Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• This training program is designed to inform
  management of the requirements for conducting
  assessments of each job or task to determine the
  requirements for the use of personal protective
  equipment.
• This training is not designed to satisfy the
  Requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment
  Standard.
• An assessment of all jobs and tasks must be
  conducted and documented specific to your work
  environment in order to satisfy the requirements
  of the Standard. This program merely informs
  management of what customization needs to take
  place.
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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Personal Protective Equipment includes any
  equipment used by and individual employee to
  protect the body from identified or potential
  hazards.
• Employers must conduct a hazard assessment of
  each job or task in the work place to
  determine what personal protective equipment is
  applicable and required.
• Once the assessment is complete, the employer
  must require the use of the personal protective
  equipment in each application as identified by
  each assessment

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Each assessment must be documented in writing
  with the following information
• Job or task under assessment
• Date of assessment
• Printed name, signature, and job title of person
  conducting the assessment
• Findings of the assessment
• Personal protective equipment requirements

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Assignment of Responsibility
• Prior to conducting personal protective equipment
  hazard assessments, responsibility for the
  assessments must be assigned or designated. The
  assessments should be conducted and approved by
  supervisors with involvement and input from
  employees or safety committee members (if
  applicable).

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Conducting the Assessment
• A standardized form or format should be utilized
  to conduct the hazard assessment.
• The hazard assessment should evaluate all all
  physical and health hazards and exposures to each
  part of the body.
• Note Consideration must be given to the fact
  that personal protective equipment is usually
  considered interim protection or protection of
  last resort only after efforts to eliminate that
  hazard or exposure through elimination of the
  hazard or exposure, correction of the hazard or
  exposure through engineering controls, or
  controlling the hazard by work practice
  procedures.

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Exposure hazards to the following parts of the
  body must be considered when conducting the
  hazard assessment
• Head
• Face
• Eyes
• Inner Ear
• Respiratory System
• Hand and Arms
• Upper and Lower Body
• Feet

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Exposures hazards to the following elements must
  be considered when conducting the hazard
  assessment
• Physical Hazards
• Health Hazards
• Chemical Hazards
• Biological Hazards
• Thermal Hazards

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• HEAD
• HAZARD
  PPE

Falling objects Hard hat
Low clearances Hard hat or bump cap
Temperature Insulated or thermal head covering
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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• FACE
• HAZARD
  PPE

Flying particles Face shield and safety glasses or goggles (eye protection must always be used in conjunction with a face shield)
Chemical splash Face shield and chemical splash goggles (eye protection must always be used in conjunction with a face shield)
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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• EYES
• HAZARD
  PPE

Flying particles or objects Safety glasses or goggles
Chemical spray or splash Chemical splash goggles
Vapor irritation Sealed goggles, full face respirator
Welding arc or flash Tinted goggles, welding hood
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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• INNER EAR
• HAZARD
  PPE

Noise in excess of average level of 85 dbA Hearing protectors, ear plugs, ear muffs (selected according to exposure levels and noise reduction rating)

• Note Noise sampling and testing usually must be
  conducted to determine or quantify the levels of
  exposure and select the proper personal
  protective equipment (selection is based on
  average noise level over 8 hour shift).

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
• HAZARD
  PPE

Air contaminants (dust, mist, fumes, vapors) Respirators (selected according to type and concentration of air contaminant)
Note 1 Air sampling and testing usually must be
conducted to determine or quantify the levels of
exposure and select the proper personal
protective equipment (selection is based on
quantity of air contaminant). Note 2 The use of
respirators in the work place requires
development and implementation of a respirator
program and training.
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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• HANDS AND ARMS
• HAZARD
  PPE

Handling rough, sharp, or abrasive materials Heavy cotton, leather, or cut resistant gloves
Chemical exposure Chemical resistant gloves (selected according to chemical exposure)
Temperature, handling hot materials Heavy cotton, leather, or thermal gloves
Vibration Shock or vibration resistant gloves
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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• UPPER AND LOWER BOBY (torso)
• HAZARD
  PPE

Rough, sharp, or abrasive materials Aprons, heavy clothing, long sleeves
Chemical exposure Chemical resistant aprons, chemical resistant suits
Temperature Insulated clothing or coat
Falls Personal fall arrest or protection systems
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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• FEET
  
• HAZARD
  PPE

Handling heavy materials Steel toe or metatarsal safety shoes
Wet or slick walking surfaces Slip resistant sloes
Material or debris hazards Leather uppers or boots
Chemical exposure Chemical resistant boots
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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Hazards created by clothing and jewelry must also
  be evaluated. The employer must take the
  following into consideration
• Machinery and equipment with moving or rotating
  parts
• loose clothing or clothing with draw strings
• exposed jewelry (also evaluate for electrical
  contact)
• long hair

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Certification of Hazard Assessment
• The employer must verify that the required
  workplace hazard assessment has been performed
  through a written certification that identifies
  the workplace evaluated the person certifying
  that the evaluation has been performed the
  date(s) of the hazard assessment and, which
  identifies the document as a certification of
  hazard assessment.
• Note This is typically noted in the
• form used for the hazard assessment.

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Training
• Employers must ensure that employees are trained
  prior to initial assignment and periodically
  thereafter including the following
• Changes in the workplace render previous training
  obsolete.
• Changes in the types of personal protective
  equipment to be used render previous training
  obsolete.
• When employee work practices warrant retraining.

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Personal Protective Equipment Hazard Assessment

• Training must include the following
• Required use and limitations of personal
  protective equipment.
• Selection criteria and process for personal
  protective equipment
• An opportunity for employees to try on and take
  off all equipment.
• Records including names of employees trained,
  date of training, and contents of the training
  must be maintained.