PPE

Question 1

What are the responsibilities of the employer when it comes to PPE?

Answer 1

• assess the hazards of the workplace
• Identify control and provide appropriate PPE if necessary
• Paid by the employer
  
  • Cannot require workers to provide their own PPE
  • Not to pay: if intentionally lost, or damaged the PPE
• train employees in the use care of the PPE
• Periodically review, update, and reevaluate the effectiveness

Question 2

What are some typical PPE’S?

Answer 2

• head protection
• eye/face protection
• Hearing protection
• Foot protection
• Hand protection
• Respirators
• Traffic vests
• Fall protection
• Reference: 29, CFR 1910 subpart I

Question 3

What is proper head protection?

Answer 3

• wear hardhats, if there is any possibility of;
• Being struck by an object falling from a higher level
• Flying object
• Electrical shock
• Hardhats must comply with ANSI Z 89.1
• Bump caps are not acceptable for construction use, and under these
  standards

Question 4

What are the two types of head protection?

Answer 4

• type one – top impact
• Type two – top and lateral impact

Question 5

What are the classifications of head protection?

Answer 5

• class G (general) all purpose, general helmet that provides good impact,
  penetration protection, limited voltage protection – up to 2200 V
• Class E (electric) provides the highest level of protection from high state
  shock – up to 20,000 V – suited for electrical work
• Class C (conductive) does not protect against electric conductors

Question 6

What are the different hard hat colors (6) and what do they mean?

Answer 6

• white: engineers, supervisors, and managers
• Yellow: general laborers, and earth, moving operators
• Green: safety officers, and new workers
• Red: fire brigades and emergency responders
• Orange: road workers and people working around moving equipment
• Brown: welders, and other workers involved in high heat applications

Question 7

What does a white hard hat means?

Answer 7

white: engineers, supervisors, and managers

Question 8

What does a yellow hard hat mean?

Answer 8

Yellow: general laborers, and earth, moving operators

Question 9

What does a green hard hat mean?

Answer 9

safety officers, and new workers

Question 10

What does a red hardhat mean?

Answer 10

fire brigades and emergency responders

Question 11

What does a orange hardhat mean?

Answer 11

road workers and people working around moving equipment

Question 12

What does a brown hardhat mean?

Answer 12

welders, and other workers involved in high heat applications

Question 13

When do you replace hard hats?

Answer 13

it is suggested to replace hardhat based on service life (based on when the hardhat was placed into service, not the manufacture date)

• Suspension at least every 12 months
• Shall at least every 2 to 5 years.

Question 14

What does foot protection need to comply with?

Answer 14

• safety footwear must comply with a ANSI Z 41

Question 15

What is foot protection required for?

Answer 15

• Required for:
• any material handling process where something could be dropped on the foot
• Bulk material handling processes
• Work around sharp objects that could penetrate and puncture foot

Question 16

What does hand protection comply with?

Answer 16

• must be durable and resist the conditions of use
• Gloves, should not restrict dexterity required for task
• Employees should be educated on capabilities of equipment

Question 17

What gloves do you use to protect from cuts, burns, leather, or canvas?

Answer 17

Use metal mesh, leather or canvas

Question 18

How do you respiratory protection?

Answer 18

use ANSI 88 to assist and identification of respiratory canisters, cartridges and filters

Question 19

What do the traffic vests mean?

Answer 19

-yellow with lots of orange= traffic 50 mph and up
-yellow with little orange= traffic is 25 to 50 mph
-all orange= traffic does not exceed 25 mph

Question 20

Safety Harness requirements

Answer 20

-employers provide fall protection – ANSI Z359
-ABC of fall protection
-Harness should be properly adjusted to fit the employee
-Strap keepers
-Adjustable chest strap
-Sub pelvic strap
-Back straps
-Impact indicators

Question 21

What are the abc’s in safety harnesses?

Answer 21

Anchorage, body wear, and connectiving devices (lanyards)

Question 22

What is anchorage?

Answer 22

• must withstand a 5000 pound static load
• One man per Anchorage point lesson instructions for the component state
  otherwise

Question 23

What is body wear?

Answer 23

• full body fall protection, harness
• it functions to evenly distribute forces of fall arrest across the users,
  body, and helps support the worker and suspension until they can be rescued

Question 24

What is a connecting device (lanyards)?

Answer 24

• choose the right lanyard
• Self-retracting lifeline (SRL)
• Shock-absorbing lanyard
• Fall limiter

Question 25

Rule of the thumb for safety harnesses?

Answer 25

< 18 1/2 feet – self retracting lifeline/fall limiter
> 1/2 feet – use a shock, absorbing lanyard, self retracting lifeline/fall limiter

Question 26

Eye and Face protection requirments for PPE?

Answer 26

• all eye and face equipment must comply with ANSI Z 87.1 standards
• Employers must provide protection when employees are exposed to any
  hazards that would injure eyes
• ANSI compliance side shields applied to conventional glasses do not make
  them safety glasses.

Question 27

What are the hearing requirements for PPE?

Answer 27

-if you are arms length from the person talking to you, and cannot hear them, it’s time for hearing protection

-Engineering and administrative controls should be applied when feasible

Question 28

how does hearing work?

Answer 28

-the outer ear collects the sound waves
-The waves hit the eardrum, and cause it to vibrate
-The vibrations are through the ear bones to the cochlea
-Loud sounds destroy the hair cells and they stop functioning forever

Question 29

What is the permissible exposure limit for hearing?

Answer 29

90 dB, action level 85dB