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Investigation Report - PPE
Investigation Report - PPE
Politécnica
de Puebla
2020
PPE IN
MECHATRONICS
LABORATORIES
GERARDO DÍAZ
MANDUJANO
Personal Protective Equipment or PPE are equipment, parts, or devices that prevent a person
from having direct contact with the dangers of risky environments, which can lead to injury and
illness.
The goal of this research is to assess the state of the laboratories provided by the university for
our career. We need to know how students we are working in, the care we need to have, and
what the university should provide us with. Since without a doubt one of the most important things
This work is focused on demonstrating how important each of the things designed to protect us,
the uses that each one has, that it can protect us depending on the area of work, who must
provide these elements, who are responsible for using them and important standards for both the
This research as mentioned above is directed to the Universidad Politécnica de Puebla, being
more specific to its Laboratories of Mechatronics and another that relates it. The university is
located in the Tercer Carril del Ejido "Serrano" s/n San Mateo Cuanalá. Juan C. Bonilla, Puebla,
Pue.
This university provides specialized education in different areas, offers a wide variety of
engineering and master's degrees to prepare as much as possible for its students.
The laboratories to which this research is directed are located within the university distributed in
different buildings, however, the laboratories available to mechatronics engineering students are
located specifically in the LT1 building, which has workshops or laboratories of pneumatics, tools,
encompasses a bit of different engineering we make use of virtually every laboratory that is inside
this building.
METHODOLOGY
It is important to mention that outside of surveys, throughout my course of the race I have noticed
In terms of personal protection, it has caught my attention from the beginning that when I was in
high school all these elements were provided to us by the school, only we were asked to wear
our own robe for hygiene reasons and even if you did not want to wear the lenses, masks, gloves,
etc. for the state in which they were located and / or by hygiene it was my own decision to wear
new ones or that were to your liking. But whether it was yours or the lab, it was MANDATORY.
These things inside the university don't happen, starting because there aren't many of these
teams. If it is true that we have subjects that go hand in hand with all this, and have been
mentioned that if the company or in our case the university does not provide us with the right
elements, we for personal care we must acquire each of them to be safer within the laboratories.
However, there is another problem and is that within the university many times we do not demand
each of these teams so it is very easy for us to never use them. That is why some rules that
should be applied by the university and supervised by the managers of the different laboratories
will be released, and of course some aimed at the students that they will have to comply with.
To inform us correctly and accurately, a survey was conducted on 12 people, specifically students
least the dangers, priorities and responsibility of each one to use personal protective equipment
are known. I suppose this is because somehow we already had training on PPE, the dangers,
PPE QUESTIONNAIRE
A. Safety Glasses.
B. Earplugs.
C. The Gloves.
A. You.
B. College.
C. Your supervisor.
A. Yours.
B. From college.
C. A and B.
A. Yours.
B. From college.
C. A and B.
5. Which of the following is a valid reason for not using PPE when is required?
A. You're busy.
C. It's awkward.
C. Hearing protection.
D. A and B.
B. Nails or toes.
C. The Chemicals.
A. True.
B. False.
A. True.
B. False.
10. The PPE offers little or no protection if not used correctly.
A. True.
B. False.
A. True.
B. False.
12. How often should you inspect your PPE to ensure that it is in good condition and operation?
B. Once a week
C. Once a month
D. When necessary
QUESTIONS OF INQUIRY
Without a doubt the most controversial question is one conducted within the survey, which has
been number 3, which asks us about who is responsible for providing us with the required PPE,
the vast majority of the sample of 12 people has responded that the university, however, on the
other hand is also our responsibility, "if we know that the university does not provide us with
So through this we have a solution aimed at both parties, we as students many are foreign, which
we often decide to invest our money in other things and not in security equipment, but I think if
we are so aware of the consequences and problems we might have we must make the effort to
buy some elements of personal use, such as tampons, lenses, gloves, and others of not very high
price. But all those who are of a higher price could ask the career management or the university
to provide them to work in a safer area and feel more comfortable within it such as masks,
Another very important thing is the rules, maybe we are no longer small enough that they are
taking care of us, but for something there are the rules and rules, and there must be someone
within each laboratory who corroborates that we are actually using each of the protective
equipment well.
In this way and unconsciously perhaps a habit will be generated which will continue generation
There are things so basic that many times when we start we don't know, so it's important for
someone to guide us in the course of time or time that we're inside the lab, because small
On one occasion I was in an industrial mechanics laboratory in a CTis in which I was studying,
and a colleague forgot to pick up his sleeve before using the lathe, so he started from a thread to
pull until he took his robe completely, he managed to take off his robe but a few more seconds
and probably would have taken his arm , the truth was that it was a very shocking moment for me
apart from many others and that is why I began to take so much importance to all the protective
equipment apart from almost losing the arm in an accident, I appreciated how important it is to
have a limb, that if it were to be missing in your body you would stop doing things as you usually
do.
