RUNWAY: THE PPE EDITION
Presented By MIOSHA STAFF Michigan Safety Conference 2018 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Preliminaries
PPE is equipment worn to These injuries and minimize exposure to illnesses may result from hazards that cause contact with one or more serious workplace workplace hazards. injuries and illnesses.
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY PPE Responsibilities
Employer Employee
Performing a “hazard assessment” of the Properly wear PPE, workplace to identify and control physical and Attend training sessions on PPE, health hazards. Care for, clean and maintain PPE, and Identifying and providing appropriate PPE for employees at no cost to the employee. Inform a supervisor of the need to repair or replace PPE. Training employees in the use and care of the PPE.
Maintaining PPE, including replacing worn or damaged PPE.
Periodically reviewing, updating and evaluating the effectiveness of the PPE program This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND Controlling The Hazards
Elimination Removes the hazard
Substitution Reduces hazard to lowest level
Engineering Controls Requires physical change to work operations
Administrative Requires employer and worker to do something Controls Increasing Effectiveness
PPE Requires worker to wear something PPE Certification
American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOSH)
American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM International) PPE Violations 2017
Part 33 - Safety Part 33 - Safety Initial Penalty Total
Hazard Assessment-138 citations $51,820
Training–8 citations $4,500
Eye & Face Protection – 79 citations $95,850
Hand Protection-17 citations $15,700
Head Protection-13 citations $19,300
Foot/Toe Protection-7 citations $7,600
Body Protection-7 citations $3,000 PPE Violations 2017
Part 433 - Health Part 433 - Health Initial Penalty Total
Hazard Assessment-64 citations $12,900
Training–17 citations $12,600
Eye & Face Protection – 34 citations $21,600
Hand Protection-13 citations $7,400 Selecting PPE for the Workplace
Chemical KNOW WHAT Radiological KNOW HOW Physical KNOW WHERE Electrical Mechanical
The display or use of particular products in this presentation is for illustrative purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by MIOSHA. Let The Show Begin
MODELS Barrington Carr, Jennifer Clark-Denson, Ben Counelis, Chris Passamani, Bryan Renaud, Lynn Totsky Scene 1- Eye & Face Protection COUNELIS & PASSAMANI
An employee was given a pair of safety glasses to be worn over his prescription glasses, which did not incorporate corrective lenses mounted behind the protective lenses. Construction Part 6 Personal Protective Equipment
Use of Eye and Face Protection Serious An employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye and face violations: 57 protection, when exposed to eye or face hazards or if risk of injury exists from any of the following: Penalties: (a) Flying objects or particles. $31,500 (b) Harmful contacts. (c) Exposures. (d) Molten metal. (e) Liquid chemicals. (f) Acids or caustic liquids. (g) Chemical gases or vapors. (h) Glare. (i) Potentially injurious light radiation. (j) Electrical flash. (k) A combination of these hazards (a) to (j). Scene 2-Hand Protection CLARK-DENSON
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA Scene 3-Obvious Choice CARR
https://youtu.be/luNuCwTS7EA Scene 4-Hearing Protection CLARK-DENSON
Employee utilizing earplugs operating a hand held stihl gas blower to clean saw dust off of and around saw mill equipment. Scene 5-Foot & Toe Protection PASSAMANI & CARR
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY NC SA Scene 6-Head Protection RENAUD & TOTSKY
Employees were not wearing hard hats and were exposed to struck-by hazards from falling objects while performing concrete forming work. Construction Part 6 Personal Protective Equipment
Serious Rule 408.40622 (1) Use of violations: Head Protection 100 An employer shall ensure that each affected employee is provided with, and wears, head protection equipment Penalties: and accessories when the employee is required to be present in areas where a hazard or risk of injury exists $105,200 from any of the following: (a) Falling or flying objects or particles. (b) Electrical shock and burns. (c) From other harmful contacts or exposures. Scene 7-Respiratory Protection TOTSKY
Serious Employee dumping violations: 22 formalin solutions Penalties: into different $16,000 containers wearing
Part 451 the wrong type of respirator. Construction – Other Serious Health Violations Part 603 Lead Exposure in Construction
1926.62(d)(2)(v) Until the employer performs an Serious employee exposure assessment…employer shall violations: 22 provide…interim protection: Penalties: Respiratory protection $41,100 Personal protective clothing and equipment Change areas Hand washing facilities Biological monitoring Training Construction – Top 10 Serious Health Violations Part 602 Asbestos Standards for Construction
Proposed Standard Rules Description # Serious Penalties
1926.1101(i)(1) Provide protective clothing 35 $18,000
1926.1101(h)(1) Providing respirators 31 $21,600 Scene 8-Construction RENAUD & COUNELIS
https://youtu.be/dwR5IbPklcU Falls-283 Citations
$ 550,200
Nearly half of the 43 fatalities MIOSHA investigated in 2016 were fall-related, occurring largely in the construction and tree-trimming industries. Tree Trimming
An employee without a hard hat exposed to overhead hazards during a tree trimming operation. https://youtu.be/R5F4LsPQO78 Scene 9-Tree Trimming
https://youtu.be/_SZsYzVIP5c