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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Millie Tran and Sheryl Major Industrial Hygiene Programs Environmental Health and Safety Dept. (619) 594-2865 or (619) 594-6965 Personal Protective Equipment Introduction Eye Face Protection Head Protection Hand Protection Foot Protection Body Protection Course Test Introduction Occupational Health Safety Administration established 29 CFR 1910.132-138 the Personal Protective Equipment Standard CalOSHA Title 8 § 3380-3385 Briefly stated, this standard requires that employers must provide at no cost to their employees PPE when such equipment is necessary to protect employees from job related injuries, illnesses and fatalities Payment for PPE When PPE is required to protect employees, it must be provided by the employer at no cost to employees, except for specific items, such as: Safety-toe footwear Prescription safety eyewear Everyday clothing and weather-related gear Logging boots Protecting Employees from Workplace Hazards Employers must protect employees from workplace hazards and dangerous work procedures that can cause injury, illness and fatalities. Employers must: Use all feasible engineering and work practice controls to eliminate and reduce hazards Then use appropriate PPE if these controls do not eliminate hazards Remember: PPE is the last control Employer Responsibilities Assessment Employers are required to conduct an assessment to determine the various physical hazards that may be present in your work area Physical hazards include: Sources of motion Sources of high and low temperatures Sources of light radiation? welding brazing heat treating? high intensity lights Sources of falling objects Sources of sharp objects Sources of rolling or pinching objects Sources of electric hazards Sources of slip, trips, and falls Sources of harmful dusts Employer Responsibilities Assessment As part of the assessment, employers must also determine the various health hazards that may be present in your work area Health haza