PERSONAL PROTECTIVE

EQUIPMENT
 Definition
Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) :
Specialized clothing or
equipment worn by employees
for protection against health
and safety hazards. Personal
protective equipment is
designed to protect many parts
of the body, i.e., eyes, head,
face, hands, feet, and ears.
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 Introduction
The purpose of PPE is to reduce your exposure to the
many potential hazards present in the workplace.

“Barrier between the wearer/user and the working environment”

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 Introduction
All GEOLOG personnel are provided with and must wear
personal protective clothing or equipment (PPE) and must
follow all PPE procedures provided for their health and safety.

Basic PPE is: When instructed or

• GEOLOG coverall; required, wear:
• Safety helmet; • Ear plugs/muffs;
• Safety boots; • Face mask ;
• Safety glasses; • Respiratory Protective
• Safety gloves. equipment (RPE);
• Emergency breathing
apparatus.
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 Introduction

PPE helps to protect you against:

• Mechanical hazards (machinery

and moving parts);
• Environmental hazards (noise,
vapors, flying debris or objects);
• Chemical hazards (when using
or cleaning chemical products);
• Physical hazards (falling
objects, slips and trips).
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 Information

Your PPE should:

• Provide adequate protection for
the particular hazards you may
face;
• Fit properly;
• Be reasonably comfortable;
• Be undamaged;
• Be kept clean.

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 Head Protection

Safety helmets must be worn at ALL TIMES on the rig

site, unless you are inside buildings or vehicles.

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 Head Protection
The hard hat/safety helmet can protect your
head by resisting penetration of a falling object
and by absorbing the impact.

Ensure your hard hat fits properly by adjusting

the head band to your size. Not like this 

NOTE: Metal hats are not allowed

in GEOLOG operations.

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 Head Protection

It is important that your hard hat is

comfortable to wear
This can be achieved by ensuring that:

• The headband is wide enough and

contoured to fit your head properly;

• Sweatbands are absorbent and easily

cleaned or replaced.

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 Maintenance of Safety Helmet
Safety helmets shall be properly
cared for and maintained by:
• Storing them in a safe place when not
in use; e.g. on a peg or in a cupboard;
• Visually examining them regularly for
signs of damage or deterioration;
• Replacing defective harness
components as needed;
• Regular cleaning.

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 Maintenance of Safety Helmet
…..and remember…..

Replacing a damaged helmet is far less distressing (and

considerably easier) than replacing a “damaged mud logger”!

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 Eye Protection
Safety glasses and goggles provide protection to your eyes
from splashes of mud, from chemical splashes or vapours,
and from chemicals you might handle during work.
The use of eye protection is compulsory on the rig site or when
you’re handling chemicals, outside or inside the unit.

NOTE: GEOLOG activities do not require full face protection

during normal rig activities.
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 Eye Protection
Corrective glasses instead of safety glasses are not acceptable. You
must wear safety goggles over your eyeglasses.
GEOLOG will provide you with safety goggles
designed for this purpose.

NOTE: Sunglasses are not approved eye protection.

If eye protection from direct sunlight is required in addition to impact
protection, safety spectacles with shaded lenses shall be used.
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 Maintenance of
protective eyewear
The maintenance of
protective eyewear is
very important.
They must always be
properly cleaned.
Always inspect glasses
before use. Dirty lenses
could affect your
visibility and can cause
eye strain.
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 Noise

Periods of exposure to excessive

noise levels can produce both
temporary and permanent
hearing loss.
• Hearing protection is
recommended when noise levels
reach 80dB(A);
• Hearing protection MUST be
worn if noise levels reach or
exceed 85dB(A) or when you see
this sign.

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 Hearing Protection

GEOLOG mud logging units are not considered

to be noisy work places.
However, some areas on a rig site may be noisy.
To protect you, GEOLOG provide you with hearing
protection.
Selection of hearing protection depends on the
conditions under which the noise exposure will occur
as well as the characteristics, duration and intensity of
the noise exposure
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 Hearing Protection

• EAR PLUGS: they can achieve satisfactory

reduction in levels of noise reaching the
ear. They are manufactured for a long
time use (up to 8 hours continuously).

