Personal Protective Equipment

1. Personal Protective Equipment Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company Revised 2006 Ref 29 CFR 1910.132-138

2. Introduction • Instructor Introduction • Class Introduction

3. Statistics • More than 1.5 million workers will receive disabling work-related injuries in this year involving the head, eyes, hands and feet

4. Eye and Face Protection • Our employees should always use eye protection when working around: • Molten metals • Liquid chemicals • Hazardous gases • Flying particles • Injurious radiant energy

5. Eye and Face Protection • Safety Eyewear • Basic form of eye protection • Coverage from the front and sides is required where there are flying objects • Types of eye and face protection include: • Safety glasses • Goggles • Face shields • Welding helmets • Full hoods

6. Eye and Face Protection • Safety Eyewear cont. • Safety glasses or goggles should be worn under face shields and welding helmets for added protection • Tinted lenses may be used in glaring environments • Ting glasses can limit vision when moving from bright to dim areas • Specially filtered lenses shall be used in welding or other radiant energy environments

7. Eye and Face Protection • Prescription Lenses • Contacts introduce more hazards • Dust caught under lenses can cause abrasions • Chemicals can react with lenses to cause damage • Contact lenses are NOT protective devices • Goggles and other protective devices are designed to fit over prescriptive glasses • Protective eyewear can be ordered with your prescription

8. Head Protection • Hard Hats • Hard hats are designed to protect you from impact and penetration caused by objects striking your head • The shell is designed to absorb the impact • The suspension is absorbs more of the impact • Hard hats are designed to withstand the impact of an 8 lb weight dropped 5 feet or a 2 lb hammer dropped 20 feet

9. Head Protection • Classes of Hard Hats • Class A –made from insulating material to protect you from falling objects and electrical shock by voltages of up to 2,200 volts • Class B – made from insulating materials to protect you from falling objects and electrical shock by voltages of up to 20,000 volts • Class C – designed to protect you from falling objects, but not electrical current or corrosives

10. Hand Protection • Fingers, hands and arms are the most injured parts of the body • Gloves • Gloves should be taped or folded with a cuff to keep out liquids • Vinyl, rubber or neoprene for chemicals; synthetic for petroleum based products • Leather or cotton knitted gloves are appropriate for handling most abrasive materials

11. Hand Protection • Gloves cont. • Gloves can be dangerous with moving machinery • Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company mandates which types of hand protection are suitable for specific jobs

12. Foot Protection • Foot injuries occur: • When heavy or sharp objects fall on your foot • When something rolls over your foot • When you step on an object that pierces the sole of your shoe

13. Foot Protection • Safety shoes and boots are made with steel-reinforced box two to protect your foot from being pierced or crushed • Metal free foot protection must be used if working around exposed electrical wires • Rubber or synthetic shoes may be required when working around chemicals

14. Foot Protection • Leather shoes should not be worn when working with caustic chemicals • Foot guards and heel and ankle shields may be necessary for your particular job/task • Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company has foot protection selected for all jobs

15. Hearing Protection • You need to protect your ears when: • The sounds in your work area are irritating • You need to raise your voice to be heard by someone closer than two feet away • They are signs indicating hearing protection required • Sound levels reach 85 dB or higher for an 8 hour time period • There are short bursts of sound which can cause hearing damage

16. Hearing Protection • Earplugs and Earmuffs • Earplugs offer the most protection; earplugs are inserted into the ear • Earmuffs may also be used; earmuffs cover the outside of the ear • Effectiveness is limited to how good the seal is around the outer ear • Facial hair decreases the protection by breakdown down the seal • Earrings and glasses can cause breakages in the seal as well

17. Hearing Protection • Proper Protection • Earplugs and earmuffs may be or may need to be worn together to provide adequate hearing protection • Hearing protection can also block out necessary noises such as voices and alarms • Alarms may need to have flashing lights to communicate to employees in need of hearing protection

18. Limitations of PPE • Inspection • Earmuffs with cracked, cut or missing gaskets reduce your protection and should be replaced • Dirty or scratched eyewear limits vision • The hard hat suspension equipment should be checked for damage • Hard hats should be replaced every 2-5 years or after impact • PPE must fit properly in order to protect you

19. Limitations of PPE • Maintenance/Care/Storage • Equipment must be cleaned and sanitized • Equipment must be stored in a manner that does not incur damage • Damaged equipment should be repaired by a qualified person or replaced