Shawn: Personal Protective Equipment

Personal Protective Equipment.

What is PPE?

Personal protective equipment is protective clothing, 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.

What are the basic requirements for PPE here at the HHS workshop?

The basic requirement of PPE in HHS workshop consists of air muff, gloves, mask ,overalls and lastly shoes.

Here is a photo of me in basic PPE

Ordinary working clothes or uniforms not designed to provide for the health or safety of workers;
Clothing provided for food hygiene purposes;
Equipment used for protection while travelling on a public road (ie motorcycle or bicycle helmets);
Equipment used during competitive sport competitions (but other protective equipment used by sports instructors would be included eg life jacket worn by canoe instructor);
An offensive weapon used as self-defence or as deterrent equipment. For example, truncheons or CS gas canisters as used by the police or military (but helmets, body armour and other PPE used to protect staff from physical violence, is included);
Portable devices for detecting and signalling risks and nuisances, such as badges for detecting radiation, or personal gas detectors.

Who pays for your PPE?

The business must pay for the cost of PPE (unless you are choosing to provide your own). The business cannot pass on the cost (in full or part) for providing you with PPE. They cannot make you pay to replace any lost or worn out PPE either.

Explain the different types/range of basic PPE that is available in the workplace.

Shoes: To protect yourself from things falling into your foot.

Glasses: Keep dust away from your eyes.

Air Muff: To protect your ears from loud noises.

Gloves: To protect your hands from working.

Overalls: A piece of protective gear in your body to protect from things in the workshop.

Shawn