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    This document discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) and its importance in the workplace. PPE is equipment like helmets, gloves, and safety gear that protects workers from health and safety risks. While engineering controls and safe work procedures help, some hazards may remain that require PPE, such as respiratory hazards, falling objects, or corrosive materials. Employers must provide appropriate PPE to employees for free, train them on proper use, and ensure PPE is properly maintained. Selection of PPE should consider what hazards workers face and fit the individual user. PPE must be used correctly and as a last resort after other risk controls.

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    This document discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) and its importance in the workplace. PPE is equipment like helmets, gloves, and safety gear that protects workers from health and safety risks. While engineering controls and safe work procedures help, some hazards may remain that require PPE, such as respiratory hazards, falling objects, or corrosive materials. Employers must provide appropriate PPE to employees for free, train them on proper use, and ensure PPE is properly maintained. Selection of PPE should consider what hazards workers face and fit the individual user. PPE must be used correctly and as a last resort after other risk controls.

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    This document discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) and its importance in the workplace. PPE is equipment like helmets, gloves, and safety gear that protects workers from health and safety risks. While engineering controls and safe work procedures help, some hazards may remain that require PPE, such as respiratory hazards, falling objects, or corrosive materials. Employers must provide appropriate PPE to employees for free, train them on proper use, and ensure PPE is properly maintained. Selection of PPE should consider what hazards workers face and fit the individual user. PPE must be used correctly and as a last resort after other risk controls.

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    Risk at Work

    Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)


     PPE is equipment that will protect the user against
    health or safety risks at work. It can include items
    such as safety helmets, gloves, eye protection, high-
    visibility clothing, safety footwear and safety
    harnesses. It also includes respiratory protective
    equipment (RPE).
    Why is PPE important?
     making the
    workplace safe
    includes providing
    instructions,
    procedures, training
    and supervision to
    encourage people to
    work safely and
    responsibly.
    Even where engineering controls and safe systems
    of work have been applied, some hazards might
    remain. These include injuries to:
     the lungs, eg from breathing in contaminated air
     the head and feet, eg from falling materials
     the eyes, eg from flying particles or splashes of corrosive liquids
     the skin, eg from contact with corrosive materials
     the body, eg from extremes of heat or cold
    PPE is needed in these cases to reduce the risk.
    What do I have to do?

     Only use PPE as a last resort


     IfPPE is still needed after implementing other controls
    (and there will be circumstances when it is, eg head
    protection on most construction sites), you must
    provide this for your employees free of charge
     You must choose the equipment carefully (see
    selection details below) and ensure employees are
    trained to use it properly, and know how to detect and
    report any faults
    Selection and use
     Youshould ask yourself
    the following
    questions:
     Whois exposed and to
    what?
     Howlong are they
    exposed for?
     Howmuch are they
    exposed to?
    When selecting and using PPE:

     Choose products which are CE marked in accordance with the Personal Protective
    Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 – suppliers can advise you
     Choose equipment that suits the user – consider the size, fit and weight of the PPE. If
    the users help choose it, they will be more likely to use it
     If more than one item of PPE is worn at the same time, make sure they can be used
    together, eg wearing safety glasses may disturb the seal of a respirator, causing air
    leaks
     Instruct and train people how to use it, eg train people to remove gloves without
    contaminating their skin. Tell them why it is needed, when to use it and what its
    limitations are.
    CE marking is a certification mark that indicates conformity with health,
    safety, and environmental protection standards for products sold
    within the European Economic Area.
    Other advice on PPE
     Never allow exemptions from wearing PPE for those jobs that ‘only take a few
    minutes'
     Check with your supplier on what PPE is appropriate – explain the job to them
     If in doubt, seek further advice from a specialist adviser
    Maintenance

    PPE must be properly looked


    after and stored when not in
    use, eg in a dry, clean
    cupboard. If it is reusable it
    must be cleaned and kept in
    good condition.
     Think about:

     using the right replacement parts which match the original, eg respirator filters
     keeping replacement PPE available
     who is responsible for maintenance and how it is to be done
     having a supply of appropriate disposable suits which are useful for dirty jobs where
    laundry costs are high, eg for visitors who need protective clothing
     Employees must make proper use of PPE and report its loss or destruction or any fault
    in it.
    End of Slides…

     Ferdinand M. Oraiz, MIT


     Chairman, BSESM/BSETM

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