PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

The personal protective equipment that would be required to be supplied to the workers could be determined after studying the various plant processes in areas where hot material is handled. It would be required to provide heat resistant handgloves and aprons. Canvas gloves with leather palms could be used for general purposes. It should be noted that in areas where fast rotating machinery is operated like the pedestal grinder, use of hand glove is not recommended.

 

In areas where heavy material is handled and which, in the event of being dropped could injure the foot, in such places it would be better to provide leather shoes with steel toe caps or else in other areas gumboots will suffice.

 

It should be ensured that the leather shoes which are supplied do not have iron nails, as these could provide a source of ignition in the form a of a spark which could ignite any leaked flammable material.

Wherever flying splinters or particles are envisaged, supply safety goggles to its employees. In areas where the flame needs to be checked appropriate safety goggles which could cut off IR/UV rays would have to be supplied to the employees.

 

In areas where there could be a source of noise the worker would have to be provided suitable ear plugs, ear muffs.

 

Depending upon the composition and size of dust generated provide proper dust removing equipment and dust masks to its employees.

For working at heights the worker would have to be provided with safety belts and harnesses. They would have to be trained to inspect the belt, the harness and all its attachments everytime before its use.

 

Accidents are known to have been occurred to workers using safety belts, by keeping the length of the harness rope more than the height of fall.