Personal Protective Equipment's A to Z information in PDF format

No specific personal protective equipment is named by the Factories Act, but working conditions

mentioned in sections 14, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 87, III and 114 are such that free-of-charge PPE should

be provided by the occupier for the protection from hazards due to dust, fume, gas, vapour, flying

particles, glare, revolving machinery, hot or dangerous contents, entry in confined space, explosive or

flammable atmosphere, fire, dangerous operations and hazardous processes. Rules prescribed under

the above sections provide further details. 27 schedules of Rule 102 of the Gujarat Factories Rules indicate

the need of PPE at many places. Duty is cast upon the workers not to wilfully neglect to make use of such

equipment and not to interfere with or misuse them. ' Model Rule 58 u/ s 35 and Model Rule 95 u/s 87

also prescribe PPE for specific processes.

Rule 68B, GFR states that the PPE shall conform to the Indian Standards. OSHA standards

prescribe tremendous details for PPE. Noise induced hearing loss is an occupational disease under the 3rd

Schedule of the Factories Act. Schedule 23 u/r 102, GFR requires noise reduction below 90 dBA or to

provide ear protectors to workers and their auditory examination by a doctor. Sch. 27 required protection

against cotton dust.

INDIAN AND OTHER STANDARDS

Some IS on PPE are as under:

Head - Helmets, industrial safety 2925, for two wheelers 4151, non-metal for police force

9562, wooden head- form for testing of helmets 7692, miner's cap lamps 5679 3

Eyes and Face- Guide for selection of eye, face and ear protection 8520, 8521, maintenance and

care 8940, for welding 1179, methods of test 7524 (Parti & 2), eye protectors,

filters 5983, safety glass 2553, eye and face showers 10592

Ears - Guide for selection 8520, ear protectors 9167, earmuffs, method for measurement 6229

Hands - Guide for selection 8807, Gauntlets and mittens, leather 2573, gloves - safety

6994, rubber - electrical 4770, surgical 4148, postmortem 4149

Feet & Legs - Footwear, selection 6519,10667, Ankle boots for general purposes 583, boots and

shoes safety, leather 1989, leather for firemen 4128, rubber - canvas for miners

3976, 10665, gaiters, protective 2472, knee boots, rubber 3736, 3738, leather for

leg guard 3946, toe caps, steel for footwear 5852, boots for oilfield workmen 9885

(Part I & 2), footwear for steel plants 10348, for mines and heavy metal industry

13295, safety shoes for women workers in mines and steel plants 11225, footwear

with direct moulding sole 11226, rubber footwear 11264, PVC boots 12254,

chemical resistant 13292, 13695, PVC boots, oils and fats resistant 13038, code of

practice for manufacture 13295, lined antistatic rubber footwear 13575, wooden,

heavy duty 5520, rubber lined boots 5557, conducting 13996

Body - Guide for selection of body protection 8519, aprons - rubberised acid and alkali

resistant 4501, rubber for hospital use 6407, leadrubber, X-ray protective 7352,

Clothing - fire resistant 4355, fire (flame) resistant suit 7612, leather 6153, sheath

rubber 3701, fabrics, PVC coated for foul weather 3322, belt and strap, leather,

lineman's safety 3521, material (nylon webbing) for aircraft safety belts 8947,

maintenance and care of safety clothing 8990, evaluation of whole body vibration

13276 (Part I to 3), mechanical vibration and shock affecting man 13281

Lungs - Glossary of terms relating to respiratory protective devices 8347, selection, use and

maintenance of respiratory, protective devices 9623, colour identification of air

purifying canisters and cartridges 8318, mouth-piece assemblies 14170, full face

mask 14166, threads for face pieces 14138. Respirators - chemical cartridge 8522,

canister type (gas mask) 8523, filter type for particulate matter 9473, CO filter

9563, bag type, positive pressure, manually operated 6194.

Breathing apparatus 10245 -

Part 1 : Closed circuit (0, cylinder).

Part 2 : Open circuit.

Part 3 : Fresh air line.

Part 4 : Escape type, short duration, self contained.

Breathing apparatus for fire brigade self contained 1910, Resuscitators for use with humans

13366, life jackets 6685

SELECTION AND CLASSIFICATION

Once it is decided that PPE is needed,

1. Select proper type of equipment (IS mentioned in Part 3 should be referred) and then

2. Make it sure that the supervisor sees to it that the worker uses and maintains-it correctly. Proper

selection, training and use of PPE are essential.

Factors of selection or requisite characteristics of PPE are :

1. It should give adequate protection against the nature, severity and type of hazard.

2. It should be of minimum weight, should give minimum discomfort with protective efficiency.

3. Attachment to the body should be flexible yet effective.

4. The wearer should not be restricted in movement" or perceptions required for the job.

5. It should be durable and attractive.

6. It should not cause any hazard through its material, design, defect, use or failure.

7. It should conform Indian Standards and tests required

8. It should be easy to clean, repair and maintain. The parts, piece and service should be easily

available.

If all above criteria are not available effort should be made to get maximum of them.

Classification of PPE for selection and understanding is given below and also in Table 25.1:

This post contains given below information
1. Need and limitation of PPE.
2. Requisite characteristics of PPE
3. Types of hazards and hazard-wise PPE necessary.
4. Types and characteristics of head protectors
5. Types and characteristics of Eye protectors
6. Types and characteristics of Hand protectors
7. Types and characteristics of Feet protectors
8. Types of hazards to skin and appropriate PPE for them.
9. Criteria for selection of respirators OR their merits and demerits.
10. Types of respiratory hazards.
11. Types of Gaseous contaminants
12. Types of particulate matters.
13. Classification of Respirators and their advantages and is limitations.
14. When canister or cartridge type respirator should not be used?
15. Colour code of canisters as per IS.
16. Selection, instructions and training in the use of respiratory equipment.
17. OSHA standard for respiratory protection.
18. Training, maintenance and care of PPE.
19. General precautions for using different types of PPE.
20. Types of gas detecting equipment.