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every day thousands of people like you
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were risk serious injury while on the
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job yet most of them still go home safe
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at the end of the day often that's
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because of the personal protective
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equipment PPE that they use PPE is
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anything that you wear to prevent
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injuries it can be as simple as a
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hardhat safety glasses or a pair of
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gloves but to really do its job it must
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be the right PPE for the work that
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you're doing and you have to use it and
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maintain it properly to help everyone
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with this the Occupational Safety and
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Health Administration OSHA has created a
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series of personal protective equipment
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standards to ensure that workers can
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stay safe on the job the standards
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require employer's to make appropriate
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PPE available to all employees and to
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provide them with training on why they
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need PPE how it works and how to use it
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and maintain it that's what this program
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is all about
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you
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while each type of PPE has its own
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features and capabilities there are some
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rules that apply to all of it
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first you must use PPE wherever you
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encounter hazardous conditions
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these can include dangerous procedures
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such as with some masonry and carpentry
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jobs environmental hazards which are any
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conditions on a worksite that could hurt
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you like falling objects dangerous
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contaminants and open pits chemical
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hazards including substances that could
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injure you immediately as well as those
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that could have long-term effects on
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your health
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radiological hazards these normally
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don't exist in most construction
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environments but can sometimes be found
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when working on large-scale health care
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and pharmaceutical projects and
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mechanical irritants which are any
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objects that could puncture or cut your
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skin whenever one of these conditions is
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present your employer will provide you
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with personal protective equipment that
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is appropriate for your work conditions
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properly maintained and sanitary in some
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cases you might want to use your own
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personal protective equipment instead of
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the PPE your employer supplies but no
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matter who owns the equipment your
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employer is ultimately responsible for
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its suitability and upkeep in addition
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to the equipment itself your employer
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will also provide you with training
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about the PPE that you'll be using
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including information on what type of
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protection is required for your job when
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the PPE is necessary how to properly put
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on take off adjust and wear your PPE the
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limitations of your PPE and the proper
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maintenance useful life and disposal of
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the equipment you will receive
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retraining in these areas as your
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employer thinks it's necessary
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you
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whenever there's danger from falling
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objects or low clearances you need to
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wear a protective helmet usually this
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means a hardhat hardhats can protect you
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from falling or flying objects chemical
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splashes and molten metal or when you're
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working somewhere where you're liable to
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bump your head while hard hats come in a
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variety of styles and colors the most
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important thing is that you have one
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that fits not too tight and not too
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loose a hard hat that doesn't fit you
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correctly can't provide the protection
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you need that's why they're available in
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different sizes and have suspension
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systems that can be adjusted to fit your
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head if you work near exposed electrical
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wires your hardhat should be made of
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material that will protect you from
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electrical shock hazards as well but no
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matter what their design all hard hats
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must comply with American National
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Standards Institute ANSI regulations if
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you're working in areas with low head
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clearances and all you need is
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protection from scrapes cuts and light
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impacts you can use another type of
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protective headgear called a bump cap
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but light duty bump caps should never be
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used where conditions are hazardous
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enough to require a hardhat
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you
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because your face and eyes are two of
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the most vulnerable parts of your body a
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number of different types of PPE are
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available to protect them the most
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common of these is safety glasses
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they're shatter resistant lenses protect
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your eyes from frontal impacts by flying
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particles if they're equipped with side
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shields safety glasses will also protect
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you from impacts coming from the side
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today many safety glasses have built-in
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side shields detachable clip-on or slide
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on side shields can be used as well as
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long as they meet OSHA standards if you
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work near sources of intense light such
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as lasers or welding torches your safety
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glasses must have special optical filter
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lenses these lenses all have shade
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numbers that specify what types of light
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they protect you from be careful to use
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glasses with shade numbers that match
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the light you're being exposed to
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otherwise they won't provide the
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protection you need other conditions
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such as large quantities of dust or some
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liquid splashes require more protection
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as safety glasses can provide this is
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when goggles may be needed they fit
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closely over your eyes and can protect
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the eye area from all angles if you need
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to wear goggles along with prescription
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glasses the goggles must fit over the
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glasses without disturbing the proper
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position of the glasses for the goggles
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themselves another option can be custom
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goggles that have your prescription
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built-in if you wear contact lenses ask
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about your company's policies regarding
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them contacts may not be safe to wear in
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some work areas or may cause significant
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irritation if dust liquids or particles
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are trapped under them some situations
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call for even greater eye and face
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protection when there's the potential
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for significant chemical splashing or
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lots of flying particles you'll need a
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full face shield and anyone who is
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welding or doing other work that can
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create intense light and throw off
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sparks will need a welder's helmet or
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similar protection
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being able to identify the PPE that
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workers are using is important as well
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all types of eye and face PPE must be
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distinctly marked so its manufacturer is
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easy to determine this allows your
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employer to identify an employee's eye
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protection at a glance if someone isn't
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wearing the proper eyewear they can be
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issued the necessary equipment before an
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accident happens
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some work environments contain airborne
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hazards such as dust mist fumes and
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vapors that are serious enough to
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require you to wear a respirator there
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are three types of respirators to choose
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from disposable masks air purifying
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respirators APRs and air supplying
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respirators ASRs disposable masks are
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the simplest of the three made of fibers
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that trap airborne contaminants they
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keep hazardous particles out of your
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nose and lungs these masks are
