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Personal Protective Equipment . Overview. Adapted from the FAD PReP /NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment (2011). This Presentation. Clarify what is meant by “PPE” Purpose of PPE Hazard assessment, control and cost-benefit analysis PPE education and training - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Personal Protective Equipment Overview
Adapted from the FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment (2011)
• Clarify what is meant by “PPE”• Purpose of PPE• Hazard assessment, control and
cost-benefit analysis• PPE education and training• PPE selection based on risk
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
This Presentation
• Special clothing and equipment places a barrier between an individual and a hazard
• Protects the body– Eyes, ears, face, head– Hands and feet– Respiratory protection
• National Veterinary Stockpile
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
What is PPE?
• In an animal disease emergency PPE:– Protects responders
from potentially harmful hazards
– Prevents spread of hazards between animals or locations
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Purpose of PPE
Hazard Assessment
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
• Evaluate risk of hazard exposure• Proper selection/management of PPE– Biological– Chemical– Environmental
• Poor PPE selection may result in:– Enhanced risk of disease spread– Impaired job performance– Risk of injury, illness, or death
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Hazard Assessment
• Risk assessment establishes:– Composition, magnitude of hazard– Length of time PPE will perform at
known level of protection– Exertion level, extent of physical work to
be performed while wearing PPE• Performed by Incident Commander
or Safety Officer
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Hazard Assessment
Hazard Controls
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
• PPE is not a first line of defense• Initial steps to
eliminate hazards must be taken first– Engineering controls– Administrative controls
and work practices
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Hazard Controls
• Engineering controls– Contain or remove a
hazard through:• Isolation• Enclosure• Ventilation• Substitution
– Prevent or reduce responder exposure
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Hazard Controls
• Administrative controls– Regulate responders’ exposure to
hazards through:• Initiated policies• Directives• Other measures
– Example: Responders exposure to a hazard is limited to less than length of work shift
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Hazard Controls
• Implement training to reduce hazard exposure
• IC determines when a hazardous situation must be entered– Need for animal health personnel varies
according to the emergency type– Less likely to respond to chemical or
radiological emergency• Must be aware of your role
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Hazard Reduction Training
• Hazard control measures based on:– Need, feasibility, efficacy– Benefits of protecting human health– Total costs of PPE
• If PPE is deemed too costly, responders will not enter the hazardous area or perform work
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Cost-Benefit Analysis
PPE Education and Training
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
• Training on PPE use reduces responder hazard exposure
• Effective training programs combine multiple approaches– Cognitive, affective, applied
• Remember, PPE is only effective when it is worn and used properly!
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
PPE Education and Training
• PPE training programs should include:– Role of PPE and benefits of use– Precautions and limitations of PPE– Recognizing signs of cold/heat stress– Appropriate PPE selection– Importance of proper fitting
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
PPE Education and Training
• PPE training programs should include:– Donning, doffing, and the buddy system– Detection of damaged/broken PPE– Sourcing of physicians/locations that can
manage zoonotic diseases– Stress-management techniques– Decontamination, storage, maintenance,
and disposal
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
PPE Education and Training
PPE Selection Based on Risk
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
• Zoonotic risk– Low: little/no risk to human health–Moderate: non-life-threatening risk– High: life-threatening risk
• Biosecurity risk– Low: non-contagious or vector-borne–Moderate: contagious, low survival– High: highly contagious, high survival
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
PPE Selection
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
PPE Selection
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
PPE Selection
• PPE selection must consider:– Tasks assigned– Exertion level, extent of physical work– Temperature, humidity, and time worn– Classification of premises
• Many things to consider, but preparation and training are essential to a safe and successful response
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Additional PPE Factors
• FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines & SOP: Personal Protective Equipment (2011)– http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_h
ealth/emergency_management/
• Personal Protective Equipment web-based training module– http://naherc.sws.iastate.edu/
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
For More Information
Authors (CFSPH)• Janice Mogan, DVM• Gayle B. Brown, DVM, PhD• Elizabeth Wormley, Junior Veterinary
Student
Reviewers (USDA)• Peter A. Petch, RPIH, CIPS,
CIMT, CHS-V• Stephen Goff, DVM
USDA APHIS and CFSPHFAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Personal Protective Equipment - Overview
Guidelines Content
AcknowledgmentsDevelopment of this presentation was by the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University through funding from the USDA APHIS Veterinary Services
PPT Authors: Dawn Bailey, BS; Kerry Leedom Larson, DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVPM Reviewers: Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MS, MPH, DACVPM; Patricia Futoma, Veterinary Student; Janice Mogan, DVM