Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
24 ControlsandPersonal
ProtectiveEquipment
IntroductIon
This. chapter. discusses. the. requirements. for. personal. protective. equipment. (PPE)..
It. also. addresses. other. control. mechanisms. and. procedures.. Engineering. controls.
should.be.the.primary.method.used.to.eliminate.or.minimize.hazard.exposure.in.the.
workplace.. Administrative. controls. must. be. set. in. motion. prior. to. the. use. of. PPE..
When.such.controls.are.not.practical.or.applicable,.PPE.shall.be.employed.to.reduce.
or.eliminate.personnel.exposure.to.hazards..PPE.will.be.provided,.used,.and.main-
tained. when. it. has. been. determined. that. its. use. is. required. and. that. such. use. will.
lessen. the. likelihood. of. occupational. injuries. and/or. illnesses.. All. personal. protec-
tive.clothing.and.equipment.should.be.of.a.safe.design.and.appropriate.for.the.work.
to. be. performed.. Only. those. items. of. protective. clothing. and. equipment. that. meet.
National.Institute.for.Occupational.Safety.and.Health.(NIOSH).or.American.National.
Standards.Institute.(ANSI).standards.are.to.be.procured.or.accepted.for.use.
The.Occupational.Safety.and.Health.Administration.(OSHA).requires.employers.
to.protect.their.employees.from.workplace.hazards.such.as.machines,.work.proce-
dures,.and.hazardous.substances.that.can.cause.injury.or.illness..The.preferred.way.
to.do.this.is.through.engineering.controls,.predetermined.safe.work.practices,.and.
administrative.controls;.but.when.these.controls.are.not.feasible.or.do.not.provide.
suficient.protection,.an.alternative.or.supplementary.method.of.protection.should.be.
provided.workers.in.the.form.of.PPE.and.the.know-how.to.use.it.properly.
This. chapter. will. help. employers. be. in. compliance. with. OSHA's. general. PPE.
requirements,.but.it.is.not.a.substitute.for.OSHA.standards.requiring.PPE.(Title 29,.
Code. of. Federal. Regulations. [CFR]. 1910.132,. Subpart. I).. This. standard. requires.
employers. to. establish. general. procedures. for. a. PPE. program,. to. give. employees.
necessary.protective.equipment,.and.to.train.them.to.use.it.properly..Although.not.
speciically. directed. to. construction. and. the. maritime. industry,. the. information,.
methods,.and.procedures.in.this.guide.are.also.applicable.to,.and.will.help.in.com-
pliance. with,. OSHA's. general. PPE. requirements. for. the. construction. industry. at.
29 CFR.1926.95.and.for.the.maritime.industry.at.29.CFR.1915.152.
PPE.includes.a.variety.of.devices.and.garments.to.protect.workers.from.injuries.
or.hazardous.exposures..PPE.designed.to.protect.eyes,.face,.head,.ears,.feet,.hands.
and. arms,. and. the. whole. body. is. available.. PPE. includes. such. items. as. goggles,.
face. shields,. safety. glasses,. hard. hats,. safety. shoes,. gloves,. safety. vests,. earplugs,.
.earmuffs,.respirators,.and.suits.for.full.body.protection.
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