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1 Course Learning Outcomes for Unit VIII Upon complet.docxShiraPrater50
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Course Learning Outcomes for Unit VIII
Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:
7. Evaluate types of hazard controls.
7.1 Discuss the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for controlling occupational hazards.
Reading Assignment
To access the following resources click the links below:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (n.d.). Personal protective equipment. Retrieved from
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (1970). Occupational safety and health standards: Personal
protective equipment (Standard No. 1910.132). Retrieved from
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9777
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (1970). Occupational safety and health standards: Personal
protective equipment (Standard No. 1910.134). Retrieved from
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=12716&p_table=STANDARDS
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (1970). Occupational safety and health standards: Personal
protective equipment (Standard No. 1910.133). Retrieved from
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9778&p_t
ext_version=FALSE
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (1970). Occupational safety and health standards: Personal
protective equipment (Standard No. 1910.135). Retrieved from
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9785
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (1970). Safety and health regulations for contruction:
Personal protective and life saving equipment (Standard No. 1926.100). Retrieved from
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10663
Course/Unit
Learning Outcomes
Learning Activity
7.1
Unit VIII Lesson
Article: “Personal protective equipment”
Article: “Occupational safety and health standards: Personal protective
equipment (Standard No. 1910.132)”
Article: “Occupational safety and health standards: Personal protective
equipment (Standard No. 1910.133)”
Article: “Occupational safety and health standards: Personal protective
equipment (Standard No. 1910.134)”
Article: “Occupational safety and health standards: Personal protective
equipment (Standard No. 1910.135)”
Article: “Safety and health regulations for contruction: Personal protective and
life saving equipment (Standard No. 1926.100)”
Unit VIII Essay
UNIT VIII STUDY GUIDE
Hazard Controls – Personal
Protective Equipment
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9777
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=12716&p_table=STANDARDS
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9778&p_text_version=FALSE
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9778&p_text_versi ...
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for Dermasome-Chol (NE) a Proliposome formulation manufactured by Encapsula NanoSciences that is used specifically in the cosmetic industry. The brand name is Dermasome-Chol (NE). The Dermasome-Chol (NE) formulation is composed of unsaturated phospholipids and it does not contain alcohol. The proliposome formulation forms liposomes containing cholesterol upon dilution with water. During the dilution process water soluble active ingredients can be encapsulated inside the liposomes or liposoluble active ingredients can be incorporated into the lipid bilayers.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for Cosmesome-Chol (NE) a Proliposome formulation manufactured by Encapsula NanoSciences that is used specifically in the cosmetic industry. The brand name is Cosmesome-Chol (NE). The Cosmesome-Chol (NE) formulation is composed of saturated phospholipids and it does not contain alcohol. The proliposome formulation forms liposomes containing cholesterol upon dilution with water. During the dilution process water soluble active ingredients can be encapsulated inside the liposomes or liposoluble active ingredients can be incorporated into the lipid bilayers.
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Lübeck, 2016
This handbook offers general advice for users. However,
each individual application must be specifically checked. All
details have been compiled to the best of our knowledge.
This does not imply any liability, however. Dräger assumes
no responsibility for the content of this handbook.
The information and data in this handbook are subject to
technical modifications and cannot always be up to date.
Always use the instructions for use supplied with Dräger
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1st edition
3. An Introductionto
Respiratory
Protection
4 Introduction
1. Air is life, you can’t
survive without it
9 Impact catergories
of contaminants
4. How do contaminants
get into the body?
5 Our atmosphere
2. When does air
become dangerous?
11 Hazardous substances
in the workplace
5. How can I protect myself
from unclean air?
7 Contaminants
3. What are
contaminants?
13 Device types
6. What types of respiratory
protection devices are there?
4. | 4RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
1. AIR IS LIFE, YOU CAN’T SURVIVE WITHOUT IT
By the age of 68, you will have inhaled approximately 300,000 m3
of air – an
enormous amount. For this volume, it is vital that the air flowing through your lungs
is clean. This applies equally to ambient air as well as to air that is supplied to you
externally (via a device or filter). Externally supplied air is necessary if the ambient
air is contaminated or oxygen deficient. Types of external air supply include, for
example, air from compressed-air cylinders that are filled with breathing air, or air
from external breathing-air pipes.
When breathing air becomes dangerous
Is the concentration of hazardous substances at your workplace too high and/or
the oxygen content in ambient air too low? If so, you need respiratory protection.
Wearing respiratory protection is always an additional burden, this is why the
following principle applies: as much protection as necessary, as little a burden
as possible. But how much protection is necessary? The answer to this question
depends on your area of application.
EXTERNALAIR
S
UPPLY
RESPIR
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BODY PROTECTION
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UPPLYLYLPLYLYL
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Brief
Introduction
5. | 5RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
How does oxygen deficiency come about?
If inert gas flows into the atmosphere, it displaces the oxygen at the same time.
Since only approximately one-fifth of the atmosphere is oxygen, the oxygen
concentration is only reduced by one-fifth of the concentration of inert gas.
OUR ATMOSPHERE IS MADE UP AS FOLLOWS (IN PPM):
Composition
Gas Dry Humid
Main gases N2
– Nitrogen 780,840 768,543
O2
– Oxygen 209,450 206,152
H2
O – Water vapour 0 15,748
Argon 9 9,193
CO2
– Carbon dioxide 340 335
Trace gases
2. WHEN DOES AIR BECOME DANGEROUS?
The normal atmosphere is only made up of about 21% O2
. If the breathing air
contains too little oxygen, it can be life threatening. Particularly dangerous is the
fact that you cannot detect a lack of oxygen with your nose.
