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In all areas of the site, excluding lunch rooms, offices and control rooms, the
following minimum requirements are:
Hard hats
Safety Glasses with rigid side shields
Prescription safety glasses - flimsy slip over type side shields not allowed
Footwear of full leather tongue included, with no breather holes to prevent
chemical exposure.
Clothing suitable for the work environment Not allowed:
Shorts
Flimsy footwear and sandals
Sleeveless shirts
Mesh
Visitors on site standard apparel should be based on
a hazard assessment taking into account the areas
of the site they will be escorted.
All PPE will be provided free of cost to employees unless otherwise noted. There
may be requirements for reimbursement of prescription safety glasses and steel toe
boots. Check with your supervisor.
Every employee will at all times wear clothing that protects the body and
extremities. The typical personnel hazards listed below can be prevented as follows:
Thermal burns resulting from contact with hot pipes, can be prevented by using
long sleeve shirts and cloth gloves.
Chemical burns and/or skin absorption of allergens and toxins can be prevented or
minimized by use of appropriate chemical protective clothing (CPC).
Loose clothing will not be worn where it can contact or catch on energized
conductors, moving parts, equipment, or other hazards of this type.
Preference should be given to natural fibers in the clothing worn by personnel.
Short pants are prohibited as outerwear.
HEAD PROTECTION
CAUSES OF HEAD INJURIES
Falling objects such as tools
Bumping head against objects, such as pipes or
beams
Contact
with
exposed
electrical
wiring
or
components
TYPES OF HARD HATS
Class A designed to:
- Protect you from falling objects; and
- Protect you from electrical shocks up to 2,200 volts.
Class B are designed to:
- Protect you from falling objects; and
- Protect you from electrical shocks up to 20,000 volts.
Class C are designed to :
- Protect you from falling objects;
- DO NOT protect you from electrical shocks;
and
- DO NOT protect you from corrosive
substances.
Class E worn by:
Electricians
Instrumentation
Commissioning
Others with potential to contact live electrical
Class G for general construction work
HARD HAT COLOR CODING
White
Managers, foremen, engineers or supervisors usually wear white hats on site.
Brown
Brown hats are worn by welders and other workers with high heat applications.
Green
Green often signifies a safety inspector but can also be used by new workers on the
site or probationary staff.
Y ellow
Yellow is the colour for general labourers and earth moving operators.
Blue
Carpenters and other technical operators including electricians will normally wear
blue hard hats, while orange is worn by road crews.
Grey
HEARING PROTECTION
No one knows when people first discovered that
covering the ears with the
flats of the hands or plugging up the ear canals with ones fingers was effective in
reducing the level of unwanted soundnoisebut the basic technique has been in
use for generations as the last line of defence against loud sound. Unfortunately,
this level of technology precludes the use of most others. Hearing protectors, an
obvious solution to the problem, are a form of noise control in that they block the
path of the noise from the source to the ear.
An earplug is a device worn in the external ear
canal. Premolded earplugs are available in one or
more standard sizes intended to fit into the ear
canals of most people. A formable, user-molded
earplug is made of a pliable material that is shaped
by the wearer to fit into the ear canal to form an
acoustic seal. A custom-molded earplug is
individually made to fit the particular ear of the
wearer. Earplugs can be made from vinyl, silicone,
elastomer formulations, cotton and wax, spun glass
wool, and slow-recovery closed-cell foam.
The Operation of Hearing Protectors
Earmuffs
The basic function of earmuffs is to cover the outer ear with a cup that forms a
noise-attenuating acoustic seal. The styles of the ear cup and the earmuffs
cushions as well as the tension provided by the headband determine, for the most
part, how well the earmuff attenuates environmental noise.
Earplugs
displays an example of a well-fitted, fully inserted foam earplug (about 60% of it
extends into the ear canal) and an example of a poorly fitted, shallowly inserted
foam earplug that just caps the ear canal entrance. The well-fitted earplug has good
attenuation at all frequencies. The poorly fitted foam earplug has substantially less
attenuation.
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
There are several general categories of bodily hazards for which specialized clothing
can provide protection. These general categories include chemical, physical and
biological hazards.
Hazard
Examples
Chemical
Dermal toxins
Systemic toxins
Corrosives
Allergens
Physical
Thermal hazards
(hot/cold)
Vibration
Radiation
Trauma producing
Biological
Human pathogens
Animal pathogens
Environmental
pathogens
Hazard
Performance characteristic
required
Thermal
Insulation value
Fire
Mechanical abrasion
Cut resistance
Biological
Radiological
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
HAND PROTECTION
FALL PROTECTION
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Spread load
across butt
strap and
belt strap if
on the
harness
Excess
pressure here
can cut blood
flow to the
legs
SAFETY VEST
Safety vests are worn by workers who work on or near roads, or places where there
are movements of vehicles, cranes, cables, winches, motors or any moving gears.
Workers who are engaged in emergency and construction work, need to be detected
by other parties who operate moving machinery that can be potentially dangerous.
Safety vests are found in yellow, orange or red, and have reflective stripes, insignia
and letters printed on them. Types of safety vests to be used depend on the user,
work environments or type of industry.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approves the following types of vests:
ANSI Class 2 Safety Vests: For workers working close to traffic traveling between 2550 miles per hour, in the presence of heavy machinery, or in inclement weather and
low visibility conditions
ANSI Class 3 Safety Vests: For workers working close to traffic exceeding 50 mph
and/or in very dark or zero-visibility conditions. These vests have longer sleeves
than Class 2.
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FOOT AND
PROTECTION
LEG
Injuries to the foot and leg are common to many industries. The dropping of a heavy
object may injure the foot, particularly the toes, in any workplace, especially among
workers in the heavier industries such as mining, metal manufacture, engineering
and building and construction work. Burns of the lower limbs from the molten
metals, sparks or corrosive chemicals occur frequently in foundries, iron- and
steelworks, chemical plants and so on. Dermatitis or eczema may be caused by a
variety of acidic, alkaline and many other agents. The foot may also suffer physical
injury caused by striking it against an object or by stepping on sharp protrusions
such as can occur in the construction industry.
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PVC footwear
protects your feet
against moisture
and improves
traction.
Butyl
footwear
protects against
most ketones,
aldehydes,
alcohols, acids,
salts, and alkalies.
Electrostatic dissipating
footwear conducts static
electricity to floors that are
grounded.
Steel toe
footwear protects
your toes from
falling objects and
from being crushed.
Vinyl footwear
resists solvents,
acids, alkalies,
salts, water,
grease, and blood.
Electrical hazard
footwear are insulated
with tough rubber to
prevent shocks and burns
from electricity.
Metatarsal
footwear have
special guards that
run from your ankle
to your toes and
protect your entire
foot.
Nitrile
footwear
resists animal
fats, oils, and
chemicals
Disposable footwear
includes shower slippers,
clear polyethylene and nonwoven booties used in dust
free work areas.
Reinforced sole
footwear have
metal reinforcement
that protects your
foot from punctures.
Latex/Rubber
footwear resists
chemicals and
provides extra
traction on slippery
surfaces.
SOURCES
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