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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) TRAININGPART
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Agenda

• Importance of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Regulatory background
• OSHAs PPE Standard
• BGSUs written PPE Program
• Implementation assistance

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Importance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• When hazards can not be eliminated through
  engineering and /or administrative controls, PPE
  must be used to protect the eyes, face, head,
  feet, hands, arms, body, ears, and lungs.
• Preventable Injuries (BGSU History)
• Chemical burns to the eyes
• Chemical irritation to the eyes and skin
• Particulate matter in the eye
• Heat burns
• Slips, trips, and falls
• Cuts and abrasions

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Importance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• What is PPE?
• Equipment that workers wear to protect
  themselves from hazards in their work
  environment.
• Examples
• hearing protection safety goggles
• respirators safety glasses
• hard hats safety shoes
• gloves

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Regulatory Background

• Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  (OSHA)
• Public Employees Risk Reduction Act of 1994
• Public Employees Risk Reduction Program (PERRP)

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OSHAs PPE Standard29 CFR 1910 Subpart I

• Requires protection devices be used and
  maintained when hazards can not be eliminated
  through engineering and/or administrative
  controls
• Sets requirements for design and adequacy
• Requires documented PPE hazard assessments and
  equipment selection
• Requires documented training and retraining when
  necessary

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OSHAs PPE Standard29 CFR 1910 Subpart I

• Establishes regulations for
• Eye and Face Protection
• Head Protection
• Foot Protection
• Electrical Protective Devices
• Hand Protection
• Appendix A References for Further Information
• Appendix B Non-mandatory Compliance Guidelines
  for Hazard Assessment and Personal Protective
  Equipment Selection

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramIntroduction

• Policy Statement
• Forward
• Objective
• Applicability

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramIntroduction

• Responsibilities
• Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
• Management (Department Chairpersons and
  Directors)
• Supervisors
• Employees

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramIntroduction

• Occupational Safety and Health Specialist
  Responsibilities
• coordinating the PPE Program
• assisting departments with hazard assessments,
  analysis of injury / illness data, selection of
  PPE and training
• considering and assisting in the implementation
  of engineering controls for recognized hazards
  and
• maintaining copies of hazard assessments,
  reassessments, and PPE selection documentation.

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BGSUs Written PPE Program Introduction

• Management Responsibilities
• supplying PPE to employees at no cost and
• providing employees with adequate training.

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BGSUs Written PPE Program Introduction

• Supervisor Responsibilities
• attending the PPE1 training session offered by
  Environmental Health and Safety
• performing hazard assessments and reassessments
• fitting employees with PPE, issuing PPE, and
  providing the manufacturers instructions for use,
  care, limitations, and warnings
• providing documentation to Environmental Health
  and Safety of hazard assessments and
  reassessments

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BGSUs Written PPE Program Introduction

• Supervisor Responsibilities (cont.)
• ensuring all employees are trained on the PPE
  program and its requirements
• maintaining records of hazard assessments,
  reassessments, training, retraining, and PPE
  selection
• enforcing the PPE program by ensuring that all
  subordinates comply with all facets of BGSUs PPE
  program, including inspection and maintenance
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• providing a copy of the PPE Program to employees
  upon their request.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramIntroduction

• Employee Responsibilities
• attending the PPE2 training session offered by
  Environmental Health and Safety
• properly wearing, cleaning, maintaining, and
  inspecting all assigned PPE, according to the
  manufacturers instructions, and following the
  PPE program requirements
• returning all damaged PPE to their immediate
  supervisor, to receive a replacement and
• only using the PPE provided by the university.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramIntroduction

• Program Enforcement
• A violation of a University employees
  responsibility must be reported to the employees
  immediate supervisor for appropriate action.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• The hazard assessment used to determine hazards
  in the workplace include
• Impact hazards
• Penetration hazards
• Compression hazards
• Chemical hazards
• Heat
• Harmful dust
• Optical radiation
• Biological hazards
• Noise hazards
• Electrical hazards
• Other

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Impact hazards
• Falling objects or potential for dropping objects.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Penetration Hazards
• Objects or machinery that may cause punctures,
  cuts, or abrasions.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Compression Hazards
• Machinery/heavy objects that may roll over and
  crush or pinch feet.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Chemical Hazards
• Chemical exposures from inhalation or contact
  with the skin and eyes.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Heat Hazards
• Hot work areas and sources of high temperature
  that could result in burns, eye injury, or
  ignition of PPE.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Harmful Dust
• Dust from sandblasting, sawing, grinding, or
  other generation of airborne dust.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Optical Radiation
• Sources of light radiation (welding, cutting,
  lasers, high intensity lights).

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Biological Hazards
• Exposures to blood or other body fluids, mold, or
  other biological exposures.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Noise Hazards
• Excessive noise (louder than a hair dryer).

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Electrical Hazards
• Specify.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• In order to assess the need for PPE, the
  following steps must be taken
• Each immediate supervisor shall conduct a hazard
  assessment for all positions under their
  supervision using the BGSU PPE Hazard Assessment
  form (see Appendix A). A copy of the completed
  report must be sent to Environmental Health and
  Safety.
• Engineering controls must be considered and
  implemented, where possible, to abate any hazards
  found.
• The information found in the hazard assessment
  will be used to determine what tasks require PPE.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Chemical Hazards
• Areas and departments must maintain a current
  list of hazardous chemicals used in their local
  operations.
• Area and department supervisors are responsible
  for conducting, maintaining, and updating the
  inventory for the employees work location.
• A sample hazardous materials inventory is located
  in Tab 1.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment

