OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

HEALTH 2
TOPIC : PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
FOR ELECTRICITY
LECTURES NAME : CIK JALILAH

STUDENT NAME :

MOHAMAD NAJMI BIN AHMAD

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MUHAMMAD AMIRUL ADLI BIN MOHD NASIR
16DKA12F2010
MOHAMAD HAZWAN BIN ROSLI
16DKA12F2011
SYAZWAN SHAH BIN DZULKEFLI
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MUHAMMAD HAFIZ SYAHIR BIN MOHD HAIRI TAN
16DKA12F2038

INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS PERSONAL
PROTECTION???
Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective

clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment

designed to protect the wearer's body from injury
Employers must provide personal protective equipment (PPE)
to their employees and ensure its use.
Personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as
"PPE", is equipment worn to minimize exposure to a variety of
hazards.
Examples of PPE include such items as gloves, foot and eye
protection, protective hearing devices (earplugs, muffs) hard
hats, respirators and full body suits

CLASS OF PPE

Eye & Face Protection

 Head Protection

Hand Protection

Foot & Leg Protection

Ear Protection

LEGAL OF PPE
he Personal Protective Equipment at Work

Regulations 1992 are set of regulations created

under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act
1974 which came into force in Great Britain on
1 January 1993. The regulations place a duty
on every employer to ensure that suitable
personal protective equipment is provided to
employees who may be exposed to a risk to
their health or safety while at work.

SELECTION OF PPE
Choose products which are CE marked in

accordance with the Personal Protective

Equipment Regulations 2002 suppliers can
advise you.
Choose equipment that suits the user
consider the size, fit and weight of the PPE. If
the users help choose it, they will be more
likely to use it.

If more than one item of PPE is worn at the

same time, make sure they can be used

together, eg wearing safety glasses may
disturb the seal of a respirator, causing air
leaks.
Instruct and train people how to use it, eg

train people to remove gloves without

contaminating their skin. Tell them why it is
needed, when to use it and what limitation it.

Check with your supplier on what PPE is

appropriate explain the job to them.

PERSONAL PROTECTION
EYES PROTECTION

Eye protection is required whenever there

is danger of injury to the eyes or face from
electric arcs or flashes or from flying objects
resulting from electrical explosion.

HEAD PROTECTION

Helmet Class (Pre-1987)

Regarding electrical performance, recognizes three classes:

Class A Helmets reduce the force of impact of falling

objects and also reduce the danger of contact with exposed
low-voltage electrical conductors. Helmet shells are prooftested at 2,200 volts of electrical charge.

Class B Helmets reduce the force of impact of falling

objects and also reduce the danger of contact with exposed
high-voltage electrical conductors. Helmet shells are prooftested at 20,000 volts.

Class C Helmets reduce the force of impact of falling

objects, but offer no electrical protection.

Helmet Class (After 1986)

Class G (General) Helmets -This is equivalent

to the old Class A. Class G helmets are proof

tested at 2,200 volts.
Class E (Electrical) Helmets - This is

equivalent to the old Class B. Class E helmets

are proof tested at 20,000 volts.
Class C (Conductive) Helmets - This class

provides no electrical insulation; the class

designation did not change from the old
standard.

FOOT AND LEG

PROTECTION

Electrical shock resistant (EH) footwear is

manufactured with non-conductive electrical

shock resistant soles and heals.
It must be capable of withstanding the
application of 14,000 volts at 60 hertz for one
minute with no current flow or leakage current
in excess of 3.0 milliamperes, under dry
conditions.

THE HAND AND ARM

Compliance with National Standards

There currently are no ANSI standards for glove

selection; therefore, selection must be based on the
performance characteristics of the glove in relation
to the tasks to be performed. Suppliers and
manufacturers may provide compliance guidelines
or references for food and pharmaceutical
applications.

TYPES OF HAND/ARM
PROTECTION

Disposable gloves
Critical-environment gloves
Chemical-resistant gloves
Temperature-resistance gloves -

PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING/BODY WEAR

Standard is now available for all types of

protective clothing or body protection. Where

such standards exist, the only items of
protective clothing and equipment that meet
NIOSH, ANSI, ASTM, or NFPA standards, as
appropriate, may be used. Questions about
the appropriateness of a particular item for a
given hazard should be referred to either the
manufacturer or EHSS.

TYPES
Lab Coats
Barrier gowns provide protection from

bloodborne pathogen splashes.

Disposable suits, such as Tyvek or PVC-coated,
protect against harmful particulates, some
liquids and chemicals and bloodborne
pathogens.
Aprons come in a variety of materials to protect
against a variety of hazards, such as chemicals,
heat, sparks/slag, etc.

Surgery
Chemical suits, used in hazardous material

spills for example, are categorized by

levels.
Level A suits provide protection against
vapors and include a gastight zipper.
Level B splash suits, such as Tychem,
provide chemical and biological protection.

Hearing Protection
Types of Hearing Protection
To prevent noise-induced hearing loss, hearing protection

devices must reduce noise exposure to time-weighted

average (TWA) levels of 90 dBA or below, or to 85 dBA or
below for those workers who have suffered a standard
threshold shift (STS). HPDs reduce the amount of noise;
however, they cannot eliminate all of the noise reaching the
ear since noise can take many routes into the ear. The two
most commonly used types of HPDs at Virginia Tech are:
Ear plugs, which are inserted into the ear canal to reduce the

amount of noise that reaches the ear via that route. There are
two types - disposable and reusable.
Ear muffs, which are worn over the ear to reduce the amount
of noise.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQIUPMENT

INDUSTRY ELECTRICAL
HEADPROTECTION
Employees must wear nonconductive head
protection
wherever there is a danger of head
injury from electric shock or burns due to contact
with exposed energized parts.
Type 1 helmets incorporate a full brim (brim fully
encircles the dome of the hat)
Type 2 helmets have no encircling brim, but may
include a short bill on the front

Regarding electrical performance, ANSI Z89.1-1986

recognizes three classes:

Class A- Helmets reduce the force of impact of

falling objects and also reduce the danger of contact

with exposed low-voltage electrical conductors.
Helmet shells are proof-tested at 2,200 volts of
electrical charge.
Class B- Helmets reduce the force of impact of
falling objects and also reduce the danger of contact
with exposed high-voltage electrical conductors.
Helmet shells are proof-tested at 20,000 volts.
Class C- Helmets reduce the force of impact of
falling objects, but offer no electrical protection.

BODY PROTECTION
As we learned earlier, employees working

in areas where there are potential electrical

hazards must be provided with, and must
use, electrical protective equipment that is
appropriate for the specific parts of the
body to be protected and for the work to be
performed flame resistant (FR) clothing.

EYES AND FACE PROTECTION

employees shall wear protective equipment for

the eyes or face wherever there is danger of

injury to the eyes or face from electric arcs or
flashes or from flying objects resulting from
electrical explosion.
When working on energized parts, the
possibility of arc flash exists and the employee
must be protected. Dangers could include
heat, flying hazards and molten metal,
therefore the PPE must be durable, nonconductive, heat resistant and provide
deflection qualities.

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