Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Essentials
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- 1. وبرك هللا ورحمة عليكم السالماته
- 2. Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) Dr. Gehan Raafat Mohamed Zaki Lecturer of Occupational Hygiene and Air Pollution High Institute of Public Health
- 3. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Main conditions in PPE 3. Duties of the establishment towards personal protective equipment 4. Duties of worker towards PPE 5. Types of PPE 3 4/5/2011
- 4. Safety in workplace Is the science dealing with health and safety of workers in their workplaces by providing safe work environment free from hazards, accident causes and occupational diseases and injuries. Or it is regulations and legislations aimed at protection of human health and production elements from damage and deterioration 4/5/20114
- 7. 4/5/20117 General Methods of Control Control At Source Control at Pathway Control at Worker Substitution Isolation By Place or By Time Local Exhaust VentilationMaintenance and Prevention or mitigation of Spread of hazards Industrial Ventilation Natural Ventilation Reduction of workers’ exposures Training Personal Hygiene Safe work practices Personal Protective Enclosure
- 8. 4/5/2011 Source Pathway Worker Reduction of Emissions at the source 8 Substitution Isolation -By Place -By Time Local Exhaust Ventilation Maintenance and Prevention or mitigation of Spread of hazards Industrial Ventilation Natural Ventilation Reduction of workers’ exposures Training Personal Hygiene Safe work practices Personal Protective Equipment Enclosure
- 9. 9 are devices and tools designed to protect employees from serious workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, and other workplace hazards. Meanwhile, in terms of hazard control methods, usage of personal protective equipment is the last hazard control. Personal Protective Equipments 4/5/2011
- 10. 10 PPE are the Last Line of Defense for Protection of workers 4/5/2011
- 11. 4/5/201111 Sometimes, PPE are considered the 1st line of defense as in welding and smelting processes Handling of chemicals
- 12. 4/5/201112 Main conditions in PPE Compatible with international standards Compatible with body dimensions EffectiveComfortable Suitable size Not easily damage Easy to use
- 13. 13 Duties of the establishment towards personal protective equipment Provision and training of workers on their use to be part of his daily work activities Enforcing workers to use PPE and organize awareness programs to indicate their importance 4/5/2011
- 14. Routes of Entry of Chemical and Biological Hazards Routes of Entry Inhalation AbsorptionIngestion Injection 14 4/5/2011
- 15. 4/5/201115 Types of PPE Protectiv e Closing Head protection Hearing Protectio n Respirator s Safet y Lines Eye and face Protectio n Foot Protectio n Hand Protectio n
- 16. 4/5/201116 1. Protective Closing Used to protect workers from exposure to certain risks, such as: Heat - the volatile liquids - acid - radiation
- 17. 4/5/201117 Firefighters and smelting Asbestos coated aluminum Heat Substanc e Agains t For Leather Heat Smelting and welding workers Cloth Dust Workshops
- 18. 18 Workers in Chemical industries Flexible plastic Liquids and Crash Lead Radiation Radiologists Substanc e Agains t For 4/5/2011
- 19. 19 2. Head Protection (Helmets) To protect the head against solid objects that may fall over or collide with head 4/5/2011
- 20. Types of Helmets 4/5/201120 substanceAgainstFor Helme t PlasticFalling of heavy objects Mining workers FiberglassHeat and hot substances Electrical and construction workers Light PlasticLight shocks Confined space workers Steel mesh reinforced plastic Falling of objectsConstruction workers Reflective Aluminum Heat and sun raysConstruction and petroleum workers Cupper Heat and FlameFirefighters CottonColdConstruction workers during winter
- 21. 21 3. Ear Protection Ear muffs Used for the prevention of harmful effects of noise on the auditory system and on the body in general, where such equipment is working to reduce the noise level to the extent that it is safer (surveys met a 90 dB). Ear plugs made of rubber It should be washed after each use 4/5/2011
- 22. 22 4. Respiratory Protection They Differ, depending on nature of the pollutants (dust - gas - fumes - fumes) 4/5/2011
- 24. 4/5/201124 a. Dust Mask Used in the case of handling dust. It is a filter of cotton, gauze or sponges. It prevents dust from reaching nose
- 25. 4/5/201125 Put the mask over the face with metallic strip at the top Tie the strings behind the head and neck Gently, Press the metallic strip over the bridge of the nose The mask should cover from the nose to the chin and fits strongly over the face
- 26. 26 b. Chemical Protective Device Used for protection against gases and vapors It can be used if the amount of contaminants is large and exposure for long periods (Canister mask) This mask is not suitable in confined spaces, like organic solvents tanks4/5/2011
- 27. 27 c. Respirator Air or oxygen respirators are suitable for work in confined spaces 4/5/2011
- 28. 4/5/201128 5. Helmets with Mask This type is used in cleaning metal surfaces with sand and refining the glass surfaces with currents of air laden sand
- 29. 4/5/201129 6. Gloves Used to protect hands and arms in most work environments of different risks such as burns – skin injury- electric shock - Chemicals Its type differ according to exposure
- 30. Types of Gloves 30 SubstanceAgainstFor Glove s ClothDirtsGeneral use LeatherSharp endsTransportation of sharp objects PlasticChemicalsChemical industries Wool & Cotton WoundsConstruction workers RubberElectricity and biological agents Electrical and sanitary workers Asbestos Heat Smelting and welding workers Mechanical Hazards Leather steel fabric Metal pressing workers CottonVibrationWorking on the shaker machines 4/5/2011
- 31. 4/5/201131 7. Foot Protection Used to protect the feet from the risk of fallen Objects
- 32. 4/5/201132 8. Eye and Face Protection Is made of plastic or metal masks or glass . It is used to protect the face and eyes from flying parts, rays and hot objects.
- 33. 33 9. Safety Lines They are used to protect workers from the risks of falling from high places such as construction workers. 4/5/2011
- 34. 4/5/201134 معدات(مهمات)الوقاية الشخصية الخوذة–األمان حزام األمان حذاء–الواقية البدلة الواقية النظارات الشخصيةالوقايةمعداتأهمية