Doc. #89712 Personal Protective Equipment City of Langley OH&S Training Program.

Doc. #89712

Personal Protective Equipment

City of Langley

OH&S Training Program

Agenda:

1. Objectives;

2. What is PPE;

3. When to use PPE;

4. PPE General Requirements;

5. How to select PPE;

6. Eye Protection;

7. Head Protection;

8. Foot Protection;

9. Hand Protection;

10. Hearing Protection;

11. Respiratory Protection;

12. Personal Floating Device (PDF);

13. Employee Responsibilities.

Objectives:

By the end of this crew talk you will be able to:

1. Define the meaning of PPE;

2. Understand when to use PPE;

3. Identify suitable PPE for different hazards;

What is PPE?

PPE is all equipment (including clothing for

the protection against weather) which is

intended to be worn or held by a person at

work and which protects them against one

or more risks to their health or safety

When to use PPE?

PPE is the last resort (as a control measure), because:

1. Provides individual protection;

2. Does not control risk at source;

3. Improper use will make it useless;

Consider the use of PPE if it is not possible to apply the other primary control measures:

1. Engineering controls (machine guard);

2. Procedure controls • (Ancillary program, Safe Work Procedures (SWP), Health and Safety Practice (HSP))

PPE is used in conjunction with primary control measures.

PPE General Requirements

PPE should: Be appropriate for the risk;

Take into account of ergonomic requirements;

Be capable of fitting the user;

Be effective in controlling the risks involved;

Be designed as per recognized standard;

PPE General Requirements

In general the PPE should be selected based on the hazard you are facing & on which part of

your body this hazard will impact.

WHAT IS THE HAZARD & WHICH PART WILL BE AFFECTED

Eye Protection PPE:

Hazards: Chemicals/splashes; Radiation; Dust; Projectiles; Welding (Radiation); Electrical work; Grinding, chipping, sawing, drilling; jack hammering,

chain sawing.

All City of Langley employees will wear C.S.A eye protection when there is a hazard.

PPE: Spectacles (side pieces); Goggles (full enclosure); Face shields (face & eye);

Head Protection PPE: Hazards:

Flying objects; Falling objects; Impact against fixed objects; Excavations and around

excavation equipment; Confined spaces; Construction sites.

All City of Langley employees will wear a C.S.A approved hard hat when there is a hazard.

PPE: Hard hat

Foot Protection PPE:

Hazards: Falling objects; Moving objects; Sharp objects (stepping on objects); Extreme temperature; Slippery surfaces; Chemicals;

All City of Langley employees will wear C.S.A approved safety toed footwear when a worker is exposed to a hazard.

PPE: Safety Shoes (different types)

CLASSES OF PROTECTIONOne or more of the markings will appear on the outer side or the tongue of the right shoe.

PROTECTION MARKINGS SAFETY FEATURES RECOMMENDED USE

Green triangle indicates sole puncture protection with a Grade 1 protective toe to withstand impacts up to 125 Joules. Comparable to a 22.7 kg (50 lb) weight dropped from 0.6 m Sole puncture protection is designed to withstand a force of not less than 1200 Newtons (270 lbs) and resist cracking after being subjected to 1.5 million flexes.

For any industry, especially construction and heavy work environments, where sharp objects, such as nails are present.

Yellow triangle indicates sole puncture protection with a Grade 2 protective toe to withstand impacts up to 90 Joules. Comparable to a 22.7 kg (50 lb) weight dropped from 0.4 m Sole puncture protection is designed to withstand a force of not less than 1200 Newtons (270 lbs) and resist cracking after being subjected to 1.5 million flexes.

For light industrial work environments requiring puncture protection as well as toe protection.

Blue rectangle indicates Grade 1 protective toe without sole puncture protection. Grade 1 protective toe withstands impacts up to 125 Joules. Comparable to a 22.7 kg (50lb) weight dropped from 0.6 m.

For industrial work environments not requiring puncture protection.

Grey rectangle indicates Grade 2 protective toe without sole puncture protection. Grade 2 protective toe withstands impacts up to 90 Joules. Comparable to a 22.7 kg (50lb) weight dropped from 0.4 m.

For institutional and non-industrial work environments not requiring puncture protection.

White label with green fir tree symbol indicates chainsaw protective footwear. Protective features are designed into the boots to prevent a running chainsaw from cutting all the way through the boot uppers so as to protect the shins, ankles, feet and toes.

For forestry workers and others exposed to hand-held chain saws or other cutting tools.

White rectangle with orange Greek letter omega indicates soles that provide resistance to electric shock. Such certified footwear contains a sole and heel design assembly that, at the point of manufacturing, has electrical insulating properties intended to withstand 18,000 Volts and a leakage current not exceeding 1mA.

For any industry where accidental contact with live electrical current conductors can occur. Warning:Electrical Shock Resistance deteriorates with wear and in wet environments.

