Personal protective equipment usage

II. Physiological Consequences of Personal Protective Equipment Usage.556... 

E. Physical Limitations of Personal Protective Equipment Usage.559... 

II. PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USAGE... 

Chemical, infectious, radioactive waste procedures Personal protective equipment usage and care Publication of safety manuals... 

Your employees need positive reinforcement and fair, consistent enforcement of the rules governing personal protective equipment usage. Some employees may resist wearing personal protective equipment according to the rules, because the PPE is uncomfortable and places additional burden of stress on the body. This stress can make it unpleasant or difficult for employees to work safely. This is a significant limitation, particularly when heat stress is a factor in the work environment. Ill-fitting or improperly selected PPE is hazardous, since PPE is only used when other feasible controls have failed to minimize a hazard [2],... 

Wear appropriate personal protective equipment. Protective equipment is appropriate only if it prevents blood or other potentially contaminated equipment to pass through or reach the employee s work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucous membranes, or normal usage of the equipment. 

Design a lesson plan for high school students on basic lab safety. You might cover basic personal protective equipment, identifying hazards and exposure levels, lab equipment usage, emergency action, and disposal. 

When employees must be present and engineering or administrative controls are not feasible, it will be essential to use PPE an interim control and not a final solution. For example, safety glasses may be required in the work area. Too often PPE usage is considered the last thing to do, in the scheme of hazard control. Personal protective equipment can provide added protection to the employee even when the hazard is being controlled by other means. There are drawbacks to the use of PPE, they are ... 

Where applicable, all exposed edges and corners shall be rounded to a radius not less than 0.75 mm (0.03 in.). Sharp edges and comers that can present a personal safety hazard or cause equipment damage during usage shall be suitably protected or rotmded to a radius not less than 13mm (0.05in.). 

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