Occupational Health and Safety Program

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Occupational Health and Safety Program

• Personal Protective Equipment in Area Technology
  Centers

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Selecting PPE for the Program Areas

• The ATC management and staff must assess
• each program area and
• determine if hazards that necessitate the use of
• eye and face protection are present, or are
• likely to be present, before assigning PPE to
• students and instructors.

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Protecting Students and Staff from Hazards

• PPE devices alone should
• not be relied on to provide
• protection against hazards,
• but should be used in
• conjunction with guards,
• engineering controls, and
• appropriate tool and machine
• operation.

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Hazard Assessment
Hazard Type Hazard Type Common related tasks
Impact Flying objects such as large chips, fragments, particles, sand, and dirt. Chipping, grinding, machining, masonry work, wood working, sawing, drilling, riveting, sanding, etc.
Heat Anything emitting extreme heat. Furnace operations, pouring, casting, hot dipping, welding, etc.
Chemicals Splash, fumes, vapors, and irritating mists. Acid and chemical handling, degreasing, plating, and working with blood.
Dust Harmful dust. Woodworking, buffing, and general dusty conditions.
Optical Radiation Radiant energy, glare, and intense light Welding, torch-cutting, -brazing, soldering, and laser work.
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PPE Requirements
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PPE Requirements
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Training and Qualification
 
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Face and Eye Protection

• Employees must be provided with eye and face
  protection equipment when machines or operations
  present potential eye or face injury from
  physical, chemical or radiation agents.

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Face and Eye Impact Hazards Safety Spectacles

• Intended to shield
• the wearer's eyes from impact hazards
• such as flying fragments, objects, large
• chips, and particles.
• Staff and students are required to use eye
  safety
• spectacles with side shields when there is a
  hazard from flying objects.

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Face and Eye Impact Hazards Safety Goggles

• Safety goggles are intended to shield the
  wearer's eyes from impact hazards such as flying
  fragments, objects, large chips, and particles.
• Goggles fit the face immediately surrounding
  the eyes and form a protective seal around the
  eyes. This prevents objects from entering under
  or around the goggles. 

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Face and Eye Contacts and Rx Lenses

• ATC management must ensure that
• staff and students who wear
• prescription lenses or
• contacts use PPE that
• incorporates the prescription or
• use eye protection that can be
• worn over prescription lenses.

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Face and Eye Impact Hazards Face Shields

• Face shields are intended to protect the
  entire face, or portions thereof, from impact
  hazards such as flying fragments, objects, large
  chips, and particles.
• Use face shields in combination with safety
  spectacles or goggles for additional protection. 
  

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Face and Eye Optical Radiation Welding

• Welding helmets are protectors intended to
  shield the eyes and face from optical radiation,
  heat, and impact.
• Use welding helmets in addition to protection
  such as safety spectacles or goggles to provide
  adequate protection. 

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Head Protection-Hard Hats

• ATCs must ensure that staff and students have
  head protection if any of the following apply
• Objects might fall from above and strike them on
  the head.
• They might bump their heads against fixed
  objects, such as exposed pipes or beams.
• There is a possibility of accidental head contact
  with electrical hazards.

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Head Protection-Hard Hats

• Hard hats should do the following
• Resist penetration by objects.
• Absorb the shock of a blow.
• Be water resistant and slow burning.
• Have clear instructions explaining proper
  adjustment and replacement of the suspension
  and headband.

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Head Protection-Hard Hats

• Hard hats must have a hard outer shell.
• Hard hats must have a shock absorbing lining.
• Hard hats must have a headband and straps that
  suspend the shell from 1 to 1 ¼ inches away from
  the head.
• This design provides shock absorption during an
  impact and ventilation during normal wear.

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Foot and Leg Protection
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Foot and Leg Protection

• Examples of hazards requiring foot and leg
  protection
• When heavy objects such as tools might fall on
  the individuals feet.
• Working with sharp objects such as nails or
  spiked that could pierce the soles or uppers of
  ordinary shoes.
• Working on or around hot, wet or slippery
  surfaces.
• When cutting grass and/or eat eating.
• When electrical hazards are present.

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Hand and Arm Protection

• Absorption of harmful substances,
• Chemical or thermal burns,
• Electrical dangers,
• Bruises,
• Punctures,
• Fractures, and/or
• Amputations.

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Hand and Arm Protection

• Protective equipment includes
• Gloves,
• Finger guards,
• Arm coverings,
• Elbow length gloves.

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Hearing Protection

• If engineering and work practice
  controls do not lower exposure to workplace noise
  to acceptable levels, employees and students must
  wear appropriate haring protection.
• Hearing protectors reduce only the amount of
  noise that gets through to the ears.
• Hearing protectors worn by employees must reduce
  an employees noise exposure to within the
  acceptable limits specified by OSHA.
• If employees are exposed to occupational noise
  at or above 85 dB averaged over an eight hour
  period, the employer is required to institute a
  hearing conservation program that includes
  regular testing of employees hearing by
  qualified professionals. OSHA Standards describe
  the requirements for a hearing conservation
  program.

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Hearing Protection-Types

• SINGLE USE EARPLUGS-made of waxed cotton, foam,
  silicone rubber of fiberglass wool. They are
  self-forming and, when properly inserted, they
  work as well as most molded earplugs.
• PRE-FORMED OR MOLDED EARPLUGS-must be
  individually fitted by a professional and can be
  disposable or reusable. Reusable plugs should be
  cleaned after each use.
• EARMUFFS-require a perfect seal around the ear.
  Glasses, facial hair, long hair or facial
  movements such as chewing may reduce the
  protective value of earmuffs.

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Thank You For Your Participation

• Safety is as Easy as ABC---
• Always Be Careful