• EAR MUFFS: also known as ear

defenders, are rigid plastic cups designed
to enclose the external ear and prevent
sound pressure waves entering the ear.
They protect more than the ear plugs.

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 How to insert foam earplugs
1. Wash your hands.
2. Roll earplug between the fingers and thumb
until it becomes a long, narrow cylinder.
3. Holding the top of your ear, pull up and
outward to open the ear canal. This allows
correct insertion of the earplug.

4. Insert the earplug well into the ear and hold

it in place until it expands. Incorrect Correct
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 Body Protection
GEOLOG provides personal coveralls for all employees working in
field locations. Coveralls must be worn at ALL times on the rig site.

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 Body Protection
Coveralls are designed to protect you from a variety of
substances which may be encountered on the worksite
(mud, chemicals, other contaminants).

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 Hand Protection
Gloves are used to protect hands
against chemical, physical and
biological hazards.

These are designed to:

• Stop hazardous substances reaching your skin;
• Protect you from contact with abrasive surfaces;
• Protect your skin from biological/general damage during
work.
Check with the unit manager, or in the SDS if you are
not sure which gloves to use for a particular task.
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 Hand Protection
PVC Gloves: These are generally constructed of
waterproof PVC and are ideal for the prevention of
chemical contact with the skin.

Single or repeated chemical contact could result in

burns, dermatitis, sensitisation or ulceration.

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 Hand Protection
PVC gloves must always be worn:

1. While working in an area where signs specify the

use of such gloves;
2. When handling and processing mud, chemicals
or oil samples;
3. When diluting hydrochloric acid from a bulk stock
(remember to add acid to water and NEVER
water to acid).
4. When handling ammonia;
5. When handling any other toxic or corrosive
chemicals.
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 Hand Protection
Outer work gloves: These are generally constructed of cotton,
leather, rubber or some combination of these and are
designed to protect the hands from incidental physical hazards
(cut, puncture or abrasion), by preventing direct contact with
abrasive equipment, machinery and apparatus.

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 Hand Protection
Outer work gloves should be used for:
• Rig Up and Rig down operations;
• Maintenace works;
• Work on equipment, machinery and other
apparatus.
Gloves should NOT be worn near equipment or
machinery with moving parts that could catch
the glove and pull your hand in.
Any such machinery should be isolated and LOTO
before carrying out any work on it or near it.
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 Hand Protection
Nitrile gloves: Are made of a powder free synthetic
rubber material.
They provide basic protection against sensitisation
or skin irritation due to repeated exposure of
detergents and other mild chemicals.
These gloves are disposable and should be thrown in
the bin if they become damaged or once you have
completed whatever task you are working on.
They should be used for general tasks where other
heavier duty gloves are not required.

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 Foot Protection
Safety footwear protects against hazards ranging from
dermatitis and crush injuries, to electricity and extreme cold.

Safety boots Safety boots for arctic regions

All GEOLOG workers on site must always wear safety boots.

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 Foot Protection
Safety boots have treaded soles for slip resisitance.
Soles are oil resistant, shock resistant and antistatic.
Antistatic soles offers protection against the hazards of static electricity and
gives some protection against main electrical shocks.
Steel toecaps are capable of resisting a heavy/sharp object falling from a
considerable height
Use and proper fit:
• Be sure the safety boots fit properly and give you comfort, ankle support
and slip resistance.
• Clean your boots regularly and polish with a suitable protective coating.
You must wear your safety boots at all times when working on
the Rig Site.
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Finally

You are ultimately responsible for

your own safety!!
Use your PPE correctly and take
care of them, and they will provide
you the protection you need if
things go wrong.

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Finally

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 Thanks for your attention!
If you have any question, feel free to contact your local base or the QHSE
department (qhse@geologinternational.com)

Please complete now the Quiz.

Use the excel file “QHSE training answers” and insert the number of the
correct answers in the columns related to each module.

Please return the excel file with your answers to

qhse@geologinternational.com

Remember that you have to answer to ALL questions.

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