• Material Safety Data Sheets
• It is the responsibility of the supervisor to
  ensure that MSDSs for all hazardous substances
  identified on the hazardous materials inventory
  are available and accessible to all employees
  when they would be working with chemicals.
• MSDSs contain important information on
  appropriate PPE.
• A sample MSDS and labeling information is located
  in Tab 1.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Re-Assessment

• Supervisors must periodically reassess the
  workplace.
• If job hazards or PPE have changed, simply
  indicate this on the PPE Hazard Assessment form
  and return to Environmental Health and Safety or
  contact the Occupational Safety and Health
  Specialist for re-evaluation.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Re-Assessment

• Elements to consider in the reassessment include
• ü      Effectiveness of PPE Program
• ü      Injury and illness experience
• ü      Levels of exposure
• ü      Adequacy of equipment selection
• ü      Number of hour's workers wear various PPE
• ü      Adequacy of training/fitting of PPE
• ü      Program costs
• ü      The adequacy of program records
• ü      Coordination with overall safety and
  health program
• ü      New equipment and/or processes

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramHazard Assessment
Example

• Example located in Tab 2

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramSelection Guidelines

• After completion of the hazard assessment,
  Environmental Health and Safety will assist in
  the following procedures used for selection of
  personal protective equipment
• Review possible engineering and/or administrative
  controls before deciding to use PPE.
• Match the potential hazards with the most
  appropriate types of PPE using the PPE Selection
  Guidelines found in Appendix B of this program.
• If, during the hazard assessment, a noise or
  respiratory hazard is indicated, the Occupational
  Safety and Health Specialist will provide
  additional program information and evaluation.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramSelection Guidelines

• Careful consideration must be given to comfort
  and fit. Departments must provide the user with
  proper, well-fitted protective devices.
• Defective and damaged equipment or PPE shall not
  be used.
• After the equipment has been purchased and
  issued, employees and supervisors will be
  required to attend the PPE2 training session.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramSelection Guidelines

• Example located in Tab 3

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Hazard Assessment and PPE Selection Example

• Eye and Face Protection
• Hazard
• Potential splash from chemicals while cleaning
• Protection Recommendation
• Chemical goggles - i.e. Econ 500

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Hazard Assessment and PPE Selection Example

• Foot Protection
• Hazard
• Potential for slips and falls on wet surfaces
  (i.e. cleaning showers, using scrubbers)
• Protection Recommendation
• Rubber shoes or boot covers should be worn on
  wet surfaces for traction

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Hazard Assessment and PPE Selection Example

• Hand Protection
• Hazard
• Potential penetration/abrasion/cut hazard during
  trash removal, moving bed springs and frames,
  working around sharp metal objects, etc.
• Protection Recommendation
• Cut resistant gloves should be worn where there
  is a possible penetration hazard - i.e. Flex Tuff
  Gloves

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramTraining

• PPE1 training session (This Session)
• PPE2 training session
• The importance of personal protective equipment
• An overview of BGSUs written program and where
  it is located
• When PPE is necessary
• What PPE is necessary

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramTraining

• PPE2 training session (cont.)
• How to wear assigned PPE
• Limitations of PPE and
• The proper care, maintenance, useful life, and
  disposal of assigned PPE.
• Supervisors are responsible for fitting employees
  with PPE, issuing PPE, and providing the
  manufacturers instructions for use, care,
  limitations, and warnings (Example located in Tab
  4).

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramRe-Training

• Circumstances where retraining is required
  include, but are not limited to, situations
  where
• Changes in the workplace or changes in the types
  of PPE to be used which would render previous
  training obsolete or
• Inadequacies in an employee's or supervisors
  knowledge in the use of the assigned PPE.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramRe-Training

• When retraining occurs, a written certification
  that contains the name of each employee trained,
  the date, and the subject of the certification is
  required.
• Contact Environmental Health and Safety for
  questions or concerns.

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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramCleaning and
Maintenance

• It is important that all PPE be kept clean and
  properly maintained by the employee assigned to
  the equipment.
• Cleaning is particularly important for eye and
  face protection. Dirty or fogged lenses can
  impair vision.
• PPE is to be inspected, cleaned,
  and maintained by employees at regular interval
  and as stated in the manufactures
  instructions.
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BGSUs Written PPE ProgramCleaning and
Maintenance

• If the piece of PPE is in need of repair or
  replacement, it is the responsibility of the
  employee to bring it to the immediate attention
  of his/ her supervisor.
• Do not use PPE if it is in need of repair or
  if it is not able to perform its intended
  function.
• Contaminated PPE, which cannot be
  decontaminated, must be disposed of in a manner
  that protects employees from exposure to the
  hazard. To inquire about the proper disposal
  methods of contaminated PPE, contact
  Environmental Health and Safetys Safety and
  Health Coordinator at 372-2171.

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Environmental Health and Safety Implementation
Assistance

• Environmental Health and Safety will assist
  departments with
• hazard assessments and re-assessments
• implementation of engineering controls for
  recognized hazards
• selection of PPE
• training
• analysis of injury / illness data to aid in
  evaluation of selected PPE

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Summary

• Importance of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Regulatory background
• OSHAs PPE Standard
• BGSUs written PPE Program
• Implementation assistance

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Where to Get More Information

• http//www.osha.gov/.Occupational Safety and
  Health Administration.
• http//www.bgsu.edu/offices/envhs/page18351.html
  Bowling Green State University. Hazard
  Communication Program.
• http//www.bgsu.edu/offices/envhs/page24052.htmlB
  owling Green State University. Respiratory
  Protection Program.
• http//www.bgsu.edu/offices/envhs/page18394.html
  Bowling Green State University. Hearing
  Conservation Program.