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Personal Protective Equipment
How do you get personal protective equipment
(PPE)? Consult
with your supervisor.
A hazard assessment of your workplace will identify the
hazards and the PPE necessary to protect you.
Eye
and Face Protection
Providing Face shields,
goggles, non-prescription eyewear are the responsibility of
the employees Supervisor.
The Health Unit (ext
1266) provides request forms for prescription Safety Glasses
for Government Employees.
You will need to have your eye exam and prescription
prior to reporting to the Health Unit.
All Eye and Face Protection
devices must comply with ANSI Z87.1-1991, American National
Standard Practice for Occupational and Education Eye and Face
Protection.
Respiratory
Protection
If you believe that
your job requires respiratory protection, please contact the
Safety Office. Respiratory
Protection requires a more in-depth evaluation of the workplace.
Occupational
Foot Protection
Providing protective
footwear is the responsibility of the employees Supervisor.
All protective footwear
must comply with ANSI Z41-1991, American National Standard for
Personal Protection-Protective Footwear.
Electrical
Protective Devices
If you believe that
your job requires electrical protective devices, please contact
the Safety Office.
Hand
Protection, Aprons, and other Specialty Items
Providing these protective
items is the responsibility of the employees Supervisor.
Hearing
Protection
If
you believe that your job requires hearing protection, please
contact the Safety Office.
If
you believe that your job requires PPE contact
Marvin
Bunting at ext 2030 or Terry
Potterton at ext 1498
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