Personal Protective Equipment

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Personal Protective Equipment
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• Adapted from
• OSHA 3151-12R2003 Personal Protective Equipment
  document

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Learning Objective

• Upon completion of this unit the participants
  will be able to identify the need for Personal
  Protective Equipment on Wisconsin Dairy Farms.

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Learner Outcomes

• Identify the requirements for PPE.
• Develop a hazard assessment program as it
  pertains to PPE.
• Evaluate a variety of PPE devices and determine
  the types of equipment necessary for their farm.
• Understand the training requirements for the
  workers on proper usage of PPE.

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Hazards on the farm

• sharp edges
• falling objects
• flying sparks
• chemicals
• noise
• other potentially dangerous situations

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HAZARD ASSESSMENT

• Walk through survey
• Organize and analyze data- determine need for PPE
• Reassess as changes are made to the job

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Protection from Physical hazards

• Moving objects
• Fluctuating temperatures
• Rolling or pinching objects
• Electrical connections
• Sharp edges

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Protection from health hazards

• Health hazards on the farm
• Dusts
• Chemicals
• Radiation
• Heat
• Noise
• Ergonomics

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Other issues

• Sources of electricity
• Impact between employee and equipment
• Radiation from welding
• Biologic hazards - zoonotic issues

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Elimination of hazards Engineering controls

• Preferred method
• Eliminate or reduce exposure

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Elimination of hazards Administrative Controls

• Eliminate or reduce the exposure
• Job rotations, varied hours

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Personal Protective Equipment

• Least preferred method

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Employers responsibilities

• Perform hazard assessment
• Identify and provide appropriate PPE
• Train on use and care
• Maintain replace when worn or damaged
• Review, update and evaluate PPE program

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Employees responsibilities

• Properly wear PPE
• Attend training sessions on PPE
• Care for, clean and maintain PPE
• Inform a supervisor of the need to repair or
  replace PPE

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PPE Selection

• Safe design and construction
• Easy of maintenance
• Fit and comfort
• Are the PPE compatible if worn together
• Must meet standards developed by American
  National Standards Institute (ANSI)

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Training

• Required to train on proper use before allowed to
  preform the task
• When to wear
• What to wear
• How to put on, take off
• Limitations
• How to care for it

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Evaluate and document

• Document each employees training and test their
  ability to use PPE correctly
• Name of employee
• Date trained
• Subject of training
• Qualifications of trainer

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Types of ppe

• Eye/face
• Head
• Foot/leg
• Hand/arm
• Ears
• Lungs

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Eye and Face Protection

• Flying particles
• Liquid chemicals
• Chemical gases or vapors
• Potentially infected material
• Potentially harmful light radiation

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Prescription Lenses

• Regular prescription corrective lenses do not
  provide adequate protection
• Incorporate the prescription into the design
• Wear additional eye protection over their
  prescription lenses.

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Eye Protection on a Dairy Farm

• When handling chemicals in the milk house or shop
• Making repairs to structures or machinery
• Areas where there is a high level of dust
• Whenever there is possibility or likelihood of
  flying particles

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EYE FACE PROTECTION

• Fit properly and be comfortable
• Unrestricted vision and movement
• Durable and cleanable
• Unrestricted functioning of any other PPE

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Types of Eye Protection

• Safety eye glasses
• Constructed of metal or plastic
• Impact-resistant lenses.
• Side shields (ANSI approved)

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Eye Protection

• Goggles

• Tight-fitting eye protection
• Protection from impact, dust and splashes
• Fit over corrective lenses

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Eye Protection

• Face Shields
• Transparent sheets of ANSI approved plastic
• Extend from eyebrows to below the chin and across
  the entire width of the employee's head

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Foot and Leg Protection

• Risk of possible foot or leg injuries
• From falling, rolling objects
• Crushing or penetrating materials

