Using compress air

1. High Pressure Danger
with Compressed Air
Conducted by: Chiu Hock Ann Eddie

2. • Compressed air
• Changing tires
• Nailing and stapling
• Demands respect
WHAT’S AT STAKE

3. • Debilitating and fatal
injuries
• Air hoses accidentally
whipping out of control
• Lodging nails or staples
into their heads or bodies
• Having compressed air
enter their bodies
WHAT’S THE DANGER

4. • Forty pounds of air pressure
• Four inches from the ear
• Rupture of the ear drum
• Cerebral hemorrhage
resulting in death
• Eyes or mouth
• Blindness or rupture of the
lungs, stomach or intestines
EXAMPLE

5. • Not only the body
openings
• Use compressed air for
cleaning dust off
• Scratch or puncture
• Permit air to enter
• Immediately swells
• Becomes extremely
painful
• Blow shavings, dust,
filings or chips
• Into the eyes of workers
EXAMPLE

6. • Never point an air-powered tool
at another person
• Fatal results
• Use only air from a compressor
• Never use:
• Carbon dioxide
• Oxygen
• Other combustible gases
HOW TO
PROTECT YOURSELF

7. • Check tools and
compressed air lines daily
• Pointing the hose away
from you
• Securely attached
• Air pressure
• As low as possible
• Reducing the possibility
of injury
HOW TO
PROTECT YOURSELF

8. • Appropriate personal
protective equipment (PPE)
• Safety glasses
• Hearing protection
• Face protection
• Hard hats
• Safety shoes
• Vibration-reducing gloves
• Never use compressed air
to blow work surfaces or
clothing clean
• Object into your eye or body
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

9. Final Word
Compressed air is useful in the workplace.
It is also extremely dangerous.
Be aware of the dangers.
Know that compressed air can kill you or
others if not handled properly.