1. Agri - Crop Production Quarter 3 - Module 4 Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Nursery Work
Safety First
2. Agri - Crop Production Quarter 3 - Module 4 Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Nursery Work
Required Personal
Protective
Equipment (PPE) in
Nursery Work
3. Agri - Crop Production Quarter 3 - Module 4 Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Nursery Work
4. Agri - Crop Production Quarter 3 - Module 4 Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Nursery Work
5. Agri - Crop Production Quarter 3 - Module 4 Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Nursery Work
Knowing about safety can help
prevent accidents. Accidents
are actions that occur
unintentionally. Accidents
cannot be predicted, but they are
more likely to occur in hazardous
situations. They can happen
anywhere, including in the home,
6. Agri - Crop Production Quarter 3 - Module 4 Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Nursery Work
Major areas of concern in doing
horticultural work includes safety
practices in pest control, safety
with machinery tools, and safety
with tractors and large equipment.
Knowing how to properly use
these items can help reduce risk
and help prevent accidents.
7. Personal protective equipment,
commonly referred to as "PPE", is
equipment worn to minimize exposure to
hazards that cause serious workplace
injuries and illnesses.
8. These injuries and illnesses may
result from contact with chemical,
radiological, physical, electrical,
mechanical, or other workplace
hazards.
The lungs, e.g. from breathing in
contaminated air
The head and feet, e.g. from falling
materials
The eyes, e.g. from flying particles or
splashes of corrosive liquids
9. Choose products which are CE marked in
accordance with the Personal Protective
Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations
2018 – suppliers can advise you.
When selecting and
using PPE
10. Eye and Face Protection – to
provide protection during
EXPOSURE to hazards like
flying particles, metals or
sparks, liquid chemicals,
caustic liquids, and light
radiation, i.e., welding lasers.
11. To provide protection during
exposure to hazards like flying
particles, liquid chemicals, and
light radiation.
Eye and Face Protection
12. Eye and Face Protection
Safety
Goggles Visor Face Shield
13. Hearing Protection – to
provide protection during
exposure to high pitch and
loud noise levels.
19. Hand Protection – to provide
protection during exposure to
potential hazards such as sharp
objects, abrasive surfaces,
temperature extremes and
chemical contact.
20. To provide protection
during exposure to potential
hazards such as sharp
objects, and chemical
contact.
Hand Protection
22. Head Protection – to provide
protection to potential hazards
such as falling objects, striking
against low-hanging objects,
electrical hazards, or chemical
application.
23. To provide protection to
potential hazards such as
falling objects and
striking against low-
hanging objects.
Head Protection
25. Foot Protection -to provide protection
for situations with the potential of
injuries such as falling or rolling
objects, chemical or liquid exposures,
piercing objects, and where feet are
exposed to electrical hazards.
26. To provide protection for situations
with the potential of injuries such
as falling or rolling objects and wet
grounds.
Foot Protection