Personal Protective Equipment (Ppe); Head Protection; Eye And Face Protection - ProMinent DULCOMETER PH-501 Assembly And Operating Instructions Manual

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing, gloves, helmets, goggles, or
other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection. The
hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, electrical, heat, chemicals,
biohazards, and airborne particulate matter. "Protective clothing" is applied to traditional
categories of clothing, and "protective gear" applies to items such as pads, guards, shields,
masks, and others.
The purpose of personal protective equipment is to reduce employee exposure to hazards when
engineering and administrative controls are not feasible or effective to reduce these risks to
acceptable levels. PPE is needed when there are hazards present. PPE has the serious
limitation that it does not eliminate the hazard at source and may result in employees being
exposed to the hazard if the equipment fails.
The following list includes the minimum scope of PPE that should be available to system
operators:

2.2.1 Head protection

Hard hats, bump caps, or helmets are types of protection that should be considered if there is a
hazard of head injury. Head injuries can occur under various circumstances including as the
result of a slip or fall, working in confined areas or where there are low ceilings, where there
may be falling objects. Hard hats should be worn at all times when overhead work is being
conducted.

2.2.2 Eye and Face Protection

Eye protection with side shields should be used at all times while inside the newterra system as
there may be a danger of flying objects, particles, liquids, sprays or other matter entering the
eyes. Protection can take many forms including:
safety glasses,
goggles, or
full face protection. This should be used if handling chemicals, waste product or working
around pressurized lines (air of liquid).
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