The document discusses various types of personal protective equipment (PPE) and provides facts and myths about their usage. It covers topics such as the definition of PPE varying by location, hard hats needing to be replaced if damaged, goggles protecting against radiation, proper fitting of earplugs, respirator filtering capabilities, gloves protecting against needlesticks, conductive footwear, heat stress protection, sunscreen protection from UVA and UVB rays, uses of full body harnesses, and the differences between fall restraint and fall arrest systems. The document aims to test the reader's knowledge of proper PPE use.

1. made by Prescillia Percy Chua

2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
are specialized items
worn to provide a
physical barrier
between
the wearer
and
the hazardous environment
Hazmat suit, WiseGeek

3. Simple,
RIGHT?

4. Let’s challenge your
PPE SMARTS!

5. The definition of what constitutes as PPE is
UNIVERSAL
Fact or Myth ?

6. The definition of what constitutes as PPE is
UNIVERSAL

7. PPE varies by
state, country,
and even
by planet!
Hadfield Spacewalk during the STS-100 mission, Wikipedia

8. showing that personal protective equipment
can cover a variety of occupations and has
a wide-ranging definition.
In 2011, failure to use condoms was a violation of
OSHA's Blood borne Pathogens Program PPE,
resulting in citations against the adult film
production companies…
Larry Flynt's Hustler Video Cited by Cal/OSHA over Condoms, Safety, Says AHF | Business Wire.

9. Let’s look at some
common

10. HARD HATS
have a pre-determined
SERVICE LIFE
Fact or Myth ?

11. HARD HATS
have a pre-determined
SERVICE LIFE

12. ANSI Z89.1
AS 1800
CSA Z94.1
EN 397
ISO 3873
Several standards state thatSeveral standards state thatSeveral standards state thatSeveral standards state that
all components should beall components should beall components should beall components should be
inspectedinspectedinspectedinspected dailydailydailydaily for signs of:for signs of:for signs of:for signs of:
• dents,dents,dents,dents,
• cracks,cracks,cracks,cracks,
• penetration,penetration,penetration,penetration,
• brittleness, andbrittleness, andbrittleness, andbrittleness, and
• deteriorationdeteriorationdeteriorationdeterioration

13. Any hard hat failing visualAny hard hat failing visualAny hard hat failing visualAny hard hat failing visual
inspection should beinspection should beinspection should beinspection should be
REMOVED FROM
SERVICE.
Construction Accident Helmet, Kansas City Injury Attorney Blog

14. HK Labour Department, Guidance Notes on the Selection, Use, and Maintenance of Safety Helmets

15. GOGGLES
may protect against
RADIATION
Fact or Myth ?

16. GOGGLES
may protect against
RADIATION

17. goggles are effective in prevent eye injury fromgoggles are effective in prevent eye injury fromgoggles are effective in prevent eye injury fromgoggles are effective in prevent eye injury from
impact
dusty environments
chemical splashes
UV & IR radiation
Marines, Welding Warrior, Flickr

18. For best fit, foam earplugs
must be held in place
during ear canal
EXPANSION
Fact or Myth ?

19. For best fit, foam earplugs
must be held in place
during ear canal
EXPANSION

20. the myth started
in the 1970s…
EH Berger, National Hearing Conservation Association, Feb 2012, Spectrum Vol 29, Supplment III, p.34.

21. A recent study showed
it’s more critical for a
pinna pull
and a
tight, crease-free roll down
EH Berger, National Hearing Conservation Association, Feb 2012, Spectrum Vol 29, Supplment III, p.34.

22. Particulate filtering capabilities of
RESPIRATORS
are based on the material’s ability to filter the
MOST PENETRATING
particle size
Fact or Myth ?

23. Particulate filtering capabilities of
RESPIRATORS
are based on the material’s ability to filter the
MOST PENETRATING
particle size

24. µ
NIOSH
CERTIFIED

25. EN143
EUROPEAN
STANDARD

26. Ability to
filter vapours are
tested against
different standards
Dad with Gas Mask, Busy Chris, Flickr

27. Wearing gloveswill
protect against transmission
of pathogens during a
needlestick
Fact or Myth ?

28. Wearing gloveswill
protect against transmission
of pathogens during a
needlestick

29. Wearing gloves will protect you against transmission
of blood borne pathogens during a needlestick
%
of the contaminantof the contaminantof the contaminantof the contaminant
is wiped offis wiped offis wiped offis wiped off
bybybyby thethethethe gloveglovegloveglove
Significantly reducing the amount that contacts your tissues
A Paxton. Needlestick patrol:breaking bad habits. January 2012. www.cap.org

30. Conductivefootwear
must be worn in
explosiveor hazardous
work locations.
Fact or Myth ?

31. Conductivefootwear
must be worn in
explosiveor hazardous
work locations.

32. Static Electricity, Lego Message Board

33. Stewart, Ball of Plasma, Edinburgh, Scotland, Flickr
Conductive footwear is made with
materials that offer
no electrical resistance,
reducing the chance of ignition
from a static electric spark

34. Roger Perriss. Electricity pylon maintenance, S Yorkshire_3953.01. Flickr
However, these offer
no protection
from live charges
or electrical equipment.

35. Always wear
short sleeve shirts and pants
to protect from
heat stress
Fact or Myth ?

36. Always wear
short sleeve shirts and pants
to protect from
heat stress

37. ° °
Thermometer hot, livescience.com

38. Alfred Weidinger, Touareg at the Festival au Desert near Timbuktu, Mali 2012, Wikipedia
When the air temperature
exceeds 35°C (95°F),
wear a layer of light
loose fitting clothes
made of breathable
fabric to reduce heat
stress caused by
conductiveconductiveconductiveconductive heating.

39. UVAandUVB
Fact or Myth ?
Sunscreens protect against both

40. UVAandUVB
Sunscreens protect against both

41. SPF ratings only apply to UVB protectionSPF ratings only apply to UVB protectionSPF ratings only apply to UVB protectionSPF ratings only apply to UVB protection
Narrow. Sun is shining. Flickr

42. New labeling requirements for UVA protection are underway in
many countries.
In the meantime, look for
broadbroadbroadbroad----spectrumspectrumspectrumspectrum sunscreens containing:
avobenzone,
mexoryl,
titanium dioxide or
zinc oxide.
S Louw, Sun tanning on the beach, Getty Images

43. FULL BODY HARNESSES
may be used for
FALL RESTRAINT and FALL ARREST
Fact or Myth ?

44. FULL BODY HARNESSES
may be used for
FALL RESTRAINT and FALL ARREST

45. Western Area Power, Fall Protection Field Trials. Flickr
Full-body harnesses may be used in
fall restraint and fall arrest systems depending on
manufacturer’s specifications and standards.

46. So what’s the
between fall restraint & fall arrest?
DIFFERENCE

47. A FALL RESTRAINT SYSTEMFALL RESTRAINT SYSTEMFALL RESTRAINT SYSTEMFALL RESTRAINT SYSTEM means a system to prevent
a worker from falling from a work position, or from
travelling to an unguarded edge from which the worker
could fall.
Latchways.com

48. A FALL ARREST SYSTEM means a
system that will stop a worker's fall before
the worker hits the surface below.
www.fall-arrest.com

49. So how many did you get

50. More

51. Contact your local
Occupational Hygienist
or
Safety Professional

52. Thank you