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3010 – 01 – Why Use Personal Protective Equipment?

3010 – 01 – Why Use Personal Protective Equipment?

A safety program’s main objective is to get rid of hazards in the workplace. When hazards cannot be avoided, then they should be controlled at their origin. When hazards are still in play, then employees should be wearing personal protective equipment.Personal protective equipment is any device or clothing that prevents injury and limits contact with hazards. To stay as safe as possible, PPE should be worn and used constantly in the work environment.

3010 – 02 – Knowing OSHA PPE Requirements

3010 – 02 – Knowing OSHA PPE Requirements

Different standards for OSHA are going to have specific PPE requirements for different industries. Some standards state that the employers will provide PPE at no cost to the employee. Others state that they merely need to provide it. In some cases, the employee needs to pay for it. There are some requirements that are universal through all industries. They are:• Do a hazard assessment to understand hazards in the workplace• Figure out the proper PPE and give it to employees• Ensure employees use the PPE• Educate employees in how PPE is utilized.• Perform the proper upkeep on PPE• Review, renew, […]

3010 – 03 – The Process of a Hazard Assessment

3010 – 03 – The Process of a Hazard Assessment

To protect workers from harm, employers need to evaluate the workplace with a hazard assessment and find out what hazards are in the workplace. When a company does a hazard assessment, a representative or group walks-through and documents worksite conditions.The team gets separated into two general categories: physical hazards and health hazards. Physical hazards can result in injuries while health hazards cause illness.After the hazards have been separated into their categories, the safety team breaks down the hazards into even more categories set forth by OSHA. Then the team looks for the cause of these issues and notes the layout […]

3010 – 04 – Choosing Personal Protective Equipment

3010 – 04 – Choosing Personal Protective Equipment

After the hazard assessment has been accomplished, the safety team can figure out which types of PPE are proper for the hazards of your workplace. Safety glasses are typically appropriate for any workplace.OSHA designates that any PPE clothing and equipment needs to be made correctly and maintained. PPE needs to be comfortable enough that employees won’t remove it because of discomfort.The equipment may not fit every single employee correctly. It needs to be sized on an individual basis for every employee. If many items are worn together, they need to work together so that they don’t cause each other to […]

3010 – 05 – Using Standards Development

3010 – 05 – Using Standards Development

OSHA doesn’t always say when a piece of equipment should be worn, but if they do mention a certain type of PPE, then it needs to meet an outside standard. Professional groups in conjunction with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) create these standards. ANSI is an organization that makes the U.S. voluntary standards and conformity assessment system. ANSI gives a way for an industry to make and distribute the specifications for most PPE.If you are purchasing your own PPE, you should double check with your industry’s standards and make sure what you buy fits the job. Remember, OSHA doesn’t […]

3010 – 06 – Understanding PPE Training

3010 – 06 – Understanding PPE Training

OSHA needs employers to train all employees to properly use the PPE. They need to know when and what type of PPE should be worn when needed. They need to know how to wear, remove, and properly fit the PPE. They should also know its limitations and its correct maintenance and destruction of worn PPE.Employers need to make sure that employees understand their PPE training before they begin doing tasks with PPE. Any time a change occurs in the shop requiring new PPE or if the PPE is not being worn properly, retaining will be involved. Always ask your supervisor […]

3010 – 07 – Wearing Eyes and Face Protection

3010 – 07 – Wearing Eyes and Face Protection

Eye and face protection is required to protect against debris, hot metal, intense light radiation, and harmful vapors. If not worn correctly or at all, then injuries can occur.There are many demands for eye and face protection. They should all have: • Protection from specific workplace hazards.• A proper and comfortable wear• Clear vision and movement.• Tough and easily cleaned• Allows other PPE to still work.Sometimes, employers will have eye and face protection for a position rather than a specific employee. All PPE should be cleaned after each use. Protection eye wear only should be worn by the one person […]

3010 – 08 – Understanding the Types of Eye and Face Protection

3010 – 08 – Understanding the Types of Eye and Face Protection

You can find eye and ear protection in pretty much every type of manufacturing environment or in workplaces like medical labs and metalworking shops. Since there are many hazards in these workplaces, there are a lot of types of eye and face PPE. OSHA says these are the five most common:• Safety spectacles are eyeglasses with metal or plastic frames and impact-resistant lenses that can offer vision correction.• Goggles are tight fitting eye protection, which cover the eyes, sockets and part of the facial area.• Welding Shields are created from heat-resistant materials and are fitted with a dark, filtered lens […]

3010 – 10 – Using Head Protection

3010 – 10 – Using Head Protection

The correct head protection can prevent all sorts of head injuries from minor injuries to serious ones like brain injury or death. If falling objects are a risk, or electrical risks, then they need to wear head protection.The most used head protection is the hard hat, which is a hard-shelled hat made of plastic or something similar. They are lined with shock-absorbing material and provides ventilation. They need instructions to adjust and replace the lining and headband.Hard hats need to be cleaned and checked for cracks regularly. Wearers need to avoid using any sorts of chemicals that will harm the […]

3010 – 11 – Knowing the Types of Hard Hats

3010 – 11 – Knowing the Types of Hard Hats

There are a wide variety of hard hats that have many uses. ANSI standards characterize hard hats by their impact protection. Type I hard hats protect against top-only impact. Type II hard hats protect all sides of the helmet, and both types protect against falling objects breaking through.There are more types within Type I and Type II by electrical insulation rating:• Class G hard hats which protect up to 2,200 volts.• Class E hard hats offer the best protection up to 20,000 volts• Class C have no protection to electrical hazardsA bump hat is another type of hard hat that […]

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