AIHA OSHA UPDATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

AIHA – OSHA UPDATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Doug Huddleston, CSP

OSHA Region VI

ERC-Programs Manager

972-850-4167

[email protected]

OSHA Office of Training and

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• Types of Controls

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Program

• ANSI Updates

• Training Requirements

• Additional PPE Safety and Health Requirements

• Payment for PPE

• Examples of PPE

Overview


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Protecting Employees from Workplace Hazards

Employers must protect employees from workplace hazards such as

machines, hazardous substances, and dangerous work procedures

that can cause injury.

Employers must:

Use all feasible engineering, administrative, and work practice

controls to eliminate and reduce hazards;

Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) if these

controls do not eliminate the hazards.

Remember, PPE is the last level of control!

www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/erhms/

Establishing a PPE Program 1910.132

Sets out procedures for selecting,

providing and using PPE as part

of an employer’s routine

operation.

First -- assess the workplace to

determine if hazards are present,

or are likely to be present, which

necessitate the use of PPE.

Once the proper PPE has been

selected, the employer must

provide training to each employee

who is required to use PPE.

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3151.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/erhms/



1910.132(a)

General Requirements

Protective equipment,

including PPE for eyes, face,

head and extremities,

protective clothing, respiratory

devices and protective shields

and barriers, shall be

provided, used and

maintained in sanitary and

reliable condition

Who Requires the Use of PPE?

HEAD PROTECTION

Update - ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2014 American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection

Performance and testing requirements for industrial helmets (hard hats).

Establishes the types & classes of protective helmets (hazard dependent).

Includes specifications for helmets designed to offer protection from lateral impact,

or top-only impact – affords users flexibility to select the helmet that works for them.

Key updates contained in this version include optional testing and marking features

for head protection for use in high-temperature environments, as well as editorial

revisions to clarify test procedures.

“ISEA’s Head Protection Group established the optional preconditioning at higher

temperatures as a parallel to the previous optional cold preconditioning performance

criteria,” noted Joann Kline, chairman of the ISEA Head Protection Group and safety

products, standards and regulations leader for Kimberly-Clark Professional.

http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=ANSI%2fISEA+Z89.1014&source=LP_safety_landing

http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=ANSI/ISEA+Z89.1-2014&source=LP_safety_landing



Type I & Type II

Class: E, G, C

Head Protection

ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-2014 - Highlights

Performance Data - Manufacturers

required to provide justification (upon

request) that their components do not

cause helmets to fail

Instructions & Marking Section Information Marked on Inside of Helmet: Manufacturer’s Name/ DOM

Type and Class Designation

Optional performance features:

Reverse Donning

LT - Lower Temperature

HV - High Visibility

HT - Higher Temperature

Hot Temperature Pre-conditioning Now 140F (60C) – Was 120F

(48.8C)


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What are some of the

causes of head injuries?

• Falling objects

• Bumping head against fixed

objects, such as exposed pipes or

beams

• Contact with exposed electrical

conductors


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issues with hard hats?

Wearing the bill of the hard hat facing the rear

• OSHA Letter of interpretation DATED May 9, 2011 https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=28247

Employees working on the roof of a home under

construction (there is no overhead work being done).

• OSHA Letter of interpretation DATED February 20, 2011 https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=24765

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=28247




Hearing Protection Subpart G 1910.95

An employer must establish

an effective Hearing

Conservation Program

whenever employees’

noise exposures equal or

exceed an 8-hour time

weighted average sound

level of 85 decibels.


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OSHA technical link for Noise and Hearing Conservation - Go to Section III, Chapter 5, “Noise

Measurement.”

https://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/new_noise/#measurements





Hearing Conservation Program


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The Hearing Conservation Program includes:

How to monitor employees’ exposures

An audiometric testing program

Use of hearing protectors

A training program

Recordkeeping

Types of Hearing Protection

• Ear plugs

• Ear muffs

• Canal Caps – not

recommended

• Dual Protection –

plugs and muffs (5dB)

• NRR values vs. “real

world” attenuation

• Safety factors


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Eye Protection

1910.133


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causes of eye injuries?

Dust and other flying particles, such as metal shavings or

sawdust.

Molten metal that might splash.

Acids and other caustic liquid chemicals that might splash

Blood and other potentially infectious body fluids that might

splash, spray, or splatter.

Intense light such as that created by welding and lasers.

Eye Protection

Eye and face protection

must comply with the

ANSI Z87.1-1989

Z87 & Z87+

ANSI Z87.1-2010

Update - ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2015 American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and

Face Protection Devices

The updates in the revision reflect the

need to streamline test methods in concert

with similar global standards, such as those

for impact testing and luminous transmittance

for welding protectors, and to recognize new

innovations in protector design.

Key changes involve the use of “Selection

Guide” and “Protector Markings” tools. Readers

can utilize the tools to become familiar with the

protector markings and the corresponding

performance requirements given in the standard,

in order to evaluate the capabilities and

limitations of a particular device based on the

manufacturer’s claims.

http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=ANSI%2fISEA+Z87.1-2015&source=LP_safety_landing






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Goggles

Protect eyes, eye sockets, and the facial area immediately surrounding the eyes from impact, dust, and splashes

Some goggles fit over corrective lenses


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Welding Shields

Protect eyes from burns

caused by infrared or intense

radiant light, and protect face

and eyes from flying sparks,

metal spatter, and slag chips

produced during welding,

brazing, soldering, and cutting

Optical Radiation: Filter Lenses

& Lasers Wearing protection with the correct

filter shade number is required to

protect workers’ eyes from optical

radiation. When selecting PPE,

consider the type and degree of

radiant energy in the workplace.