Hand Protection PPE: Hazards:

Rough handling; Sharp objects; Chemicals; Extreme temperature; Chance of cuts, punctures, or burns; Electrical hazards.

All City of Langley employees will wear hand protection when there are hazards

PPE: Safety gloves (different types)

Hand Protection PPE ~ Cont:Guide to the Selection of Skin Protection

Hazard Degree of Hazard Protective Material

Abrasion Severe Reinforced heavy rubber, staple-reinforced heavy leather

Less Severe Rubber, plastic, leather, polyester, nylon, cotton

Sharp Edges Severe Metal mesh, staple-reinforced heavy leather, Kevlar (TM) aramid-steel mesh

Less Severe Leather, terry cloth (aramid fiber)

Mild with delicate work Lightweight leather, polyester, nylon, cotton

Chemicals and fluids Risk varies according to the chemical, its concentration, and time of contact among other factors. Refer to the manufacturer, or product MSDS.

Dependant on chemical. Examples include: Natural rubber, neoprene, nitrile rubber, butyl rubber, PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), Teflon (TM), Viton (TM), polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl alcohol, Saranex (TM), 4H (TM), Barricade (TM), Chemrel (TM), Responder (TM), Trellchem (TM)

Cold   Leather, insulated plastic or rubber, wool, cotton

Electricity   Rubber-insulated gloves tested to appropriate voltage (CSA Standard Z259.4-M1979) with leather outerglove

Heat High temperatures (over 350 deg C)

Asbestos, Zetex (TM)

Medium high (up to 350 deg C)

Nomex (TM), Kevlar (TM), neoprene-coated asbestos, heat-resistant leather with linings

Warm (up to 200 deg C)

Nomex (TM), Kevlar (TM), heat-resistant leather, terry cloth (aramid fiber)

Less warm (up to 100 deg C) Chrome-tanned leather, terry cloth

General Duty   Cotton, terry cloth, leather

Hearing Protection PPE:

Hazards: Noise (80db-A)

All City of Langley ear plugs and ear muffs will meet the C.S.A. Class A Standard and all employees at risk will have yearly hearing tests.

PPE: Ear muff; Ear plug.

Respiratory Tract Protection PPE:

Hazards: Airborne contaminants like:

Dust (fine solid particles); Fumes (heating metals); Gases; Vapours (heating of liquid).

Oxygen deficient environments.

All City of Langley employees who will be exposed to a hazard will wear a respirator appropriate to that hazard and will be fit tested for that respirator for that year before conducting any work.

PPE: Respirators: Designed to purify air by inhaling it through a medium

which removes the contaminants.

Breathing Apparatus: Supplies pure air from uncontaminated source.

Respiratory Tract Protection PPE ~ Cont: Types of Respirators:

Filtered Face-piece Respirator (dusk mask);

Half mask Respirator; Full face Respirators.

Types of Breathing Apparatus: Fresh air hose apparatus; Compressed airline

apparatus; Self-contained apparatus.

High Visibility Apparel PPE:

Hazards Exposure to vehicles (road/parking lots); Around moving equipment; When there is a safety need for employees to see one

another.

All City of Langley employees will wear high visibility apparel when there is a hazard.

PPE: Type 1: Vest, shirt or other similar garment worn on the torso with a florescent background and

attached VE trim.

Type 2: Jacket, coat, coverall or other garment with a bright colored background and attached VE trim.

Type 3: A harness type garment worn on the torso, fabricated from parallel strips of contrasting colors. The harness has florescent and retroreflective properties.

High Visibility Apparel PPE ~ Cont:

Personal Floatation Device PPE: Hazards

Working near water and there is a risk of drowning.

All City of Langley employees who work near water and are at risk for drowning will wear a CGSA approved PFD.

PPE: (a) CGSB Standard CAN/CGSB-65.7-M88, Lifejackets, Inherently

Buoyant Type with a minimum buoyancy of 93 N (21 lbs),

(b) CGSB Standard CAN/CGSB-65.11-M88, Personal Flotation Devices with a minimum buoyancy of 69 N (15.5 lbs),

(c) CGSB Standard 65-GP-14M, Lifejackets, Inherently Buoyant, Standard Type with a minimum buoyancy of 125 N (28 lbs), or

(d) British Safety Standard BS EN 396-1994, Lifejackets and Personal Buoyancy Aids - Lifejacket 150 N, automatically inflatable units with a minimum buoyancy of 150 N (34 lbs).

Worker Responsibility for PPE:

Worker's responsibilities1. A worker who is required to use personal

protective equipment must:a) use the equipment in accordance with training and instruction,

and in accordance with the manufactures’ instructions;

b) inspect the equipment before use;

c) refrain from wearing protective equipment outside of the work area where it is required if to do so would constitute a hazard, and;

d) report any equipment malfunction to the supervisor or employer.

2. A worker who is assigned responsibility for cleaning, maintaining or storing personal protective equipment must do so in accordance with training and instruction provided.