PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
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If the hazard assessment indicates the need for personal protective
equipment, the employer must ensure that workers wear the PPE that is correct
for the hazard and protects workers, workers wear the PPE, the PPE is in good
condition and workers are trained in the correct use, care, limitations and
maintenance of the PPE.
The worker must use and wear PPE in accordance with training received,
inspect the equipment before use and not use PPE that is defective.
(Occupational Health and Safety Code, 228)
If a worker’s eyes may be
injured or irritated at a work site, the employer must ensure that the worker
wears properly fitting eye protection equipment that is approved to CSA
Z94.3-99 Industrial Eye and Face Protectors or CSA Z94.3-02 Eye and Face Protectors and is appropriate to the hazard involved.
(Occupational
Health and Safety Code, 229)
Prescription eyewear may be worn provided it complies with CSA Z94.3-99 Industrial Eye and Face Protectors or CSA Z94.3-02 Eye and Face Protectors .
(Occupational
Health and Safety Code, 229)
If wearing contact lenses poses a hazard to worker’s eyes, the employer
must ensure that the worker is advised of the hazards and the alternatives to
wearing contact lenses. (Occupational Health and Safety Code, 230)
The employer must ensure that a worker’s skin is protected from harmful
substances that may injure the skin on contact or that may affect a worker’s
health if it is absorbed through the skin. (Occupational Health and Safety Code, 243)
The employer must ensure
that a worker uses footwear that is appropriate for the hazards.
If the hazard assessment
identifies that protective footwear needs to have toe protection or other
protection, the employer must ensure the worker wears protective footwear
approved to CSA Z195-M92 (R2000) Protective Footwear or CSA Z195-02 Protective
Footwear.
If a worker is unable, for
medical reasons, to wear protective footwear, the worker may substitute
external safety toecaps if the employer ensures that the toecaps meet the
impact force requirements of CSA Z195-02 Protective Footwear.
(Occupational Health and Safety Code, 233)
The
employer must determine whether workers need to wear respiratory equipment if
the worker may be exposed to a contaminant in a concentration exceeding their
occupational exposure limits. In making the determination, the employer must
consider the nature and concentration of the contaminants, the duration of
exposure, the toxicity of the contaminants, the warning properties of the
contaminants and the need for emergency escape.
If
respiratory equipment is used at a work site, the employer must prepare a code
of practice governing the selection, maintenance and use.
The
employer must ensure that respiratory protective equipment is approved by NIOSH
or another standards setting organization and is used in accordance with CSA
Z94.4-02 Selection, Use and Care of Respirators.
The employer must ensure that respiratory
protective equipment is stored in a readily accessible location, stored in a
manner that prevents its contamination, is maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition, is inspected before each use and is serviced in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications.
(Occupational Health and Safety Code,
244-248)
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