Protect for the specific wavelength

of the laser.

Be of optical density adequate for

the energy involved

Contacts and Rx Lenses

Employers must ensure that

employees who wear prescription

(Rx) lenses or contacts use PPE

that incorporates the prescription or

use eye protection that can be worn

over prescription lenses.

The Correct PPE for the Job Like standard safety glasses,

goggles are impact resistant

and are available in tinted

lenses.

Goggles provide a secure shield

around the entire eye area to

protect against hazards coming

from many directions.

Safety goggles may have

regular or indirect ventilation.

(Goggles with indirect

ventilation may be required if

you are exposed to splash

hazards).

Eye and Face Protection

Face shields are intended to protect the entire face, or portions thereof, from impact hazards such as flying fragments, objects, large chips, and particles.

When worn alone, face shields do not protect employees from impact hazards. Use face shields in combination with safety spectacles or goggles for additional protection.


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Hand Protection

1910.138

Burns Bruises Abrasions Cuts Punctures Fractures Amputations Chemical Exposures


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Norfoil laminate resists

permeation and

breakthrough by an array

of toxic/hazardous

chemicals.

Types of Gloves

Butyl provides the highest

permeation resistance to gas

or water vapors; frequently

used for ketones (M.E.K.,

Acetone) and esters (Amyl

Acetate, Ethyl Acetate).


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Viton is highly resistant to

permeation by chlorinated and

aromatic solvents.

Nitrile provides protection

against a wide variety of

solvents, harsh chemicals, fats

and petroleum products and

also provides excellent

resistance to cuts, snags,

punctures and abrasions.

Types of Gloves (cont’d)


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Kevlar protects against

cuts, slashes, and

abrasion.

Stainless steel mesh

protects against cuts

and lacerations.

Types of Gloves (cont’d)

Update - ANSI/ISEA 105-2011 American National Standard for Hand Protection Selection Criteria

This standard addresses the classification and testing of hand protection

for specific performance properties related to chemical and industrial

applications Hand protection includes gloves, mittens, partial gloves, or

other items covering the hand or a portion of the hand that are intended

to provide protection against or resistance to a specific hazard.

This standard provides performance ranges for many different properties

based on standardized test methods. Descriptions of the test methods

used in this standard are provided. Different levels of performance are

specified for each property with zero (0) representing the minimal

protection or none at all.


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Foot Protection

1910.136


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Safety Shoes Have impact-resistant toes and heat-resistant soles

that protect against hot surfaces common in roofing,

paving, and hot metal industries.

Some have metal insoles to protect against puncture

wounds.

May be designed to be electrically conductive for use

in explosive atmospheres, or nonconductive to protect

from workplace electrical hazards.

Metatarsal Guards

Metatarsal guards are part of the shoes or strapped to

the outside of shoes to protect the instep from impact

and compression

Additional Safety & Health

Requirements

Some types of PPE have specific safety & health

requirements such as medical surveillance and

fit testing that must be implemented by the

employer:

Respiratory protection program (1910.134)

Hearing Conservation program (1910.95)


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Changes in Regulations/Policies Regarding PPE

Final rule for Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment dated November 15, 2007

(February 13, 2008 effective date). 29 CFR 1910.132(a) Provide PPE that is necessary to protect employees from hazards

29 CFR 1910.132(b) Ensure that employee-owned equipment is adequate, properly maintained, and sanitary

29 CFR 1910.132(c) Ensure that the PPE used is safe in design and construction

29 CFR 1910.132(d) Conduct a hazard assessment and select protective equipment accordingly

29 CFR 1910.132(e) Prohibit the use of defective or damaged protective equipment

29 CFR 1910.132(f) Provide PPE training to employees

29 CFR 1910.132(h) Provide most PPE required by OSHA standards at no cost to employees

29 CFR 1910.133 Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.134 Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.135 Head protection

29 CFR 1910.136 Foot protection

29 CFR 1910.137 Electrical protective equipment

29 CFR 1910.138 Hand protection

Final rule revising and updating PPE standards to be more consistent with current consensus standards,

regarding good industry practices, as reflected by the latest editions of the pertinent American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) standards (September 9, 2009).

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-09-09/html/E9-21360.htm

CPL 02-01-05029 (February 10, 2011) CFR Part 1910, Subpart I, Enforcement Guidance for Personal

Protective Equipment in General Industry

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=DIRECTIVES&p_id=4875















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Payment for PPE

When PPE is required to protect employees, it must be

provided by the employer at no cost to employees. The employer is not required to pay for some

specific items that are non-specialty and workers are

permitted to wear them off the job site:

Safety-toe protective shoes (including steel toe shoes

or steel toe boots); and

Prescription safety eyewear

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FEDERAL_

REGISTER&p_id=20094

This is the link to the Federal Register Notice on the PPE payment. 72:64341-

64430 That is the reference-I copied most of it below.

Payment for PPE

The employer is not required to pay for:

Everyday clothing and weather-related gear

Logging boots required by 29 CFR

1910.266(d)(1)(v)

Normal work boots

The employer must pay for replacement PPE except

when the employee has lost or intentionally

damaged the PPE


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Summary

Assess the workplace for hazards.

Use engineering and work practice controls to eliminate or reduce hazards before using PPE.

Select and provide appropriate PPE at no cost* to employees to protect them from hazards that cannot be eliminated.

Inform employees why the PPE is necessary and when it must be worn.

Train employees how to use and care for their PPE and how to recognize deterioration and failure.

Require employees to wear selected PPE in the workplace.

Employers must implement a PPE program where they:


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QUESTIONS?

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