Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hazard Assessment

Examine the hierarchy of hazard controls from elimination and substitution to PPE, highlighting engineering and administrative controls, permits, lockout/tagout, checklists, training, atmospheric alarms, and preventive maintenance.

Assess head protection needs by selecting hard hats for low hanging pipes, overhead hazards, and electrical exposure, following ANSI Z89.1-2014 type 1 and type 2, class E and class C.

This module covers eye and face protection under NCC 87.1.2020, comparing safety glasses, prescription glasses, goggles, and face shields. It notes splash and impact considerations and excludes radiation and lasers.

Assess foot protection under the ASTM standard EF two for one three, including steel or composite toe and metatarsal protection. Evaluate chemical and electrical hazard protection and breakthrough time.

Assess hand protection across chemicals, heat, and cuts by selecting gloves—from leather work gloves to foundry and ambidextrous medical gloves, including glove boxes—considering compatibility and breakthrough time.

Examine body protection in PPE hazard assessment, covering chemical, heat, cold, and abrasion hazards with firefighter and law enforcement examples. Learn level a through d protection, respirators, arc flash considerations.

Explore respiratory protection options, including filtering facepiece respirators with cartridges and supplied-air systems, and learn about fit tests, medical evaluations, and hazard-specific cartridges.

Explore fall protection standards for construction six-foot and general industry four-foot, highlighting harness use, 5000-pound anchorage, shock-absorbing lanyards, and the need for a rescue plan.

Apply hearing protection within a hearing conservation program, and assess noise levels to determine protection needs. Use the noise reduction rating formula to keep eight-hour exposure under 85 dB.