SHIELDED

METAL ARC
WELDING PPE
Personal Protective
Equipment
 ACCIDENT THEORY

MATERIAL

WORKER
Work Methods
ENVIRONMENT MACHINE
 Personal Protective
Equipment
Personal protective equipment are variety of
devices and garments designed to serve as
a barrier between workers and workplace
hazards.
 PPE: Last line of defense
Three areas where hazards can be controlled
Administrative Control :
Exposure time limitations ,Safe work practices
Alarms and Warning signs, Training and Education

Workplace Worker
Management
Engineering Control :
Point of contact:
Elimination of the hazard
>PPE
Minimization of the hazard
Isolation of the hazard
Redirection of hazard
Guidelines in Selecting PPE

1. Identify the hazard

2. Understand the effect
3. Recommend the proper equipment
4. Train on proper usage and maintenance
 Personal Protective Equipment:
Worker’s Last Line of Defense
Different occupations expose workers to the possibility of injury,
illness or
even death due to the various hazards present in the
workplaces. These hazards, though in some ways minimized, can
not be entirely eliminated by both engineering and administrative
control measures. There is still a need for another form of
protection that will serve as a barrier against workplace hazards…
the Personal Protective Equipment.

Personal protective equipment or PPE is not a mere substitute

for engineering and/or administrative controls. Rather, it should be
used in conjunction with these controls to better provide for
employee safety and health in the workplace. In this light, PPE that
is made available for workers’ use must be appropriate and of
approved type.
 Personal Protective
Equipment
Head
Head Protection
Protection Eye
Eye &
& Face
Face Protection
Protection

Hearing
Hearing Protection
Protection Respiratory
Respiratory Protection
Protection

Hand
Hand &
& Arm
Arm Protection
Protection Foot
Foot Protection
Protection

Torso
Torso Protection
Protection Fall
Fall Protection
Protection
 HEAD PROTECTION
Hard Hat or
Safety Helmet
A rigid device that is worn
to provide protection for
the head and which is held
in place by a suitable
suspension.
Parts of a Hard Hat
1. The suspension system includes the headband and straps
on the inside of the hat. This system absorbs and
distributes the force of impact.
2. The hard outer shell protects the head from sharp objects,
such as falling tool. It also absorbs part of the force of
impact, since it’s somewhat flexible.
3. The chin strap secure the hard hat to the wearer’s head.
4. The brim redirects the direction of the falling object.
Characteristics of a Good Quality Hard Hat

HARD HAT must be able to absorb the shock of the

blow from falling objects, be able to resist
penetration from sharp objects and must be a good
insulator against electrical hazards.
Additional characteristics of a hard hat is its ability
for low water absorption and slow flammability
rate of the shell.
 Personal Protective Equipment
Care and Maintenance

Wash with mild soap and water.

Inspection
1. The suspension system – look for frayed, worn, or
cut straps.
2. The hard outer shell – must have no cracks.
Head protection
should be worn
whenever there is
even a remote
chance that a
head injury could
happen!
 Eye & Face
Protection
Protective eye and face equipment
shall be required where there is a
reasonable probability of injury that
can be prevented by such equipment.
 Personal Protective Equipment
Eye and Face Protection
(ANSI Z87.1 – 1989)

1.Safety Spectacles
2.Eye Goggles
3.Face Shields
 Safety Spectacles or Glasses are primary
protective devices intended to shield the wearer’s eyes
from flying and striking objects, glare and injurious
radiation hazards.

Sideshield is an integral device or an accessory attached to

spectacles that provides side exposure protection to the eye.
Goggles are primary protective devices intended to fit
the face immediately surrounding the eyes.

Unlike safety glasses, goggles provide a secure shield around the entire eye
area. Chemical goggles protect eyes from splashes and flying particles. Shop
goggles protect against flying particles and should be used instead of glasses
when there is the potential for objects to be flying from all directions.
 Personal Protective Equipment

Face Shield is a protective device intended to shield

the wearer’s face, or portions thereof from striking
objects or chemical, heat and glare hazards.
Welding shield is a protective device
intended to shield the eyes and face from
optical radiation and impact.
 Characteristics of a Good Quality
Spectacles, Goggles and Face Shields

•Provide adequate protection against the particular

hazards for which they are designed
•Be reasonably comfortable when worn under the
designated conditions
•Fit snugly without interfering with the movements or vision
of the wearer
•Be within tolerable refractive power
•Be durable
•Be capable of being disinfected
•Be easily cleanable
 Personal Protective Equipment

Use of Eye and Face Protections

"A a general rule, face shields should be worn over
suitable basic eye protection."

- National Safety Council

Hearing Protection
The Need for Ear Protection and
Prevention of Excessive Noise Exposure

Exposure to high noise levels can cause

hearing loss or impairment. It can create
physical and psychological stress. There is
no cure for noise-induced hearing loss, so
the prevention of excessive noise exposure
is the only way to avoid hearing damage.
 Types of Hearing Protectors
Earplugs
Hearing protectors placed inside the ear to
block out noise. To work effectively, they
should fit snugly into the ear canal.
 Types of Hearing Protectors
Earmuffs
A device composed of a headband with two cushioned ear cups
that form a seal around the outer ear, covering it completely and
blocking out the noise.
Selection

• proper fit
• the employee’s noise exposure
• the employee’s hearing ability
• communication needs
• other constraints specific to job tasks
 ARM’S LENGTH RULE
 “If two people (with no hearing
impairment) have to raise their voices or
shout to be heard in a distance of less
than an arm’s length from each other,
the sound level is potentially
hazardous.”
RESPIRATORY HAZARDS
Acids/Mists
Solvents/Vapors
Gases / Smoke
Dusts/Particulates
Heavy Metals/Fumes
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

 Filtration respirator
 Chemical respirator
 Air-supplying respirator
FILTRATION RESPIRATORS
or Mechanical Respirators screen
out dust, fume, mist and smoke.
Such Filters need to be replaced at
frequent intervals.

CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE
DEVICES remove contaminants by
passing the tainted air through
material that traps the harmful
portions. There are specific
cartridges for specific contaminants.
 AIR-SUPPLYING RESPIRATORS

Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

Supply air from an air tank is strapped at the
person’s back.
 Hand and Arm Hazards
1. Temperature extremes
2. Chemical exposures and splashes
3. Sharp objects
4. Fire
5. Abrasive materials
6. Live Electrical Conductors
Common Hand & Arm
Injury
Burns
Bruises
Abrasions
Cuts
Punctures
Fractures
Amputations
Electrocution
Skin Protection

The job of protective clothing

is generally to protect the skin
against chemicals, cuts,
bruises, and extremes of
temperatures. It is therefore,
important to choose the right
material for hands protection
and arms protection.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF
GLOVES

Metal mesh Leather gloves Vinyl & neoprene

gloves resist shield your hands gloves protect
sharp edges and from rough your hands
prevent cuts surfaces and heat against toxic
chemicals
GLOVES continued…

Rubber gloves
Welder’s gloves
protect you when
protect your
working around
hands from heat
electricity.
and flames
 GLOVES continued…

Latex disposable Lead-lined gloves are Cotton gloves help

gloves are used to used to protect your grasp slippery
objects and protect
protect your hands hands from radiation against slivers, dirt,,
from germs and sources. moderate heat or
bacteria cold.
REMINDER
!
Foot and Leg Protection
Hazards:
 Falling or rolling objects
 Sharp objects
 Hot surfaces
 Wet, slippery surfaces
 Live Electrical conductors
Common Foot and Leg
Injury
Fractures
Punctures
Burns
Cuts
Amputations
Electrocution
 FOOT PROTECTION
Safety Shoes
Steel toe cap
footwear protects your
toes from being crushed
by falling objects.

Mid-sole steel plate

protects the foot from punctured
hazards.
 Safety Shoes and Boots

VINYL footwear NITRILE footwear

resists solvents, acids, resists animal fats, oils,
alkalies, salts, water, and chemicals.
grease, and blood.
 Safety Shoes and Boots

ELECTROSTATIC ELECTRICAL HAZARD

DISSIPATING footwear footwear are insulated with tough
conducts static electricity rubber to prevent shocks and
to floors that are grounded. burns from electricity.
 FALL PROTECTION
Full-body Harness
(BS: 1397:1979)
 FALL PROTECTION
• Body Belt -
Used to restraint
a worker’s movement
to a certain area
Resistance of employees
to PPE
Discomfort

Inaccurate risk perception

Lack of education and training
Motivating workers to wear PPE
Involve employees in the selection process
Cultivate behavior-based safety
Conduct Training on PPE
Enforce disciplinary action
LIMITATIONS OF PPE
1. The hazard still exists.
2. A defective PPE offers no protection
3. The PPE may introduce additional hazard.
4. Most PPE are not for continuous use.
5. Improper wearing may not give maximum protection.
6. It may transfer hazard to another location.
OSHS RULE 1080:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT & DEVICES
1081 General Provisions:
1081.01 Every Employer:
1) Shall at his own expense furnish his workers with
protective equipment for the eyes, face, hands and feet,
protective shields and barriers whenever necessary by
reason of the hazardous nature of the process or
environment, chemical or radiological or other mechanical
irritants or hazards capable of causing injury or impairment
in the function of any part of the body through absorption,
inhalation or physical contact.
1081.02
All protective equipment shall be of approved design and
construction appropriate for the exposure and the work to be
performed.

1081.03
The employer shall be responsible for the adequacy and proper
maintenance of personal protective equipment used in his workplace.

1081.04
No person shall be subjected or exposed to hazardous
environmental condition without protection.
 USE OF
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Fire Extinguisher Anatomy
PRESSURE GAUGE
DISCHARGE LEVER
(not found on CO2
extinguishers)
DISCHARGE LOCKING PIN CARRYING
AND SEAL HANDLE

DISCHARGE HOSE

DATA PLATE

DISCHARGE NOZZLE BODY

DISCHARGE ORIFICE
The Combustion Process

Fire Safety & Fire Extinguisher Use

• Three components
• Need all three
components to start a
fire
• Fire extinguishers
remove one or more of
the components.
 Fire Classes

A Trash Wood Paper B Liquids Grease

• wood • gasoline
• paper • oil
• cloth • grease
• etc. • other solvents

C Electrical Equipment • magnesium

COMBUSTIBLE
• sodium
• computers
• potassium
• fax machine
• titanium
• other energized D
• other
electrical equip.
flammable
METALS metals
 Fire Classes (cont.)

CLASS K FIRES

• Recently recognized by NFPA 10

• Fires involving combustible oils,
lards and fats in commercial
cooking.

K Cooking Media
Fire Emergency Response

R Rescue

A Alarm

C Contain

E Extinguish
Fighting the Fire

P Pull the pin

Aim low at
A the base of flames

S Squeeze the handle

S Sweep side to side

THANK YOU
AND
GOD BLESS