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Level B

Level B full-body protective clothing is chemical-resistant coveralls used with a supplied-air respirator or SCBA.

Level C

Level C full-body protective clothing is normal work clothes or Tyvek ® coveralls used with an air-purifying respirator.

Level D

Level D refers to normal work clothes.

Steel-toed Shoes

Steel-toed shoes protect your toes from falling objects and from being crushed.

Is using goggles and a face shield a safe option to use to protect your eyes when grinding?

goggles and face shields do provide enough protection when grinding.

Is using safety glasses and a face shield a safe option to use to protect your eyes when grinding?

safe

What provides better eye protection than regular glasses because they are stronger and more resistant to impact and heat?

safety glasses

Examples of operations that present eye hazards are welding, cutting, grinding, nailing (or when working with concrete and/or harmful chemicals or when exposed to flying particles). Is this true or false?

true

Routinely inspect hard hats for dents, cracks or deterioration. Is this true or false?

true

Earmuffs

Earmuffs can be worn in combination with earplugs for added hearing protection.Earmuffs should be cleaned regularly and, like all PPE, they should be inspected before use and discarded if damaged or defective.

S-A-R

A Supplied-air respirator (S-A-R) provides clean air to the user of the respirator. An example is a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus or S-C-B-A.

Metatarsal Shoes

A metatarsal shoe protects your entire foot.

A-P-R

An air-purifying respirator (A-P-R) is a system of chemical filters which remove specific gases and vapors before they are inhaled by the user of the respirator. An example is filtering face piece or gas mask.

What filters air to remove specific gases and vapors before they are inhaled by the user?

An air-purifying respirator filters air to remove specific gases and vapors before they are inhaled by the user.

Anti-vibration gloves

Anti-vibration gloves

Class C

Class C hard hats are made to protect you from: Bumping your head against fixed objects, but do not protect against falling objects. Unlike class G and E, class C hard hats do not protect you from electrical shocks. Class C hard hats are designed for comfort and offer limited protection.

Class E

Class E hard hats are made to protect you from: Falling objects Electrical shocks up to 20,000 volts.

class g

Class G hard hats are made to protect you from: Falling objects Electrical shocks up to 2,200 volts.

Face Shields

Face shields protect against nuisance dusts and potential splashes or sprays of hazardous liquids but will not provide adequate protection against impact hazards. Face shields alone are not enough protection for your eyes. You should always wear safety glasses or goggles for added protection, even when using a face shield, to properly protect you from impact hazards.

Foam Earplugs

Foam earplugs provide the most hearing protection. To insert foam earplugs properly: Reach around the back of your head and gently pull your ear back and up. Roll the plug into a small diameter. Insert the plug well into the ear canal. Hold the plug in place for a few seconds while it expands and forms a good seal. If the earplugs are not inserted into the ear canal correctly, you are not getting the full benefit of using them.

Reinforced Soles

Footwear with reinforced soles has metal reinforcement to protect the bottom of your foot from penetration.

Goggles

Goggles can give you more protection than safety glasses because they fit closer to your face which help to protect your eyes, eye sockets, and the facial area immediately surrounding the eyes from impact, dust, fumes, vapors, powders, sparks, mists, and splashes from harmful liquids.

What criteria must your employer-provided PPE meet?

In order for you to be best protected, your employer must provide you with PPE that fits you correctly.

Level A

Level A full-body protective clothing is gas-tight, chemical-resistant coveralls used with a supplied-air respirator or SCBA.

Safety Glasses

Many types of safety glasses have side shields to give you protection from hazards that may not be directly in front of you. Safety glasses are used to help protect you from moderate impact from particles produced by such jobs as carpentry, woodworking, grinding, and scaling.

PVC Earplugs

P-V-C earplugs are more comfortable in hot environments. To insert P-V-C earplugs properly: Reach around the back of your head and gently pull your ear back and up. Begin to insert the plug into the ear canal. Work the plug well into the ear canal using a circular motion. Once inserted, wait a few seconds to make sure the plug is securely fitted into your ear.

If potential hazards in the workplace cannot be identified and controlled, you should wear what for protection?

PPE

employers must first perform a hazards assessment, then select the right PPE for the job, and finally provide their employees with the training on the hazards and the required PPE to prevent those hazards.

Potential hazards in the workplace must be identified and controlled by your employer

This comes in prescription and nonprescription versions.

Safety glasses come in prescription and nonprescription versions.

Face shields and welding helmets provide protection for your eyes and face. What else should always be worn underneath a face shield or welding helmet?

Safety glasses or goggles

Wear hard hats only where there is a potential for objects falling from above. Is this true or false?

That is incorrect. You should always wear your hard hats in hard hat areas. Hard hats also protect your head from flying and swinging objects.

What provides the user with clean air?

a supplied-air respirator provides the user with clean air.

Damaged lungs are more sensitive to what type of incurable diseases that can cause death?

damaged lungs are more sensitive to respiratory incurable diseases that can cause death.

Is using a face shield a safe option to use to protect your eyes when grinding?

face shields alone do not provide enough protection when grinding. You should always wear safety glasses or goggles.

When your employer performs an assessment of the area, what are they trying to find?

hazards

Latex gloves

protect your hands from germs and bacteria

Vinyl or neoprene gloves

protect your hands from hazardous chemicals.

Heat resistant gloves

protect your hands from heat and flames.

Padded cloth gloves

protect your hands from sharp edges, slivers, and dirt.