Personal Protective Equipment Requirements

Personal Protective Equipment Purpose

This document defines the minimum requirements for use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to reduce the risk of personnel injury or illness.

Scope
Applicable to all Coca-Cola system locations (manufacturing, distribution, offices, laboratories and all other locations) worldwide.

Requirements
1. Compliance Implement management practices and controls in accordance with the stricter of Company requirements or applicable legal requirements1 related to use of PPE.
verify compliance with current versions of these applicable legal requirements. These processes may be specific to PPE controls or part of a more comprehensive compliance process. 1 Applicable legal requirements means any law, regulation, rule, requirement, standard, norm, decree or code applicable to the relevant facility and/or operation enacted, promulgated or issued by any governmental or regulatory agency or body at the National, Federal, State, Provincial, Municipal or other local level. It may also include relevant and applicable international or regional laws, regulations, rules and agreements, such as, but not limited to United Nations Guidelines and/or European Union (EU) Directives or Regulations, whether adopted into locally applicable law or directly applicable without the need for local adoption.

2. Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Conduct and document an initial assessment of the workplace to identify potential hazards and need for PPE. As an outcome of the assessment, document those areas

and tasks for which PPE is required, as well as the specific PPE that must be worn. o May be either a stand-alone document or included as part of a more comprehensive risk assessment; o Must be updated whenever processes, equipment or facilities are added or modified in such a way that can create or change potential hazard(s); and o Shall be reviewed at least annually to verify that it is current. are not possible or do not reduce the risk to an acceptable level. ate the required PPE specified in Appendix, as well as any additional areas, tasks and PPE specific to the facility. designation of, and controls for, permitted jewelry. Any loose jewelry must be removed or secured to prevent entanglement. o Meet or exceed the appropriate ANSI, NIOSH, EN or the local country equivalent consensus standard; o Provide a level of protection greater than the minimum required to protect associates from the identified hazard and without introducing additional hazards; and o Be compatible with the expected environmental conditions and chemical exposures.

3. Hazard Communication Post signage clearly indicating the specific PPE to be worn at the entrance of any area for which entry requires mandatory PPE.

4. Eye and Face Protection Personnel exposed to hazards from flying particles, corrosive or otherwise potentially injurious chemicals, compressed gas, potentially injurious light radiation or other

hazards posing the risk of injury to the eye or face shall use appropriate eye or face protection meeting ANSI Z87.1 or the local country equivalent. glasses, if required to be worn, shall have side protection. goggles. ll wear eye protection that includes the prescription, or wear eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses. hazard. Lenses are not considered as protection. 5. Head Protection Head protection is required when head injury from falling objects is possible, or when there is a likelihood of head injury due to bumping against or coming into contact with objects, including electrical conductors. jects or non-conductive head protection from contact with electrical conductors must comply with ANSI Z89.1 or the local country equivalent, Either head protection meeting this standard or bump caps may be worn to protect against bumping into fixed, non-energized objects WARNING: Bump caps may not be substituted for hard hats when hard hats are specified since they do not offer protection from high impact forces or penetration by falling objects.

6. Foot Protection Personnel exposed to the risk of foot injuries due to falling objects, rolling equipment, objects piercing the shoe sole, contact with electricity or other hazards presenting the risk of injury to feet must use protective footwear that meets ANSI Z41 or the local country equivalent 7. Hand Protection Hand protection must be worn where hazards include skin absorption of harmful

substances, cuts or lacerations, abrasions, punctures, chemical burns, thermal burns, harmful temperature extremes or other hazards with the potential to injure hands. WARNING: Do not wear gloves where they may be caught in moving machinery (for example, when operating a drill press, milling machine, grinder or lathe). 8. Protective Clothing
Wear protective clothing for arms, legs or body as indicated by the sites workplace risk assessment for protection against chemical, thermal, abrasion, cut and electrical hazards and other hazards with the potential to cause injury to the arms, legs or body. Do not wear draped or loose-fitting clothing of any kind around moving equipment. Wear high visibility clothing or vests if the site Traffic Route risk assessment has identified a potential for collisions between pedestrians and vehicles as a result of the inadequate visibility of pedestrians and other available engineering and administrative controls are not adequate to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.

9. Electrical Protective Equipment When working in areas where the potential contact with exposed electrical sources is present, use PPE appropriate to the activity or potential risk. 10. Hearing Protection Equipment
Hearing protection must be worn as specified by the Companys Hearing Protection Requirements.

11. Respiratory Protection Equipment

Respiratory protection must be worn as specified by the Companys Respiratory Protection Requirements.

