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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guide Volume 1: General PPE February 2003 F417-207-000 This guide is designed to be used by supervisors, lead workers, managers, employers, and anyone responsible for the safety and health of employees. Employees are also encouraged to use information in this guide to analyze their own jobs, be aware of work place hazards, and take active responsibility for their own safety. Photos and graphic illustrations contained within this document were provided courtesy of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Oregon OSHA, United States Coast Guard, EnviroWin Safety, Microsoft Clip Gallery (Online), and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. TABLE OF CONTENTS (If viewing this pdf document on the computer, you can place the cursor over the section headings below until a hand appears and then click. You can also use the Adobe Acrobat Navigation Pane to jump directly to the sections.) How To Use This Guide.......................................................................................... 4 A. Introduction.........................................................................................6 B. What you are required to do ..............................................................8 1. Do a Hazard Assessment for PPE and document it ........................................... 8 2. Select and provide appropriate PPE to your employees................................... 10 3. Provide training to your employees and document it ........................................ 11 4. Make sure your employees use their PPE properly.......................................... 12 5. Make sure PPE is in safe and good condition .................................................. 12 C. Resources .........................................................................................14 Tools/Forms: Checklists and forms you can use to help you comply with PPE requirements ......................................................................... 15 Guidelines for complying with PPE requirements ................................................. 16 Hazard Assessment For PPE ............................................................................... 17 Job Hazard Analysis Assessment for PPE ........................................................... 21 - Additional Guidelines for Conducting a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) Assessment for PPE .......................................................................... 25 Personal Protective Equipment Training Certification Form ................................. 31 Personal Protective Equipment Training Quiz ...................................................... 32 Sample PPE Policies ............................................................................................ 33 Recognizing and Controlling Hazards .............................................................. 34 What is a hazard?................................................................................................. 35 How do you control hazards? ............................................................................... 38 - Engineering Controls.................................................................................... 38 - Work Practice Controls ................................................................................ 39 - Administrative Controls ................................................................................ 40 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ......................................................... 41 Types of Personal Protective Equipment ......................................................... 42 Head Protection.................................................................................................... 43 Eye and Face Protection ...................................................................................... 46 - Facts About Eye Protection in the Workplace .............................................. 52 Hand And Arm Protection ..................................................................................... 54 Foot and Leg Protection ....................................................................................... 58 Torso/Body Protection .......................................................................................... 61 Protection from Drowning ..................................................................................... 63 L&I Service Locations and Services ................................................................. 66 Links to Additional Information......................................................................... 69 3 How To Use This Guide This guide will help you to comply with the WISHA (Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act) Personal Protective Equipment rules. Volume 1: General Personal Protective Equipment, covers PPE requirements used to protect the head, eyes and face, hand and arm, foot and leg, and body (torso) in most work environments. Future volumes will cover other PPE, such as Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Fall Protection, etc., which have specific requirements, including separate written programs. This guide features a Resource section containing Sample checklists and forms that you can use and modify (Microsoft Word format) to fit the needs of your particular work place. Optional PPE policies which you may choose to incorporate into your Accident Prevention Program. (If you need assistance with your Accident Prevention Program, you can consult the Accident Prevention Program Guide.) Information on particular types of PPE to help you select the appropriate equipment. This guide is not a substitute for the WISHA standards. You need to refer to the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) chapters listed below to make sure you comply with the rules when using this guide. For this user guide on general PPE, refer to PPE in the Core Rules...................................... Chapter 296-800-160 The hazards in your work place may have special rules that apply to them. For information about PPE for specific work places or work tasks, see these WISHA rules: Work place WAC code reference Construction Work Chapter 296-155 Electrical Workers Chapter 296-45 Fire Fighters Chapter 296-305 General Occupational Health Standards Chapter 296-62 such as Hearing Protection Chapter 296-62 Part K Respiratory Protection Chapter 296-62 Part E Bloodborne Pathogens Chapter 296-62 Part J General Safety and Health Standards Chapter 296-24 such as Welding Protection Chapter 296-24 Part I Electrical Protection Chapter 296-24 Part L Logging Operations Chapter 296-54 Pulp, Paper, & Paperboard Mills and Converters Chapter 296-79 Ship Repairing, Ship Building and Ship Breaking Chapter 296-304 Ski Area Facilities and Operations Chapter 296-59 Telecommunication Chapter 296-32 Textile Industry Chapter 296-301 4 Note: If viewing this document on your computer, you can click on the blue hyperlinks to jump to other sections (locations within the document have page references). Place the cursor over the selected hyperlink until a hand appears and then click. You must have Internet access when clicking on hyperlinks to web sites, WISHA rules, and other referenced sources not located within this document. Additional information This icon indicates a tool (such as a checklist) that you can use to help you meet a PPE rule requirement. You should customize and modify it as necessary to fit the needs of your particular work place. If you need further assistance with the personal protective equipment rules and requirements, you can • Contact the Consultation Services section at your local Labor & Industries Office for free help. See the Resources section, p.66 for an office in your area. • Call 1-800-4BE SAFE (1-800-423-7233), L&I’s central office line • Seek information from other safety and health organizations. A listing is provided at the end of the Resources section on p. 69 “Links to Additional Information.” • Contact your personal protective equipment supplier for information and assistance on selecting the appropriate type of PPE for the hazards at your work place. 5 A. Introduction When an injury occurs in the workplace, not only does the worker suffer but the costs – medical and time loss payments, loss in productivity, costs for a replacement worker, and potential increase in insurance premium costs – can be great. According to the Department of Labor & Industries, there were 11,240 claims for eye injuries alone in the year 2000, totaling over five million dollars (total costs to date) and averaging $452 per claim. You can protect your workers and prevent work place injuries and resulting costs. For example, efforts to reduce eye injuries in the residential wood framing industry by the Department of Labor & Industries, working in conjunction with employers and the public, have resulted in a 30% drop in eye injuries so far during the period from July 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002. As an employer, you are required by Washington State’s occupational safety and health rules to provide a safe and healthful work place for your employees. You must identify and anticipate hazards your workers are or may be exposed to, and provide appropriate protective measures. One type of protective measure is personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE is equipment or a device that protects a worker’s body from hazards and any harmful conditions (existing and potential) that may result in injury, illness, or possibly death. PPE may be an item worn on the body, such as gloves,
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