Personal protective equipment selecting

Personal protective equipment selection [OSHA Reference... 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Interim Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment Selection for Emergency Responders Nerve Agents, August 30, 2004 (http //www.osha.gov/SLTC/... 

Responds to the release of hazardous substances in a defensive manner without actually trying to stop the release. Requires Level 1 competency and 8 hours of additional training in basic hazard and risk assessment, personal protective equipment selection, containment and control procedures, decontamination, and standard operating procedures. 

Responds aggressively to stop a release. Requires 24 hours of Level 2 training and competencies in the following detailed risk assessment toxicology personal protective equipment selection advanced control, containment, and decontamination procedures air-monitoring equipment and the Incident Command System. 

Personal protection equipment, selection and use (respiratory protection, clothing, etc.)... 

However, OSHA does provide some guidance to employers in Appendix B to Subpart I to Part 1910 — Non-Mandatory Compliance Guidelines for Hazard Assessment and Personal Protective Equipment Selection, which includes the following ... 

Has the toller established a comprehensive respiratory and personal protective equipment program to insure proper selection, maintenance and use of equipment ... 

The provision and use of properly selected personal protective equipment is normally regarded as back-up for the previous measures. Refer to Chapter 13. In some situations it is the only reasonably practicable measure to ensure personal safety and its use may be a legal requirement. Examples are ... 

On April 6, 1994, OSHA published its final revisions to the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standard in the Federal Register, Vol. 59, No. 66. With the implementation date of July 5, 1994, the regulation, applicable to the general industry, represented major changes in the selection and use of PPE. OSHA believes that through compliance with the PPE standard, safety statistics that track worker safety will improve. These improvements will add up to 712,000 lost workdays and 95,000 recordable cases. 

Brouwer, D.H. and van Hemmen, J.J. (1994) Fitting personal protective equipment (PPE) to the hazard selection of PPE for various pesticide exposure scenarios in greenhouses, in Book of Abstracts of the American Industrial Hygiene Conference Exposition, American Industrial Hygiene Association, Anaheim, CA. 

When an explosive device is used to disperse radioactive, chemical, or biological materials, the treatment of casualties is more difficult because of the presence of contamination. In this situation, emergency responders could face a life-threatening situation unless appropriate precautions are taken. These precautions include using screening instruments (see Section 6.12) to assess hazard conditions before responding, then selecting the appropriate level of personal protective equipment (see Section 6.7) to provide protection from the hazard. 

OSHA recommends that worker exposure to this chemical is to be controlled by use of engineering control, proper work practices, and proper selection of personal protective equipment. Specific details of these requirements can be found in CFR 1910.1003-1910.1016. 

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