12. Cleaning, Inspection, Maintenance and Storage

Visually inspect Personal Protective Equipment before use to ensure functionality. If reused, clean and maintain PPE according to manufacturers instructions to ensure its continued effectiveness. If PPE is to be worn by more than one person, the cleaning procedure must ensure that such use does not create any health or hygiene problem for the different users. Immediately take defective equipment and PPE that has reached defined product life expectancy out of service and repair or replace it. o Use only manufacturer-approved parts for repair. Store all equipment in a clean, accessible location, where it is protected from temperature extremes, sunlight, moisture and damaging chemicals. For electrical PPE: o Test the insulating capability of electrical PPE annually to confirm the integrity of the equipment. Maintain records for the life of the equipment. o Inspect insulating equipment for damage before use and immediately following

any incident that can reasonably be suspected of having caused damage. o Insulating gloves must receive an air test as part of the annual, pre-use and postincident inspections. o Remove from service insulating equipment with any of the following defects: A hole, tear, puncture or cut; An embedded foreign object; Any of the following texture changes: swelling, checking, softening, hardening stickiness or inelasticity; and Any other defect that damages the insulating properties.

13. Training
Ensure that employees and other affected personnel required to use PPE are adequately trained to use it effectively. Training must be documented and, as a minimum, must include: o Discussion of when and why specific PPE is needed; o Intended use and limitations of the PPE; o Instruction and actual experience in how to adjust and wear the PPE; o Cleaning, inspection, maintenance, storage and disposal procedures; and o Review of the safe work practices to be followed. Provide refresher training when there are changes to PPE use or requirements or there is evidence of deficiencies in employees knowledge regarding performance of their roles and responsibilities. Ensure that contractors and visitors understand and follow site requirements regarding PPE, in compliance with the Contractor and Visitor Management Requirements

References
Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines ES-RF-205 EU Commission Directive 89/656/EEC The PPE Directive NFPA 70E Electrical Safety in the Workplace OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.135 Head Protection OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.136 Foot Protection OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.138 Hand Protection Contractor and Visitor Management Requirements ES-RQ-110 Electrical Safety Requirements ES-RQ-120 Hearing Conservation Requirements ES-RQ-165 Lift Truck Safety Requirements ES-RQ-175 Managing Hazardous Materials Requirements ES-RQ-190 Respiratory Protection Requirements ES-RQ-210 Traffic Route Requirements ES-RQ-215

Revision History
Revision Date Summary of Change

17-Jun-2011 Added concentrate plant requirements in Appendix 1-Jan-2010 Revised document released as part of the TCCMS Redesign - Governance Reset. This document contains content from the previous version with reformatting and significant rewording. 3-July-2007 Added requirements for PPE postings to be in local language(s), use cut resistant gloves when handling materials with sharp edges, required to use high visibility vests in high traffic areas (aligned with new requirements in Warehousing Requirements), and electrical PPE 31-Dec-2005 Initial Issue
Eye and Face Protection Head Protection Hand Protection Protective Clothing Foot Protection
Safety Glasses Chemical Goggles Face shield Welding Helmet Welders Goggles Non conductive headwear Chemical Resistant Gloves Welding Gauntlets Electrically Rated Gloves Cut/ Puncture resistant gloves Chemical Resistant Apron Flame resistant / cotton clothing Electrically rated apron or sleeves Flame retardant clothing Electrically rated Safety Boots Closed Toe / Hard Soles Slip resistant Safety Shoes Steel Shank Shoes

Electrical Work > 50V XXXX Electrical Work > 600V XX (Arc) XXXXX

Working around glass bottling lines X Operating workshop equipment * X Handling liquids under pressure X Handling hazardous chemicals XX Spray Sanitization X Blow-downs (compressed air) X Hazardous chemical transfers XXX Filling lift truck batteries XXXX Filling hot melt glue pots XX Arc welding X X X Gas cutting, welding, brazing X** X X Handling sharp metals, broken glass, pallets X For manufacturing, warehouse, laboratory and maintenance areas outside of pedestrian walkways If handling drums, pallets or other goods with the potential to drop on feet Working in areas with the potential to step on nails, broken glass or metal
* Includes drilling, grinding outside workshop areas ** Welding Helmet would also be acceptable Note: For RPE / Hearing Protection, see the Respiratory Protective Equipment & Hearing Conservation requirements

Additional Requirements for Concentrate and Beverage Base Plants

Eye and Face Protection Safety glasses meeting the requirements specified above must be worn upon entering production areas, warehouses, laboratories or maintenance areas. The use of photochromic lenses (also referred to as transition, photogray, or photobrown lenses) is not permitted. Foot Protection Safety shoes with reinforced toe caps meeting the requirements specified above must be worn

when working in production areas, warehouses, laboratories or maintenance areas, and when handling heavy objects outside of these areas. High heels, open-toed shoes, sandals and tennis shoes are not to be worn at any time in production areas, warehouses, laboratories or maintenance areas. Slip resistant, impervious boots must be worn in wet areas. Jewelry Jewelry (including but not limited to rings, wedding bands, wrist watches, necklaces, chains and earrings) may not be worn while working in plant operational areas, excluding breakrooms, office areas, and training rooms.