 
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Types of foot and leg protection
Leggings protect legs while welding Steel
toed boots Boots provide slip resistance on
wet surfaces Comfortable to wear
and the correct fit
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Hand and arm protection
Potential hazards include

• skin absorption of harmful substances
• chemical or thermal burns
• electrical dangers
• bruises
• abrasions
• cuts
• punctures
• fractures
• amputations

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PPE Gloves for Different Uses
Natural Rubber
Neoprene
Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVC)
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
Nitrile
Leather
Anti-vibration
Welding
Wire mesh
Kevlar
Cotton
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Care of Gloves

• Inspect before each use not torn, punctured
• Fill glove with water and tightly roll cuff
• Discolored or stiff dont use

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Hearing Protection

• Exposure to excessive noise
• Measured in decibels (dB)
• 85 dB protection should be available
• Permissible exposure for 8 hours 90 dB without
  protection
• Length of time exposed
• Employee movement
• OSHA consultation

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Duration per day (hours) Sound level dB Examples of noise source at sound levels
8 90 Tractor, combine, or ATV
6 92 Tractor or combine
4 95 Tractor, grain grinding, combine, or air compressor
3 97 Tractor, combine, or shop vacuum
2 100 Tractor, pigs squealing, or table saw
1 1/2 102 Tractor, combine, or riding lawnmower
1 105 Tractor, combine, chickens, or irrigation pump
1/2 110 Tractor or leaf blower
1/4 115 Chainsaw
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Hearing Protection

• Single use ear plugs
• Pre-formed or molded ear plugs
• Ear muffs

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respiratory issues

• Pesticide vapors
• Dusty fields
• Hydrogen sulfide in manure pits
• Nitrogen dioxide in silos.
• Farmers Lung and Organic Dust Toxicity Syndrome
  (ODTS)
• Allergic reactions to dust from moldy hay or
  grain

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Respiratory issues

• Dust largest of the particles
• Molds released from hay or grain when disturbed
• Mists suspended liquid droplets
• Fumes solid particles of evaporated metals
  (welding)

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Respiratory issues

• Gases gaseous at room temperature hydrogen
  sulfide (manure pits), nitrogen dioxide (Silo
  gas), carbon monoxide
• Vapors evaporate from liquid pesticides, paint

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Respiratory issues

• Oxygen deficient atmosphere manure storage
  pits, sealed silos
• Structures when oxygen level is below 21

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Categories of respirators

• Air purifying
• Supplied air
• The cartridge and respirator must be made by the
  same manufacturer

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Air Purifying

• Filters
• Do not supply oxygen
• Good for molds, dust
• Chemical cartridge
• Low concentrations of gases, vapors
• Activated charcoal

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Mechanical filter

• Dust, mists, metal fumes
• 2 elastic straps for a better seal

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Supplied-air respirators

• Only kind to be used in IDLH situations
• Manure pits, sealed silos, fumigated bins
• Air line respirators clean air through hose
  connected to air pump
• Self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
  portable air tank scuba divers, fire fighters

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Proper use issues

• Glasses, gum, tobacco chewing, facial hair can
  prevent a proper fit
• Do not wear contacts
• Proper cleaning and storage of PPE
• Inspect for damage
• Replace as needed

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Employee objections to PPE

• Involve employees in PPE plan
• Be an example
• Educate employees
• Listen to employee complaints
• Easy to care for PPE

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Personal Hazards

• Jewelry rings amputated fingers
• Loose clothing
• Hood strings
• Long hair not tied
• Ear buds for music devices
• Contact lenses
• Transition lenses

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PPE REVIEW

• 1. What is a current hazard on your farm that is
  controlled with a type of PPE?

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PPE REVIEW

• 2. Could this hazard be controlled
  administratively?

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PPE REVIEW

• 3. Could this hazard be controlled by using an
  engineering control?

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PPE REVIEW

• 4. Name a place on your farm where each of these
  types of PPE should be implemented

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This material was produced under grant number
SH-22318-11 from the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
It does not necessarily reflect the views or
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