PPE Personal Protective Equipment By Marshall Anstey Brandon

PPE Personal Protective Equipment By: Marshall Anstey & Brandon Butt

What is PPE? • PPE is equipment worn to minimize exposure to serious workplace injuries or illnesses. • Some injuries and illnesses are the result of exposure to chemical, physical, radiological, mechanical and electrical or other hazardous workplace conditions

General information • All personal protective equipment should be functional and safe to use and properly cleaned and maintained regularly. • All equipment should fit comfortable and encourage use by workers.

Problems lack of PPE can cause • Lack of PPE can cause permanent physical and financial damage • If you are injured on the job, and are not wearing or properly using your personal protective equipment, you can get in legal trouble

Workers compensation • Without the proper PPE, you can get in legal trouble involving workers compensation, including getting reduced or even no benefits from the incident. • This will be the case if it is proven that the injury you have received could have been prevented from properly using the PPE available.

Examples of PPE

More examples of PPE

Safety suits Chemical suit Fire proximity suit

Medical conditions due to lack of PPE • Exposure to asbestos from lack of or improper use of PPE can cause respiratory disease such as asbestosis • Asbestosis is caused from prolonged exposure to asbestos dust • People affected may experience effects such as shortness of breath, and have higher risks for other things such as lung cancer.

Accidents from lack of PPE • In November 2014, A electrical technician named Marreo Travis was electrocuted while testing transformers • OSHA investigators found that his death could have been prevented if his employer provided proper PPE and training for the job and how to use the PPE.

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