Our
atmosphere
Oxygen
Chemical formula: O2
Appearance: Colourless, odorless and tasteless diatomic gas
6. | 6RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
A LACK OF OXYGEN CAUSES THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS:
Oxygen concentration
in Vol.-%
Oxygen partial
pressure in hPa
Symptoms
< 17 < 170
Tendency towards
danger from lack of
oxygen
11 to 14 110 to 140
Unnoticeable reduction
in physical and mental
capabilities
8 to 11 80 to 110
Possibility of loss of
consciousness without
warning after a certain
period of time
6 to 8 60 to 80
Loss of consciousness
in a few minutes
(resuscitation possible if
initiated immediately)
< 6 <60
immediately loss of
consciousness
Danger of inertisation
Industrial firms regularly use liquid nitrogen (-196 °C). If it
evaporates, this can quickly lead to a lack of oxygen. If nitrogen
in the ambient air reaches 10%, the concentration of oxygen
decreases by 2%.
7. | 7RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
3. WHAT ARE CONTAMINANTS?
Generally speaking, ‘contaminantsʼ mean substances or mixtures that are harmful to
people, animals, plants, organisms and entire ecosystems. According to the German
Ordinance on Hazardous Substances, contaminants not only include pure substances
but also mixtures, preparations or products.
Contaminants can be divided into two main groups:
– natural (e.g. mineral dust and hydrogen cyanide in bitter almonds)
– synthetic and created by man (e.g. vehicle exhaust gases and industrial fumes)
ST-9701-2008
Harmful
contaminants
8. | 8RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
When do contaminants become dangerous?
If contaminants get into your body, they can cause illness. Their impact depends on
their respective characteristics and their interaction with the human body.
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9. | 9RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
Impact categories
of contaminants
4. HOW DO CONTAMINANTS GET INTO THE BODY?
Contaminants can enter the body in three different ways:
– Inhalation: via the respiratory tracts
– Oral: via the mouth (mostly when swallowing)
– Dermal: via the skin
How can a risk be recognised?
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
internationally prescribes uniform labelling of hazardous substances, mixtures and
products using pictograms for physical, health and environmental dangers.
D-3804-2010
10. | 10RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
Examplesofpictograms:
HOW DO CONTAMINANTS WORK?
Roughly speaking, there are three chronological impact categories:
Hyperacute leads to death in a relatively short space of time
Acute
rapid impact (e.g. poisoning, cauterisation, irritation
and burns (for example after explosions))
Chronic
longer impact duration leading to chronic genetic
changes (tumours, deformities) or to long-term
poisoning with organ damage (e.g. to the liver,
lungs or kidneys)
Acute toxicity Corrosive/irritant
11. | 11RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
5. HOW CAN I PROTECT MYSELF FROM UNCLEAN AIR?
Are you uncertain whether the air in a certain workplace or working area is free of
hazardous substances? Before starting work, you should carry out a risk analysis
to identify risks and stresses for you and your employees. You can only protect
yourself from hazardous substances effectively when you know which substances
you’re dealing with.
Can I protect myself from hazardous substances in the workplace without respiratory
protection equipment? In order to limit the risk from hazardous substances, you can
take the following precautions:
– Replace hazardous substances with less dangerous substances (substitution)
– Avoid hazardous substances being released by exhaust air,
ventilation technology or encapsulation
– Eliminate intake of hazardous substances via organisational measures
Hazardous substances
in the workplace
12. | 12
EMPLOYEE SAFETY IS MANDATORY
Employers are duty-bound to
ensure that the ambient air in which
employees work contains sufficient
oxygen. They must also ensure that
employee health is not damaged
by contaminants. The occupational
exposure limits (OELs) provided
by the Committee on Hazardous
Substances apply. Additional
national and local regulations must
be followed.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
What if these measures are ineffective or can’t be implemented? Or what if you’re
not entire sure that there’s no danger left in the air? In any of these cases, you should
definitely take extra safety precautions, such as respiratory or body protection.
13. | 13RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
6. WHAT TYPES OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTION DEVICES ARE THERE?
Respiratory protection devices are divided into different types, depending on whether
the device acts independently of the ambient air conditions or not.
An overview of respiratory protection devices:
Device
types
Respiratory
Protection Devices
Self-contained
breathing
apparatus
Regeneration
devices
Fresh air
hose units
Compressed
air hose units
Non-powered
Powered
Freely portable
Filtering face
pieces with
non-separable
filters
Not freely
portable
Face pieces
with separable
filters
Self-contained
breathing
apparatus acting
independently
of the ambient
atmosphere
Filtering devices
that act
depending
on the ambient
atmosphere
14. | 14RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
When should I use respiratory protection?
Wearing a respiratory protection device is an additional burden. Therefore, you should
only consider respiratory protection if the limits in your workplace cannot be met with
any other protective measures.
You can avoid wearing respiratory protection with the following
protective measures:
– Substitution of the hazardous substance
– Technical solutions, such as exhausts, ventilation measures or encapsulation
– Organisational measures
How do I select the right respiratory protection for my field of work?
The guide EN 529 “Respiratory protection devices – Recommendations for use,
care and maintenance” provides important information at the European level. In
Germany, the professional association regulation 190 (BGR 190) “Use of respiratory
protection” applies. This regulation includes information about selecting and using
respiratory protection as well as any relevant prerequisites.
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