Use of Personal Protective

Equipments
Manoj Kr. Ray
SM(F&S)
PPE
NON-RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION
RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION
NON-RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
FACE AND EYE PROTECTION

Operation

Hazards

Recommended
Protector
Burning, cutting, gas
welding
Sparks, harmful rays,
molten metal flying
particles
Welding goggles (Eye-cup type
or plate type tinted lenses)
Chemical handling Splash, acid burns, fumes Clear goggles and/or shield
Chipping

Flying particles

Clear goggles (chipper)
Electric (arc) welding

Spark, intense rays, molten
metal

Welding hood (with tinted
lenses)
NON-RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
Operation Hazards Recommended Protector
Furnace operations Glare, heat Cobalt glasses, or welding
goggles (tinted lenses)
Grinding Flying particles Clear goggles or face
shield (chipper goggles)
Laboratory Chemical splash, glass
breakage
Clear goggles or face
shield
Machining Flying particles Clear chipper goggles or
face shield
NON-RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
HEAD PROTECTION :

Safety helmets are rigid headgears of different materials designed to
protect the head not only from impact but from flying particles and
electric shock or any combination of the three.

Safety Helmet
HAND PROTECTION :

Protective gloves are required to be used for protection of the hands
against the injurious effect of chemicals, heat, heavy material, oil,
electricity etc.
Rubber Gloves
PVC Gloves
Canvas Gloves
Electrical Gloves
Heat Resistance Gloves
Leather Gloves
Leather Palm Gloves
Chemical Resistance Gloves
Welding Gloves
NON-RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
FOOT PROTECTION :

Rubber boots are used to protect against chemical splashes. Safety
shoes are used to protect against heavy weight.

BODY PROTECTION :

Rubber and PVC aprons : These provide
protection for the body when working with
chemicals, aromatics or solvents.

Leather aprons : These are used to prevent
burns from flying sparks.

NON-RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
HEARING PROTECTION :

Any unwanted sound is called noise. The louder the noise, the more it is
damaging. Also the longer the noise exposure, the greater is the damage
to human hearing mechanism. The threshold limit for noise for 8 hours
duration is 90dB.

Ear Plugs : This type of plug is inserted into ear canals and varies
considerably both in design and material. Materials used are
rubber, soft or hard plastic, foam or cotton.

Ear Muffs : These cup or muff type devices cover the external ear
to provide an acoustic(Sound) barrier.


NON-RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
SAFETY HARNESS

All employees must use safety harness to give protection in
performing jobs at elevated locations where adequate
protection against falling is not available. Safety harness with a
life line fastened at the back should always be used whenever
one works on an elevated location or enters into the tanks or
bins so that he can be easily lifted and brought out.
Gas Hazards - Respiratory Protection
Gas Hazards & Respiratory Protection
Objective
To Identify the Respiratory hazards
To Understand the Effects of Contaminants on
Human Body
Definitions/Terminology
Selection of Respiratory Protection
Types of Respiratory Protection
Uses and Limitation of Respiratory Protection

Respiratory Hazards
Respiratory Hazards in Work Environment may contain:
Nucience Dust
Toxic Dust
Metallic Fumes
Volatile Organic Compounds
Vapours
Toxic Gases
Oxygen deficient atmosphere

Oxygen Deficiency

Oxygen content in
air
Sign and symptoms of
persons at rest
12% to 14% Respiration deeper, pulse up, co-
ordination poor
10% to 12% Respiration fast & shallow, giddiness,
poor judgement, lips blue.
8% to 10% Nausea, vomiting, unconscious-ness,
ashen face.
6% to 8% 8 min-100% fatal, 6 min-50% fatal, 4-5
min Recovery with treatment.
4% Coma in 40 secs., convulsion, respiration
ceases, death.
Breathable Air as per OSHA : 19.5% to 23.5% of Oxygen
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Material Data Sheet should be refereed for obtaining
information about health hazards posed by a chemical.

MSDS gives the properties, TLV / STEL / health effects / First
aid and Spill containment procedures.
Selection of Respiratory Protection

Selection of appropriate Respiratory Protective device depends
on:

The type properties and concentration of the air contaminant
The duration for which respiratory protection is required
The location where respiratory protection is required with
respect to a source of contaminated respirable air
The oxygen percentage in the atmosphere
The functional and characteristic of respiratory protective
device.
Particulate filter Gas Mask
Chemical / Canister
Air Purifying
Airline SCBA / SCUBA Escape
Air Supplied
Respiratory Protection
Types of Respiratory Protection Equipment
Air Purifying respirators
Air purifying equipment contains a face / nose
mask with a filter / cartridge to absorb the
contaminant present in the atmosphere.

Air Purifying respirators are classified into:
Particulate Respirators
Gas Masks
Air Purifying respirators
Particulate Respirators
These are used for filtering particulate
contaminants present in the atmosphere.
Contaminants in atmosphere may be:
Non toxic Dust
Toxic dust
Metallic fumes
Oil mist / Paint
Two types are available
Disposable
Filter Changing
Air Purifying respirators
Gas Masks - Chemical Cartridge / Canister
Respirators
The gas mask consist of a cartridge or a canister either
directly mounted to or connected through a flexible
tube to a full or half ace mask.
Cartridge / canister is filled with chemicals to remove
the contaminants from the air through chemical
reaction.
Duration of the canister depends on:
Concentration of the air contaminants
Duration of exposure
Air Purifying respirators
Limitations of Air Purifying Respirators:
Should be used in atmospheres containing
Oxygen atleast 19.5 %
Should not be used for Emergency escape

Air supplied respirators
Air Line Respirators : It consists of a full face mask
connected to a source of fresh air through a hose. The air
may be supplied to the hose by a blower, portable air
compressor or a battery of compressed air cylinders.
Plant air or oxygen should not be used as a source of
air.
Length of hose should not exceed 300 ft.
In IDLH atmospheres airline respirator along with SCBA
should be used.
In confined spaces life line along with retrieving device
should be used.
Air supplied respirators
Self contained Breathing apparatus (SCBA):
Consists of:
Compressed cylinder& back plate.
Full face mask
Air supply hose
Pressure regulator
Pressure Gauge
Low pressure alarm

Air supplied respirators
Escape Set This is for a short duration of 10 Minutes
and does not have any warning device.
Self contained under water breathing apparatus is
used for under water operations and is similar to
SCBA.
Air supplied respirators -
Advantages and Limitations
Airline respirators

Length of hose is limited

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