1. Personal Protective Equipment
A worker’s last line of defense from bodily injury

2. Objectives By the conclusion of this lesson students will be able to:
Explain what an employer’s responsibilities are in regards to PPE
Be able to list the five PPE areas covered in category
Be able to identify PPE utilized in each category

3. PPE Overview 1910.132 General Requirements
Eye and Face Protection
Respiratory Protection
Head Protection
Foot Protection
Electrical Protection (not covered today)
Hand Protection
Hearing Protection Plan

4. General Requirements
Shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment

5. General requirements continued
(a) Includes:
Chemical hazards,
Radiological hazards, or
Mechanical irritants
Encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

6. (b)
Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer shall be responsible to assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such equipment.

7. (C)
All personal protective equipment shall be of safe design and construction for the work to be performed.

8. 1910.132 (d) Assessment and Selection
(1)The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

9. 1910.132(d)(1)(i) If hazards are present the employer shall:
Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment

10. Purchasing for Employees
Employers must provide all PPE but:
Safety-toe footwear,
Prescription safety eyewear,
Everyday clothing and weather-related gear, and
Logging boots
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11. Communication
(1)(ii)Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee
(1)(iii)Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee

12. Written Assessment
(2)The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies:
The workplace evaluated;
The person certifying that the evaluation has been performed;
The date(s) of the hazard assessment

13. Defective and Damaged Equipment
Defective or damaged PPE shall not be used

14. Training (f)
(1)The employer must train employees before issuing PPE

15. Section (f) continued
Each employee trained to know at least the following:
(i)When PPE is necessary
(ii)What PPE is necessary
(iii)How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE
(iv)The limitations of the PPE
(v)The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE.

16. (f) Training
(2)Workers must demonstrate an understanding of the training and the ability to use PPE properly, before being allowed to perform work requiring the use of PPE:
(4)Verify that each employee has received and understood the required training through a written certification that contains:
The name of each employee trained,
The date(s) of training, and that
Identifies the subject of the certification

17. (f)(3) Retraining
When any employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required he shall retrain each such employee.
Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where:
Changes in the workplace or the PPE used render previous training obsolete
Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of assigned PPE

18. 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection
(a)(1)Ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from:
Flying particles
Molten metal
Liquid chemicals,
acids or caustic liquids,
Chemical gases or vapors, or
potentially injurious light radiation

19. Eye and Face Protection (a)(3)
Lenses must be
Z87.1 approved, and have appropriate side shielding
Or have safety glasses over the prescription lenses that does not affect the position of either pair of glasses

20. Proper Shading (a)(5)
The proper shading from injurious light radiation must be provided by employers.
Oxy-Acetylene 5
Stick 10
Tig 11

21. Respiratory
Engineering controls are preferred rather than respirators
Options include:
Confining the operation
Local ventilation of the area
Substituting with less toxic materials
Only when no feasible should respirators be used
Why is this preferred?

22. 1910.134(a)(2) Employer Responsibilities
Employer must establish and maintain a respirator protection program
They must provide respirators suitable for the purpose intended

23. Types of Respirators

24. Respiratory Protection Program (c)
Must include worksite specific procedures and elements for required respirator use
Program must be administered by a trained program administrator (experience or training)
Must be written
Must include
Training
Fit testing
Medical evaluations
Proper selection of respirator
Routine and emergency use

25. Medical Determination
Employer must provide medical evaluation to determine if employee is physically able to work with a respirator.
*Before fit testing or respirator use in workplace*
The recommendation from the PLHCP can only include
If the employee is medically able
Any limitations or conditions for the employee
Follow up medical evaluations as needed
There must be a written recommendation included for each employee on record

26. Head Protection
(1) Ensure that each employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects

27. Requirements
Hardhat must comply with ANSI Z ,2003, or 2007 standards.
All hardhats must have an outer shell free of cracks or defects and an inner webbing to keep the shell off of the user’s head

28. Classes of Hardhats

29. (a) Foot Protection
Ensure that each affected employee uses protective footwear when working in areas where there is:
A danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects
Objects piercing the sole
Where such employee's feet are exposed to electrical hazards
Since it is often worn home, this frequently is required of employees to purchase their own.

30. Hand Protection
Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from:
Skin absorption of harmful substances
Severe cuts or lacerations
Severe abrasions
Punctures
Chemical burns
Thermal burns
Harmful temperature extremes

31. (b)
Employers shall base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on:
An evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed
Conditions present
Duration of use
The hazards and potential hazards
identified

32. Many paces, gloves are dangerous
Especially in areas such as machining, wearing gloves can increase risk of bodily harm due to catching moving parts.
Even disposable gloves can catch and entrap appendages

33. Many materials for many applications
Leather
Vinyl
Neoprene
Cotton
Kevlar
Stainless Steel mesh
No glove does every job!!!

34. 1910.95 Hearing Protection Plan
Not a part of the PPE selection in the standards..
Like all PPE, engineering controls and changes to processes are attempted first in order to keep workers safer.
Possibly natural form of survival?

35. Details on Hearing Protection Plan
Db levels are given in time weighted averages.
If it is louder that 80, but not for an extended period of time, it may be permissible.
must be posted in the workplace
Reduction amount is rated on PPE, and is reduced by 7 to ensure adequate protection
If workers experience a shift in hearing, they must be retested in 30 days

36. Options

37. Why?
Because everyone has a right to come home at the end of the day