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PPE Flashcards

1
Q

It is ___ and in most cases ___ to eliminate hazards rather than to provide personal protective equipment.

A

safer, cheaper

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2
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Where adequate protection against the risk of accident or injury to health, including exposure to adverse conditions, cannot be ensured by other means, suitable _________ and protective clothing, having regard to the type of work and risks, should be provided and maintained by the ___, without cost to the workers, as may be prescribed by national laws or regulations.

A

personal protective equipment, employer

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3
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A competent person having a full understanding of the nature of the hazard and the type, range and performance of the protection required should:

A

(a) select suitable items of personal protective equipment and protective
clothing;
(b) arrange that they are properly stored, maintained, cleaned and, if
necessary for health reasons, disinfected or sterilised at suitable intervals.

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4
Q

Workers working alone on construction sites in confined spaces, enclosed premises or in remote or inaccessible places should be provided with an
appropriate ___ and the means of rapidly summoning assistance in an
emergency.

A

alarm

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5
Q

______ or ______ to protect the head from injury due to
falling or flying objects, or due to striking against objects or
structures

A

Safety helmets, hard hats

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6
Q

A small tool or bolt falling from _________ high can cause
serious injuries or even death if it strikes an unprotected head.

A

10 or 20 m

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7
Q

Safety helmets protect the head effectively against most of
these hazards, and should be worn whenever a person is on
site and particularly when in an area where overhead work is
going on.

A

Hard hat areas

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8
Q

Safety helmets are easy to ___ and relatively ___.

A

obtain, cheap

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9
Q

Some helmets contain ______ giving them great resilience and
resistance to impact.

A

Kevlar fibres

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10
Q

For example, many trades - such as ___ - find that helmets with
a very short ___ are easier to wear because they do not get in the
way.

A

scaffolders, peak

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11
Q

Your safety helmet protects
you only if you _________.

A

have it on

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12
Q

______ of all eye
injuries can be prevented by
suitable eye protection

A

90%

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13
Q

_________ or other suitable device when likely to be exposed to eye or face injury from airborne dust or flying particles, dangerous substances, harmful heat, light or other radiation, and in particular during welding, flame cutting, rock drilling, concrete mixing or other hazardous work.

A

Clear or coloured goggles, a screen, a face shield

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14
Q

Many eye injuries occur as a result of _________ when the following jobs are being carried out

A

flying material, dust or radiation

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15
Q

In some industrial processes there may also be a risk from the _________ of hot or corrosive liquids.

A

spillage, leakage or splashing

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16
Q

Hazard Types

A

Impact
Heat
Chemicals
Dust
Optical Radiation

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17
Q

can protect eyes from low energy impacts and depending on
the lens characteristics glare, UV and IR radiation

A

Safety spectacles

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18
Q

can protect eyes against medium impacts and depending
on design and marking against droplets and coarse dust, as they
form a seal around the entire periphery of the face

A

Goggles

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19
Q

Can protect eyes and face against impacts, liquid
splash and hazards like molten metal splash or electric arcs etc.

A

Face shields

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20
Q

___ is an absolutely prime human sensory ability.

A

Eyesight

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21
Q

Noise which is continuous at a level of ______ (dB(A)) or more is
injurious to hearing.

A

85-90 decibels

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22
Q

Use appropriate ______ if you work with or near a noisy machine
and make sure they fit properly and are comfortable.

A

earmuffs or ear plugs

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23
Q

It is ______ that ear
protectors make it more difficult to understand speech or hear warning signals, as they also reduce unwanted noise; the signal can actually be heard more
easily.

A

not true

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24
Q

Keep your hearing protection clean and in a safe place when you
are not using it and insert ear plugs with ______

A

clean hands

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25
Q

Look out for damage: if the earmuffs no longer fit properly or the seals have become hard or damaged, ask for a ___.

A

replacement

26
Q

If you have to shout to make yourself heard by someone
about 1m away there is a ______ requiring action.

