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Personal Protective Equipment

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Personal Protective Equipment

OSHA 3151-12R 2003

Personal Protective Equipment

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Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective EquipmentU.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 3151-12R 2003

Personal Protective Equipment

Contents

Introduction...4

The Requirement for PPE...5

The Hazard Assessment...6

Selecting PPE...8

Training Employees in the Proper Use of PPE...9

Eye and Face Protection...9

Prescription Lenses...10

Eye Protection for Exposed Workers...10

Types of Eye Protection...11

Welding Operations...12

Laser Operations...16

Head Protection...16

Types of Hard Hats...18

Size and Care Considerations...18

Foot and Leg Protection...19

Special Purpose Shoes...21

Foundry Shoes...22

Care of Protective Footwear...22

Hand and Arm Protection...22

Types of Protective Gloves...23

Leather,Canvas or Metal Mesh Gloves...23

Fabric and Coated Fabric Gloves...24

Chemical- and Liquid-Resistant Gloves...24

Care of Protective Gloves...29

Body Protection...29

Hearing Protection...30

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OSHA Assistance...32 Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines...33 State Programs...33 Consultation Services...34 Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP)...34 Strategic Partnership Program...35 Alliance Programs...35 OSHA Training and Education...36 Information Available Electronically...36 OSHA Publications...37 Contacting OSHA...37 OSHA Regional Offices...38 List of Tables Table 1: Filter Lenses for Protection Against Radiant Energy...13 Table 2: Construction Industry Requirements for Filter Lens Shade Numbers for Protection Against Radiant Energy...15 Table 3: Selecting Laser Safety Glass...16 Table 4: Chemical Resistance Selection Chart for Protective Gloves...26 Table 5: Permissible Noise Exposures...31 Appendix A: OSHA Standards that Require PPE...40

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Introduction

Hazards exist in every workplace in many different forms: sharpedges, falling objects, flying sparks, chemicals, noise and a myriadof other potentially dangerous situations. The Occupational Safetyand Health Administration (OSHA) requires that employers protecttheir employees from workplace hazards that can cause injury.

Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protectemployees. Depending on the hazard or workplace conditions,OSHA recommends the use of engineering or work practicecontrols to manage or eliminate hazards to the greatest extentpossible. For example, building a barrier between the hazard andthe employees is an engineering control; changing the way in whichemployees perform their work is a work practice control.

When engineering, work practice and administrative controls arenot feasible or do not provide sufficient protection, employers mustprovide personal protective equipment (PPE) to their employeesand ensure its use. Personal protective equipment, commonly

referred to as "PPE", is equipment worn to minimize exposure to avariety of hazards. Examples of PPE include such items as gloves,foot and eye protection, protective hearing devices (earplugs,muffs) hard hats, respirators and full body suits.

This guide will help both employers and employees do thefollowing:

IUnderstand the types of PPE.

IKnow the basics of conducting a "hazard assessment" of the

workplace.

Select appropriate PPE for a variety of circumstances.

Understand what kind of training is needed in the proper useand care of PPE.II

The information in this guide is general in nature and does notaddress all workplace hazards or PPE requirements. The

information, methods and procedures in this guide are based onthe OSHA requirements for PPE as set forth in the Code of FederalRegulations (CFR) at 29 CFR 1910.132 (General requirements); 29CFR 1910.133 (Eye and face protection); 29 CFR 1910.135 (Headprotection); 29 CFR 1910.136 (Foot protection); 29 CFR 1910. 137(Electrical protective equipment); 29 CFR 1910.138 (Hand

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29 CFR 1926.95 (Criteria for personal protective equipment); 29 CFR 1926.96 (Occupational foot protection); 29 CFR 1926.100 (Head protection); 29 CFR 1926.101 (Hearing protection); and 29 CFR 1926.102 (Eye and face protection); and for the maritime industry at 29 CFR 1915.152 (General requirements); 29 CFR 1915.153 (Eye and face protection); 29 CFR 1915.155 (Head protection); 29 CFR 1915.156 (Foot protection); and 29 CFR 1915.157 (Hand and body protection). This guide does not address PPE requirements related to respiratory protection (29 CFR 1910.134) as this information is covered in detail in OSHA Publication 3079,"Respiratory Protection". There is a brief discussion of hearing protection in this publication but users …… 此处隐藏：19455字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……