personal protective equipments (PPE)

Definition:

PPE includes all equipment designed to be worn or held by a person to protect against one or more risks. Some of the common examples of PPE are

• Apron 


• clothing for adverse weather conditions


• gloves


• safety footwear 


• safety helmets


• eye protectors


• breathing apparatus


• safety harnesses

It is good practice for a company to eliminate or reduce the risk by some other means before resorting to PPE. where there are no other effective means of protecting worker the provision and use of PPE vital. The step must be taken to control risk at their source to prevent the need for PPE, since:

PPE as a Last Report

its good practice advises employers to:

• identify and assess the risk


• ensure the most appropriate means of reducing risk at an acceptable level


• consider the hierarchy of risk control measure before providing PPE to the worker.

Personal protective equipment

EYE PROTECTION:

The eye is particularly vulnerable to injury from impact of foreign bodies and, as the are also the only son entrance to the brain, the use of suitable eye protection may not merely save a person`s sight but also their life.

typical hazards to the eye include:

• projectiles


• foreign bodies e.g rust and dust


• chemicals/ molten metal splashes


• gas and vapors


• radiation

it is possible to classify eye protection into four main groups,

• safety spectacles 


• eye-shields.


• safety goggles


• face shields (visors)

safety spectacles:

Spectacles are made up in some countries, (mainly Europe) to meet the requirements of certain standards and are standards and generally tested to low energy impact resistance level ( denoted by the letter F marked on the lens.

For those employees who normally wear prescription spectacles safety version are available. these are tested to increased robustness level only. CE mark must be present on the frame and lens.

Eye shields:

Shields is similar to safety spectacles nut are heavier and designed either a frameless one-piece molded lens.

Safety Goggles:

Basically, there are two styles of the gaggle, panoramic with curved lens and a wide field of vision and the more traditional box type.

• impact.


• chemical splash


• dusts


• gases

Face shields:

 Shields with varying degrees of green filter are also available for welding 

these provide protection against ultra-violet and strong light.