Personal Protective Equipment PPE and Hearing Conservation Personal

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Hearing Conservation

Personal Protective Equipment • Controlling a hazard at its source is the best way to protect employees. Depending on the hazard or workplace conditions, OSHA recommends the use of engineering or work practice controls to manage or eliminate hazards to the greatest extent possible. For example: – building a barrier between the hazard and the employee is an engineering control – changing the way in which employees perform their work is a work practice control

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is often the last line of defense when engineering, work practice and administrative controls are not feasible or do not provide sufficient protection.

PPE Associated with Our Work

Petrochemical Industry EAR PLUGS HARD HAT LEATHER GLOVES CHEMICAL SPLASH GOGGLES SAFETY GLASSES STEEL-TOED SAFETY BOOTS H 2 S MONITOR Also. . . NOMEX COVERALLS ½” defined heel v v Fall Protection Respirators Face Shields Etc.

PPE – Petrochemical Industry specific to Flame Resistant clothing • FR (Flame Resistant) clothing, Nomex Brand: • 6. 0 oz/yd 2 • Arc rating 5. 7 ATPV (Arc Thermal Performance Value) • Undergarments worn against the skin should be FR or 100% natural fiber (such as cotton, wool, silk)

Renewables Industry SAFETY BOOTS SAFETY GLASSES REFLECTIVE VEST ½” defined heel HARD HAT LEATHER GLOVES FULL-BRIM HAT – SUN PROTECTION

PPE – Renewables Industry cont… • Safety glasses (sunglasses to protect from glare) • Leather gloves to protect from sharp edges and for lifting • Leather work boots • Reflective vests • Full-brim hat for sun protection • Depending on the work, hard hats are issued

Bio. Pharm • Most production areas will require hearing protection and safety goggles • Arm protection from hot pipes • Clean room gowning is required per the client’s requirements for entry into sterile environments • In construction environments hard hats, safety glasses, and leather boots are required

Panel Shop • Our newest division includes building control system panels. While this work is performed in a ‘shop’ like atmosphere, the work includes hazards that warrant the following PPE considerations: – Safety goggles – Leather gloves – Leather shoes / boots (not tennis shoes)

Electrical PPE • Electrical work will require additional PPE as per the NFPA 70 E Standard currently being introduced to Mangan and our entities. Some of the PPE includes equipment we currently utilize, such as: – Fire Retardant outer wear – Hard hats – Leather shoes and gloves

Electrical PPE cont… • In addition and as we complete our implementation of the NFPA 70 E Standard, we will be issuing: – Arc rated gloves – Face shields – Arc rated blankets – And where it applies, complete Arc rated Flash Suits The next Bi-Weekly Safety Meeting covers Electrical Safety and will go over this subject in more detail.

Hearing Conservation • When our employees work in environments that warrant hearing protection, either mandated by our clients or that are at the OSHA required 85 decibels over a time weighted eight hour average, participation in the hearing conservation program is mandatory. Reference Mangan’s Hearing Conservation Program for a more detailed description of the OSHA requirements.

Hearing Conservation cont… Hearing ability relies on delicate parts that can be damaged in the inner and middle ear. Hair-like cells in the inner ear are flattened by high noise levels and injured over time. Hearing loss is gradual, and hearing damage is permanent.

Hearing Conservation cont… • If you spend at least some of your time in areas with loud noise, how do you know if it's hurting your hearing? It's not easy to tell, but here are some signs: – Noise or ringing in your ears – Trouble hearing people when they speak – Trouble hearing certain high or soft sounds – Needing a higher volume on the TV or radio— high enough that other people complain

Hearing Conservation cont… • Hearing protection includes: – – – Earmuffs usually provide the greatest amount of protection to the ears. Earplugs seal the ear canal and keep noise from getting through to the ear's delicate parts. Canal caps are soft pads on the ends of a headband, similar to headphones. The canal caps, which have to fit snugly, seal the entrance to the ear canal instead of going into it like the earplugs do.

Hearing Conservation cont… • Employees included in the Hearing Conservation Program will be provided with "baseline" and annual audiometric testing at the time of hire. • Audiometric testing will be repeated on a minimum annual basis to establish a new audiogram. • Each employee's annual audiogram shall be compared to that employee's baseline audiogram by the testing professional to determine if a "standard threshold shift" in hearing ability has occurred and whether further evaluation is needed You will receive a Flex. Train reminder 30 days prior to your expiration date with an explanation of how to proceed in completing your annual audiometric exam. Let safety know when you go for your exam and where you go so we can update out database and keep an eye out for the results.

PPE - Inspect It • • Before each use, give it a visual onceover. It should be clean; it should have all its parts; it should not have any damage that would affect its function. Most SMART cards include a PPE inspection section. Use this to inspect your PPE routinely. Avoid waiting until the last minute, when work in the field is about to begin to seek replacements.

Properly Store It On the dashboard of your vehicle, right? Wrong! • • Sunlight degrades plastics, and the damage may be invisible. Store hard and soft plastics in a cool, dry, dark place. Make sure that your PPE is not jumbled up or piled on in a way that could deform the equipment.

Replace It • Any disposable equipment should be discarded if damaged or after a ‘save’. – – If your PPE has experienced an ‘event’ such as a hit to your hard hat, if you had to use your fall protection to prevent a fall, if your H 2 S monitor alarm activates, etc. Turn it in to safety had have new equipment issued. Defects such as badly scratched safety eyewear, worn or torn FR outwear, cracked or brittle hard hat, hearing protection brittle or broken, safety harness frayed or stitching is missing or cut… turn it in to safety.

PPE Summary • All PPE should be… – Of safe design and construction – Maintained in clean and reliable fashion – Be compatible if multiple pieces of PPE are worn together – Be the proper size for the user If PPE does not fit properly, it can make the difference between being safely covered or dangerously exposed.

PPE Summary • The Mangan Safety Department provides proper hearing, eye, face, head, and hand protection, as well as fire retardant clothing (“Nomex”) and other protection as required. • Footwear (i. e, steel-toed shoes) purchased by the employee can be reimbursed by Mangan – the offer amount is $50 maximum every two years.

PPE Resources • The company’s policies and forms that apply to the PPE mentioned in this training include: – – – – MSP – 212, PPE MSP – 224, Fall Protection MSP – 210, Hearing Conservation Program MSP – 223, Electrical Work Program MSP – 209, Hazard Communication – H 2 S mi-2101 PPE List mi-2102 PPE Checklist These policies and forms are located on the Google Safety Resource site and the ADP Portal.