PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS Means any equipment which is intended to be worn, Summaries of Workplace Safety

Download PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS Means any equipment which is intended to be worn and more Summaries Workplace Safety in PDF only on Docsity! PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS (PPE) Means any equipment which is intended to be worn or held by a person at work and which protects him against one or more risks to his health or safety and any additional accessory designed to meet that objective. Types of Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E) 1. HeadProtection Comfort is improved by the following (HSE, 1992) White Engineer, supervisor, manager, foreman Red Fire fighter Blue Electricians, carpenter & other technical operator Yellow Labourers & earth moving operators Brown Welders & workers with high heat application Green Safety officer Grey Site visitor 2. Eye And Face Protection Source Risk Protection Chemical Splash/ irritating mists Goggles, eyecup and cover types. For severe exposure, use face shield over primary eye protection Special-protection goggles Dust Nuisance dust Spectacles, goggles, eyecup and cover types 3. RespiratoryProtection Air Purifying and Supplied AirRespirators - Particulate respiratory, which protects the wearer from airborne particulates such as dust, fumes, aerosols. - Gas and vapour or chemical cartridge respirators, which remove gaseous contaminants by passing the contaminated air through material that traps the harmful gases or vapour. - Powered air-purifying respirators which utilize a blower to draw in contaminated air through a filter element that removes the contaminants and supplies purified air to the wearer. - Disposable/maintenance-free respirator, which are generally used for protecting against particulates, some make incorporate charcoal into the filter materials to give additional protection against gases and vapour. These are to be worn over a limited time or for a specific work activity such as during a cleaning operation. They are not meant for a long-term usage Filter MediaSelection Contaminants Filter media Dust, mist, fume Particular filter - N-series: not for oil Approved for non-oil particulate contaminants Example : dusts, fumes,mists not containing oil. - R-series: resistant to oil Approved for all particulate contaminants Example : dusts fumes, mist(including those containing oils) Time restriction of 8 hours when oil are present - P-series: oil proof Approved for all particulate contaminants Example : dusts fumes, mist(including those containing oils) *efficiency level:95%99%99.97% Gase and vapour Chemical cartridges (type and color code) Black- organic vapour (OV) White - acid gas (AG) Yellow - OV/AG combination Green - ammonia/methylamine 4. Hand & Arm Protection Risk factors Gloves types Extreme temperature Double donning with glove liner made of para-aramid, cotton and leather can be considered as an alternative. Glove made of neoprene are good for handling oil in low temp & glove made of Kevlar, glass fibre and leather can be used at higher temp Corrosive, irritating or toxic chemicals Gloves made from chemical resistant material and which are impervious to liquid penetration Skin infection cz by microorganism Impervious glove with liquid proof AQL of 1.5 or better.