A

noise problem

27
Q

___ are extremely vulnerable to accidental injury, and in construction more injuries are caused to hands and wrists than to any other part of the body.

A

Hands

28
Q

They are largely preventable by better manual handling techniques and equipment, and by wearing suitable hand protection such as ______.

A

protective gloves and gauntlets

29
Q

Contact with or splashes from hot, corrosive or toxic substances such as ______

A

bitumen and resins

30
Q

Working with vibratory machines such as ______ where some cushioning of the vibrations is desirable

A

pneumatic drills

31
Q

___ are one of the cheapest and most obvious items of PPE yet
they can serve an important function in OS&H.

A

Gloves

32
Q

Gloves with a _________, can be used for work requiring dexterity, such as bricklaying and component assembly

A

thin plastic coating

33
Q

Some gloves have an antibacterial treatment to reduce ___.

A

odours

34
Q

Use of _________ for
steel-fixing

A

heavy duty gloves

35
Q

Foot injuries fall into two broad types:
1.Those due to ___ of the sole by sharp objects such as nails
which have not been knocked down or removed.

A

penetration

36
Q

Foot injuries fall into two broad types:
2.Those due to ___ by falling materials, which can be minimized by wearing protective footwear.

A

crushing

37
Q

Light, low-cut leather safety shoes for ______

A

climbing jobs

38
Q

Normal safety shoes or boots for ______

A

heavy-duty work

39
Q

Rubber or plastic safety wellingtons or gumboots which provide
protection against _________

A

corrosive substances, chemicals and water

40
Q

The two main
requirements of a safety
boot:
1.Resistant to crushing and
penetration through the
___.

A

sole

41
Q

The two main
requirements of a safety
boot:
2.Boots should have ___
to identify their
specification.

A

labels

42
Q

Provision of ______ makes economic sense to the employer because it allows work to continue in wet conditions (assuming of course that workers are not forced to work in these conditions anyway).

A

waterproof clothing

43
Q

______ are also light and strong, so they are much easier to
work in than those available a couple of decades ago.

A

Modern fabrics

44
Q

Modern waterproof clothing is also usually ______

A

high visibility
(‘hi-viz’).

45
Q

Whenever there is doubt about the presence of toxic substances in the
atmosphere, a ___must be worn.

A

respirator

46
Q

The simplest masks are ______ types.

A

disposable paper

47
Q

The simplest masks are disposable paper types. Remember that these are only effective against ______.

A

nuisance dusts

48
Q

Three types of half-face mask with filters:

A

Prefilter - Dust filter
Gas Filter
Combination Filter

49
Q

For protection against airborne particles, e.g. stone dust, with a coarse filter fitted in the cartridge (note, these filters have a specific lifetime and should be changed as necessary).

A

Prefilter - Dust filter

50
Q

For protection against gases and fumes, e.g. when using paints
containing solvents, with a filter containing activated carbon.

A

Gas filter

51
Q

Α combination filter containing both a dust and a gas filter. Cartridges must be replaced regularly.

A

Combination filter

52
Q

The majority of fatal accidents in construction are due to falls from ___.

A

heights

53
Q

Another common situation in which a safety harness may be used –
sometimes supplemented by the use of a safety net – is maintenance work on ______ such as bridges and pylons.

A

steel structures

54
Q

A full safety harness should always be used in preference to a ______.

A

safety belt

55
Q

A safety harness and its lanyard must:
* Limit a fall to a drop of not more than ___ by means of an ______.

A

2m, inertia
device

56
Q

A safety harness and its lanyard must:
* Βe attached to a strong structure through a firm ___ point above the person.

A

anchorage

57
Q

safety harnesses also called as ______

A

‘fall arresters

58
Q

One of the real problems with currently available PPE is that most
of it seems to have been designed for quite strongly built ___.

A

males

59
Q

If you are wearing a
harness, ___ it to
something!

A

attach

60
Q

factors may limit the widespread use of PPE

A

Cost
Gets in th way of working
Only suitable for well-built males
Not suitable for hot and/or humid climates

CE337 (3 decks)

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