The document discusses personal protective equipment (PPE) required for nursery work. It identifies several potential hazards including flying particles, chemicals, noise, and falling objects. It recommends PPE such as safety goggles, respirators, gloves, hard hats, boots, and protective clothing to minimize exposure to hazards that could cause injuries or illness from the eyes, lungs, head, feet, and skin. A variety of PPE types are presented for eye and face, hearing, respiratory, hand, head, foot, and clothing protection.

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Safety First

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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

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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,

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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.

14. To provide protection
during exposure to high
pitch and loud noise
levels.
Hearing Protection

15. Hearing Protection
Ear Plugs Ear Muffs

16. Respiratory Protection – to
provide protection from
inhalation hazards such as
vapors, mists, particulates,
pesticides, and gases.

17. To provide protection
from inhalation
hazards such as
vapors, and mists.
Respiratory Protection

18. Respiratory Protection
Facemask Respirator

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

21. Hand Protection
Gloves with
cuff
Disposable
Gloves

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

24. Head Protection
Hard Hat Hairnet

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

27. Foot Protection
Boots
Safety
Shoes

28. Clothing Protection – to
provide protection from
potential hazards such as
entanglement, skin
cancer, bodily injury, and
pesticide contamination.

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