G10- PPE Flashcards
Any equipment worn or utilized by a worker to reduce the danger to his or her health and safety.
Personal Protective Equipment
Final line of defense when engineering and administrative controls are insufficient in reducing or eliminating risks
Personal Protective Equipment
What are the importance of PPE?
- Risk Mitigation
- Impact on Safety Culture
- Compliance with Legal Standards
- Reduces Long Term Costs
What are the four basic types of PPE?
- Face and Eye Protection
- Respiratory Protection
- Skin and Body Protection
- Hearing Protection
Used for tasks that can cause eye damage or loss of vision, sprays of toxic liquids, splashes, and burns.
Face and Eye Protection
In eye protection, check if safety glasses comply with the _____________.
ANSI Z87.1 eye protection standard
What are the examples of face and eye protection?
Goggles, Face Shields, Welding Helmets, and Grinding Shields.
Used for a task that can cause inhalation of harmful materials to enter the body. This includes harmful gas, chemicals, large- particle droplets, sprays, splashes, or splatter that may contain viruses and bacteria such as COVID-19, viral infections, and more.
Respiratory Protection
Examples of Respiratory Protection
Full-Face Respirators, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, Gas Masks, N95 Respirators, and Surgical Masks
Skin and Body Protection Includes?
- Head Protection
- Body Protection
- Hands Protection
- Foot Protection
- Fall Protection
includes hard hats and headgears and should be required for tasks that can cause any force or object falling to the head.
Head Protection
includes safety vests and suits that can be used for tasks that can cause body injuries from extreme temperatures, flames and sparks, toxic chemicals, insect bites and radiation.
Body Protection
includes safety gloves and should be used for tasks that can cause hand and skin burns, absorption of harmful substances, cuts, fractures or amputations.
Hands Protection
includes knee pads and safety boots and should be used for tasks that can cause serious foot and leg injuries from falling or rolling objects, hot substances, electrical hazards, and slippery surfaces.
Foot Protection
includes safety harnesses and lanyards and should be strictly used for tasks that can cause falling from heights and serious injury or death.
Fall Protection