RESULTS
I am sincerely very happy to know that the few colleagues who have responded to my survey
have mostly done it correctly, that tells me that they are somehow alert to something that may
cause them an accident or injury. Since I do not wish anyone any kind of accident inside the
laboratories and less without having the right equipment both to prevent and to attend to any
accident.
On the other hand, there are people who do not yet take enough importance to take care of
themselves, despite carrying materials such as maintenance of machines in which all these points
are seen and continue to take it as a game. Or many others simply don't have much knowledge
of it, which is why I will provide brief explanations of some of the protective equipment and a guide
that will need to be done in virtually every laboratory to make them as safe as possible.
SAFETY RULE:
Basic safety standards are a set of measures designed to protect the health of all, prevent
accidents and promote the care of laboratory material. They are a set of common sense practices:
- All outlets, must have a lock or a box for each certain number of outlets, and signaling.
HEAD PROTECTION:
It is recommended to wear a hat or hard helmet in the work area of the plant. The helmet prevents
injuries and blows to the head from the impact of a falling object. The hat shell is composed of a
high-impact plastic designed to withstand a bump without slitting or breaking an edge along the
top, and helps deflect objects when falling to reduce their impact.
HAND PROTECTION:
Gloves: The protection of hands and arms is very important; this varies depending on the
operation to be performed. Gloves must be loose enough to be able to pull them quickly in case
Appropriate footwear is very important for work areas for two reasons:
• For the danger of bumps to the toes from a heavy object, or the danger of a sharp or sharp
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING:
Aprons and sleeves: This type, is used in machining and welding work for several reasons among
which are the protection of burns by means of heat and radiation to the body and arms.
AURICULAR PROTECTORS:
Any rotating machine, such as turbine shafts, pumps, belts, compressors, poses safety risk when
excessive noises exist must protect the ears as the noise is an irritant and ranges from 90 to 140
decibels. It is in these areas where ear protection is required and is depending on the place and
intensity to use or choose the necessary protection within a wide range of existing items among
EYE PROTECTION:
In the eyes it is always recommended for any working plant. Lenses can be made of safety glass
or plastic, for example, googles. Plastic ones are lighter but glass ones show greater safety and
scratch resistance, and have a longer life. The bouglies are available in soft plastic that fits on a
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
For this is highly recommended felt and rubber respirators, this is a new generation of respirators,
which are designed to provide maximum comfort and protection to the person who wears them.
The filter has an ergonomically balanced design that prevents pressure in certain areas of the
face and neck, this type of respirator is necessary to use it in areas of gun paint or in areas where
• To request the use of the laboratory, it is necessary for each person to present their credential.
• All signs with safety signs and warnings must be respected without exception.
• If a practice is scheduled during the course, which may present any potential safety risk, the
teacher will give the instructions and recommendations of the case, but no student will be
authorized to modify, in any way the experiment, unless he has express authorization from his
teacher.
• When the student is unsure of the handling or operation of a team, ask their teacher or ultimately
and keyboards in the laboratory can be opened, changed from artboard, disconnected or altered
in any way.
• It is strictly forbidden to run in laboratories, as well as the practice of games, jokes and other
irresponsible behaviors.
• The location of safety elements in the workplace, such as: fire extinguishers, emergency exits,
should be known.
• Any type of liquid substances, such as water, soft drinks, alcohol, gasoline, etc. should not be
• During the development of laboratory work, make sure your hands are dry.
• Keep work tables clean, tidy, backpack-free and free of foreign materials.
• Check the correct assembly of an equipment or circuit before use.
• Remove from tables and place in place the material or equipment that has already been used
CONCLUSIONS
Although it does not seem to the naked eye it is a very important issue, and that we must take
into account at all times. As I mentioned earlier and maybe a lot of people have had the same
thing, until things don't happen to you, and we really shouldn't wait for that, because we may not
From what I have talked to teachers who usually use the laboratories, we have been told that
very rarely accidents have happened, and hopefully it will remain so.
Because once talking to Professor Vivanco and told me that it is really difficult to attend an
accident, first of all you don't have what it takes, and the university is in a place quite far from a
hospital or clinic, the ambulance in a serious case may take about 30 minutes to arrive, time that
can be fundamental to save the life of said student, teacher, teacher or supervisor.
It is a topic that the university should be much more interested in, but more than anything we as
future engineers, protecting ourselves and others, and we must set an example so that more
students in our career and other careers see how fundamental it is.
Milpo Company.
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