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    This document discusses various types of personal protective equipment (PPE) used in industrial and construction settings. It describes PPE such as hard hats used for head protection from falling objects, safety glasses and goggles for eye protection from debris, ear plugs and muffs for hearing protection from loud noises, safety boots with toe caps and puncture resistance for foot protection, gloves of various materials for hand protection from cuts and chemicals, and body armor like vests and suits to protect the torso from heat, impacts, and hazards. The document emphasizes that workers must be trained on what PPE is needed for their job, how to properly use and maintain it, and its limitations.

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    This document discusses various types of personal protective equipment (PPE) used in industrial and construction settings. It describes PPE such as hard hats used for head protection from falling objects, safety glasses and goggles for eye protection from debris, ear plugs and muffs for hearing protection from loud noises, safety boots with toe caps and puncture resistance for foot protection, gloves of various materials for hand protection from cuts and chemicals, and body armor like vests and suits to protect the torso from heat, impacts, and hazards. The document emphasizes that workers must be trained on what PPE is needed for their job, how to properly use and maintain it, and its limitations.

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    This document discusses various types of personal protective equipment (PPE) used in industrial and construction settings. It describes PPE such as hard hats used for head protection from falling objects, safety glasses and goggles for eye protection from debris, ear plugs and muffs for hearing protection from loud noises, safety boots with toe caps and puncture resistance for foot protection, gloves of various materials for hand protection from cuts and chemicals, and body armor like vests and suits to protect the torso from heat, impacts, and hazards. The document emphasizes that workers must be trained on what PPE is needed for their job, how to properly use and maintain it, and its limitations.

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    This document discusses various types of personal protective equipment (PPE) used in industrial and construction settings. It describes PPE such as hard hats used for head protection from falling objects, safety glasses and goggles for eye protection from debris, ear plugs and muffs for hearing protection from loud noises, safety boots with toe caps and puncture resistance for foot protection, gloves of various materials for hand protection from cuts and chemicals, and body armor like vests and suits to protect the torso from heat, impacts, and hazards. The document emphasizes that workers must be trained on what PPE is needed for their job, how to properly use and maintain it, and its limitations.

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    1Health and Safety

    November 10
    Health
    and
    Safety 2009
    This project is about personal protective equipment. The
    different kind of safety equipment used in industry and
    Project on
    on construction site ppe

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    Wh
    at is meant by personal protective equipment (p.p.e) and what are some
    types?
    Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is designed to protect employees from
    serious
    workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with chemical, radiological,
    physical,
    electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards.

    So PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) refers to the equipment worn by workers to reduce their
    exposure to hazards.
    PPE includes such items as:
    • eye protection (goggles, glasses)
    • hearing protection (ear plugs, ear muffs);
    • respiratory protection (respirators, face masks, cartridge filters)
    • foot protection (safety boots)
    • head protection (hard hats)
    • body protection (aprons, safety harnesses).

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    Note: PPE includes any substance used to protect health, for example, sun screen
    Before using the ppe employees are required to have training about these things
    • why it is necessary
    • how it will protect them
    • what are its limitation
    • when and how to wear it
    • how to identify sign of wear
    • how to clean and disinfect I what its useful life and how it is disposed

    Why do we use head protection?


    Head protections are used in construction sites to protect the persons against falling object like
    tools or any other materials that may be a hazard to him. It may also help in protecting the person
    from bumping his head against beam or pipes. Some are use due to contact with electrical wiring
    or component.

    Selecting the right hard hat.


    Class A: yellow hat
    • general services(building constructions, shipbuilding, lumbering)
    • good impact protection but limited voltage protection

    Class B: blue hat


    • Electrical/ Utility work

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    • Protect against falling objects and high voltage shock and burns

    Class C: white hat


    • Design for comfort and limited protection
    • Protects against bump from fixed objects but does not protect against falling
    objects and electrical shock

    Eye protection

    When should eye protection should be provided?

    When any of these hazards are presents:


    • Dust or any other flying particles such as
    metal shavings or sawdust
    • Corrosive gases,vapours and liquid
    • Molten metals that may splash
    • Intense light from welding and lasers

    There are 2 types of eye protection safety glasses and goggle.

    Safety glasses
    Made with metal and plastic frames and it is used for moderate impact from particle produced by
    jobs such as carpentry, woodworking, grinding, and scaling.

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    Protects eyes from impact dust and splashes. Some are fitted over with corrective lenses.

    Welding shield
    Protects eyes fom burn from radient light.It also protects face.

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    Hearing protection

    When its not possible to reduce the noise or its duration ear protective device must be used.

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    Examples of ear protection

    ear muffs

    ear plugs

    canal caps

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    Foot protection
    When does foot protection be provided?
    • When there are presence of heavy object that might fall on feet
    • Sharp object such as nails or spikes that might pierce ordinary shoes
    • Molten metal that might splash on feet
    • Slippery surfaces

    Types of safety shoes


    1. Impact resistant toes and heat resistant soles protect from hot surfaces common in roofing
    and paving
    2. Some have metals wound protect from puncture wounds
    3. May be electrically conductive for use in explosive atmospheres or nonconductive to
    protect from workplace electrical hazards

    Most safety shoes have symbols on the outside, to indicate the protection the shoe offers.
    Examples are

    • Green Triangle indicates that it is a class 1 toe cap with puncture resistant sole.
    • Yellow Triangle indicates that it is a class 2 toe cap with puncture resistant sole.
    • White Square (with ohm symbol) indicates electrical protection.
    • Yellow Square (with SD) indicates anti-static protection.
    • Red Square (with C) indicates electrically conductive.
    • Fir Tree indicates protection against chain-saws.

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    Hand protection

    When must hand protection be provided?


    When any of these risk are present

    • Burns
    • Bruise
    • Cuts
    • Fracture
    • Amputations
    • Chemical exposure

    What kind of protective gloves are present?


    1. Durable gloves such as metals mesh, leather, canvas. It protects from cuts burns and heat.
    2. Fabric and coated gloves. It protects from dirt and abrasion.
    3. Chemical liquid and resistant gloves. Protect from burns, irritation and dermatitis.
    4. Rubber gloves. Protect from cuts lacerations and abrasions.

    There are a number of different European standards that relate to gloves. These include:
    • BS EN388- Mechanical hazards including Abrasion, cut, tear and puncture.
    • BS EN388:2003 - Protective Against Mechanical Rist (Abrasion/Blade Cut
    Resistance/Tear Resistance/Abrasion Resistance)
    • BS EN374-1:2003 Protective Against Chemical And Micro-Organisms
    • BS EN374-2- Micro-organisms
    • BS EN374-3- Chemicals
    • BS EN420- General Requirements for gloves includes sizing and a number of health and
    safety aspects including latex protein and chromium levels.
    • BS EN60903- Electric shock

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    • BS EN407- Heat resistance


    • BS EN511- Cold resistance
    • BS EN1149- Antistatic
    These exist to fulfill the PPE requirements.
    PPE places gloves into three categories:
    1. Minimal risk - End user can easily identify risk. Risk is low.
    2. Complex design- Used situations that can cause serious injury or death.
    3. Intermediate - Gloves that don't fit into minimal risk or complex design categories.

    Body protection
    Major cause of body injuries
    • Intense heat
    • Splashes of hot metal and other liquids
    • Impact from tools machinery and materials
    • Cuts
    • Hazardous chemical
    • Radiation

    Types of body protection


    1. Vest
    2. Aprons
    3. Jacket
    4. Coverolls
    5. Full body suits

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