up to 2,200 volts
Class B—falling objects and electrical shock—up to 20,000 volts
Class C—falling objects only
Bump caps—do not protect from falling objects
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Facilities Planning & Management

7. Personal Protective Equipment
Eye and Face Protection
Hazards associated with the eyes and face:
Flying objects
Splash hazards from chemicals, battery acid, degreasing, plating
Dusts or powders
Radiant energy – welding or lasers
Hazards to the eyes and face include:
-flying debris from sawing, grinding, drilling, sanding…
-impact from hammering, machining, chipping, chiseling, power-fastening, masonry work…
-splash hazards from chemicals, battery acid, degreasing, plating…
-heat from furnace operations (pouring, casting, hot dipping), welding, cutting, brazing
-glare and light radiation from welding and cutting operations
Your options for protection include: (read the slide)
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8. Personal Protective Equipment
Eyes and Face Protection Cont.:
Provide adequate protection.
Particles, liquids, vapors, gases, radiation
Safety Glasses with side shields, goggles, face shield
Reasonably comfortable.
Fit snugly, no interference to vision
Easily cleanable and durable.
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Facilities Planning & Management

9. Personal Protective Equipment
Eyes and Face Protection Cont.:
Safety Glasses
Protects against
Moderate impact
Flying particles
Side Shields
Shatter-proof lenses
Impact-resistant frames
Side shields
*Shatter-proof lenses
*Impact-resistant frames
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Facilities Planning & Management

10. Personal Protective Equipment
Eyes and Face Protection Cont.:
Safety Goggles:
Offer more protection than glasses.
Fit closer to the face.
Better protection when exposed to fumes, vapors, dusts, and splashing.
If used specifically for splash resistance, they must be labeled as so.
Safety goggles protect against moderate impact, chemical splash, dust and flying debris. Safety goggles form a seal around your face to protect your eyes. They have shatter-proof lenses and impact-resistant frames.
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Facilities Planning & Management

11. Personal Protective Equipment
Eyes and Face Protection Cont.:
Face Shield
Offer full face protection
Used in operations that produce flying objects or splashes
Can be worn with a hard hat
Must be worn with safety glasses
Face shields alone are not adequate eye protection
Face shields protect against flying particles, metal sparks, and chemical splash. They generally do NOT protect against impact hazards and should be worn with primary eyewear such as safety glasses or goggles.
Face shields come with an adjustable head band or may be attached to a hard hat.
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Facilities Planning & Management

12. Personal Protective Equipment
Body Protection
Body Hazards
Extreme temperatures
Chemical exposure
Impact
Falls
Electrical contact
Entanglement
Hazards to the body include: (read the slide)
And again, there may be more than one hazard or more than one type of chemical that must be addressed.
You must also consider the level of protection you will need. If there is a splash hazard from chemicals which are non-hazardous, you may only need partial body protection, such as that provided by an apron or coat. Another example would be welding overhead where sparks and slag may be dropping onto you. Flame-retardant jackets and sleeves should be worn.
Use work Clothes
Coveralls, Chemical-Resistant suits
Aprons
Other applications may require that you be totally isolated from the environment, such as responding to a hazardous material spill where dangerous vapors can be present.
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13. Personal Protective Equipment
Body Protection Cont.:
Suits
Gas/vapor-tight
Liquid-tight
Particulate-tight
Partial body/limited
Aprons and sleeves
Chaps, knee pads, shin guards
Appropriate attire
no loose clothing
non-melting material
Here are some of the types of body protection available. First, identify the hazard you are protection against, and then choose the appropriate material and level of body wear.
Suits may be gas/vapor-tight suits which have gas-tight zippers, double taped seams, gloves, booties, built-in face shields, and space for self-contained-breathing-apparatus. Think of it as a space suit. Suits may also be liquid or particulate-tight, such as the one in the picture to your right. The employee is performing asbestos removal and is wearing a particulate-tight tyvek suit.
Partial body/limited body wear is for less hazardous situations, and includes rubber aprons, flame-resistant welding jackets, sleeves, shin guards, etc. and are not as cumbersome as suits.
Appropriate attire refers to wearing proper clothing for certain work tasks, for example:
-no loose clothing or jewelry around rotating machinery in shop areas
-cotton or wool clothing for extreme heat operations, such as welding and cutting or high voltage electrical hazards
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14. Personal Protective Equipment
Hearing Protection
Exposure to excessive noise levels (8 hour TWA> 85dBA)
Decide which size and type protector is most suitable for the working environment.
Must adequately reduce the severity of the noise level for each employee’s work environment.
Types of ear protection available include:
Jazz Band
Earmuffs
Earplugs
Required when employees are in areas where there is exposure to excessive noise levels (8 hour TWA > 85 dbA)
Recommended for use in high noise areas such as MER’s and for use with high noise operations
Must have appropriate NRR (muffs do not always provide more protection)
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15. Personal Protective Equipment
Hand Protection
Protects against risk of
Cuts
Abrasions
Burns
Punctures
Exposure to hazardous materials.
Requires selection of the appropriate gloves for the job.
The key to effective hand protection, however, is choosing the correct type of glove. Often there is more than one hazard associated with the task. For example, in the picture above, there is a chemical hazard, and if there is broken glass, there would also be a cut or puncture hazard. The gloves used for this clean up task must be resistant to the particular chemical spilt and cut/puncture resistant. See your PPE Coordinator or local safety supplier for recommendations and guidelines.
Barrier creams may be available for low risk hazards.
Finger cots are generally used in cleanroom applications where small parts or other devices must not be contaminated from handling.
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Facilities Planning & Management

16. Personal Protection Equipment
Hand Protection Cont.:
How to remove gloves
Grasp the outside of one glove.
Hold the glove with your gloved hand.
Insert your fingers on the inside of the glove.
Turn the glove inside out over the first glove
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17. Personal Protective Equipment
Foot Protection
Foot Hazards:
Danger of foot injuries due to falling and rolling objects,
Slip hazards or objects piercing the sole,
Where employees are exposed to electrical hazards.
Safety shoes or boots with impact protection are required for:
Carrying or handling heavy materials such as:
Packages, objects, parts or tools, which could be dropped and for other activities where objects might fall onto the feet.
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18. Personal Protective Equipment
Foot Protection Cont.:
Special situations may require wearing metatarsal protection, electrical conductive or insulating safety shoes or boot.
Must comply with ANSI Z Standards.
Steel Toe footwear protects your toes from falling objects and from being crushed.
Metatarsal footwear have special guards that run from your ankle to your toes and protect the entire foot
Reinforced sole footwear have metal reinforcement that protects your foot from punctures.
Latex/Rubber footwear resists chemicals and provides extra traction on slippery surfaces.
Major types:
Falls/impacts from sharp or heavy objects
Compression
Punctures
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Facilities Planning & Management

19. Personal Protective Equipment
Care of PPE
Always check PPE for damage before and after each use
Clean PPE before storing
Dispose of and replace damaged PPE
Store PPE properly and avoid conditions that could damage it, such as heat, light, moisture, etc.
UW-Eau Claire
Facilities Planning & Management