PPE Flashcards
What are the responsibilities of the employer when it comes to PPE?
- assess the hazards of the workplace
- Identify control and provide appropriate PPE if necessary
- Paid by the employer
- Cannot require workers to provide their own PPE
- Not to pay: if intentionally lost, or damaged the PPE
- train employees in the use care of the PPE
- Periodically review, update, and reevaluate the effectiveness
What are some typical PPE’S?
- head protection
- eye/face protection
- Hearing protection
- Foot protection
- Hand protection
- Respirators
- Traffic vests
- Fall protection
- Reference: 29, CFR 1910 subpart I
What is proper head protection?
- wear hardhats, if there is any possibility of;
- Being struck by an object falling from a higher level
- Flying object
- Electrical shock
- Hardhats must comply with ANSI Z 89.1
- Bump caps are not acceptable for construction use, and under these
standards
What are the two types of head protection?
- type one – top impact
- Type two – top and lateral impact
What are the classifications of head protection?
- class G (general) all purpose, general helmet that provides good impact,
penetration protection, limited voltage protection – up to 2200 V - Class E (electric) provides the highest level of protection from high state
shock – up to 20,000 V – suited for electrical work - Class C (conductive) does not protect against electric conductors
What are the different hard hat colors (6) and what do they mean?
- white: engineers, supervisors, and managers
- Yellow: general laborers, and earth, moving operators
- Green: safety officers, and new workers
- Red: fire brigades and emergency responders
- Orange: road workers and people working around moving equipment
- Brown: welders, and other workers involved in high heat applications
What does a white hard hat means?
white: engineers, supervisors, and managers
What does a yellow hard hat mean?
Yellow: general laborers, and earth, moving operators
What does a green hard hat mean?
safety officers, and new workers
What does a red hardhat mean?
fire brigades and emergency responders
What does a orange hardhat mean?
road workers and people working around moving equipment
What does a brown hardhat mean?
welders, and other workers involved in high heat applications
When do you replace hard hats?
it is suggested to replace hardhat based on service life (based on when the hardhat was placed into service, not the manufacture date)
- Suspension at least every 12 months
- Shall at least every 2 to 5 years.
What does foot protection need to comply with?
- safety footwear must comply with a ANSI Z 41
What is foot protection required for?
- Required for:
- any material handling process where something could be dropped on the foot
- Bulk material handling processes
- Work around sharp objects that could penetrate and puncture foot
What does hand protection comply with?
- must be durable and resist the conditions of use
- Gloves, should not restrict dexterity required for task
- Employees should be educated on capabilities of equipment
What gloves do you use to protect from cuts, burns, leather, or canvas?
Use metal mesh, leather or canvas
How do you respiratory protection?
use ANSI 88 to assist and identification of respiratory canisters, cartridges and filters
What do the traffic vests mean?
-yellow with lots of orange= traffic 50 mph and up
-yellow with little orange= traffic is 25 to 50 mph
-all orange= traffic does not exceed 25 mph
Safety Harness requirements
-employers provide fall protection – ANSI Z359
-ABC of fall protection
-Harness should be properly adjusted to fit the employee
-Strap keepers
-Adjustable chest strap
-Sub pelvic strap
-Back straps
-Impact indicators
What are the abc’s in safety harnesses?
Anchorage, body wear, and connectiving devices (lanyards)
What is anchorage?
- must withstand a 5000 pound static load
- One man per Anchorage point lesson instructions for the component state
otherwise
What is body wear?
- full body fall protection, harness
- it functions to evenly distribute forces of fall arrest across the users,
body, and helps support the worker and suspension until they can be rescued
What is a connecting device (lanyards)?
- choose the right lanyard
- Self-retracting lifeline (SRL)
- Shock-absorbing lanyard
- Fall limiter
Rule of the thumb for safety harnesses?
< 18 1/2 feet – self retracting lifeline/fall limiter
> 1/2 feet – use a shock, absorbing lanyard, self retracting lifeline/fall limiter
Eye and Face protection requirments for PPE?
- all eye and face equipment must comply with ANSI Z 87.1 standards
- Employers must provide protection when employees are exposed to any
hazards that would injure eyes - ANSI compliance side shields applied to conventional glasses do not make
them safety glasses.
What are the hearing requirements for PPE?
-if you are arms length from the person talking to you, and cannot hear them, it’s time for hearing protection
-Engineering and administrative controls should be applied when feasible
how does hearing work?
-the outer ear collects the sound waves
-The waves hit the eardrum, and cause it to vibrate
-The vibrations are through the ear bones to the cochlea
-Loud sounds destroy the hair cells and they stop functioning forever
What is the permissible exposure limit for hearing?
90 dB, action level 85dB