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frequently used on construction jobs
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where a lot of nuisance dust is
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generated or when you're cleaning up at
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the end of the day but if there are
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large quantities or concentrations of
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contaminants in the air or the
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substances are particularly hazardous
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disposable masks can't provide adequate
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protection in these situations you'll
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need to use an air purifying respirator
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APRs come in half and full face models
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and trap airborne contaminants in
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disposable cartridges these cartridges
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filter the air and capture impurities
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before you can inhale them there are a
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number of cartridges to choose from each
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engineered to capture a specific
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substance or family of substances when
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you wear an APR you must make absolutely
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sure that it's cartridges are designed
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for the substances you are working with
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otherwise the respirator won't provide
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the protection you need to make
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selecting the correct cartridge easier
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they are color coded and marked with
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standardized labels remember wearing the
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wrong filter can be the same as wearing
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no filter at all so you need to be sure
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that you have the correct filter for the
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job you're doing if you're not sure ask
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your supervisor about which cartridges
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you should use in your work area there
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are some specialized construction
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environments that even APRs can help
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wear atmospheres don't contain enough
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oxygen or are full of toxic gases
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most construction workers don't
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encounter these situations but if a job
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takes you into this type of environment
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you must wear an air supplying
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respirator ASRs provide clean air from
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pressurized tanks your supervisor will
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work with you in choosing which type you
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should use and how to use it
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your hands are the built-in tools that
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make it possible for you to do your job
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so to protect them you often need to
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wear some type of gloves cloth gloves
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are good for light jobs like
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groundskeeping or cleaning up your work
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area they protect your hands against
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minor physical hazards like dust dirt
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and abrasions leather and aluminized
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gloves will protect your hands from
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sparks and metal flakes as well as
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moderate heat metal mesh gloves are
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designed to shield your hands against
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cuts from sharp edges on the tools and
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materials you're working with disposable
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latex and similar gloves provide
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protection from biological or health
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hazards such as blood and other body
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substances rubber and plastic gloves
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help protect your hands against many
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types of chemicals including acids and
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corrosives some of these gloves are also
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shock resistant this can be important
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since electricity doesn't just affect
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your hands it can kill you
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to be acceptable as electrical PPE
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rubber gloves and the sleeves that are
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often used with them must be able to
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insulate against significant levels of
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both AC and DC current as with all
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personal protective equipment you must
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maintain your electrical PPE properly to
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stay safe gloves and sleeves should be
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inspected for wear and tear at the
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beginning of each workday and
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immediately after any incident that
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could have damaged them you should never
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use electrical PPE that has holes tears
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punctures cuts or embedded foreign
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objects damage that looks like
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interlacing cuts or cracks in the rubber
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is called ozone cutting or checking if
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you find ozone checking and gloves that
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you're using take them out of service
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immediately the same goes for gloves
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that show texture changes such as
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swelling softening hardening or become
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sticky or inelastic
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if the insulating properties of any
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electrical PP
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may have been compromised you have to
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play it safe and not use it whatever
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type of protective gloves you wear they
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should always fit correctly if they're
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too loose they can snag an equipment or
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make handling small objects difficult if
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they're too tight they can restrict your
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hand movement even cut off your
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circulation if you need help finding the
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right hand protection for the job you do
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talk to your supervisor
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the workplace also has plenty of hazards
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that can injure your feet heavy objects
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like loaded pallets or tools can crush
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them sharp objects like nails or spikes
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can puncture them hot surfaces and
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molten metal can burn them
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and don't forget about electricity
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shocks and sparks can be dangerous
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sometimes disastrous proper foot and leg
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protection can help you avoid all of
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these but you need to know what types of
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protection are available and how they
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work the most common form of foot PPE is
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a work boot with steel toes that guard
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against crushing and other impacts some
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boots have puncture resistant metal
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insoles as well to protect your feet if
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you step on something sharp boots with
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heat-resistant soles also insulate your
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feet from hot or cold if you're working
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around power lines or energized
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equipment non conductive boots will
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protect you from electric shock
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conductive Footwear on the other hand is
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designed to prevent the build-up of
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static electricity they should be worn
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if there's a potential for explosive
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atmospheres one it's important to
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prevent sparks other types of foot and
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leg protection are designed to fit over
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your shoes and legs
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these include toe guards metal tarsal
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guards foot and shin guards and leggings
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whatever safety Footwear you're using
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you should inspect it for cracks and
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holes tearing and broken buckles or
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laces before you put it on check the
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soles for pieces of metal or other
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embedded objects that could cause
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electrical or tripping hazards too if
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you find problems take the footwear out
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of service
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Falls are the leading cause of
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fatalities in construction almost every
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day a construction worker dies on the
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job because of a fall for each fatality
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many more workers are injured and
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hospitalized and the numbers are
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increasing each year the solution to
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this problem is a type of PPE called
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personal fall protection also known as a
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fall arrest system a basic fall arrest
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system consists of a full body harness a
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lanyard a lifeline and an anchor point
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basically the system stops your fall by
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keeping you safely connected to the
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anchor point the anchor point is
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typically part of a building or other
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structure it must be strong and secure
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enough to support your weight and absorb
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the stresses of a fall a minimum load of
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5,000 pounds you connect your body
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harness to the anchor point with a
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lifeline a lanyard or both a lanyard is
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a rope wire rope or strap that attaches
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either directly to the anchor point
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itself or to a lifeline that is secured
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to the anchor point there are two types
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of life lines vertical lifelines hang
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down from a single anchor point
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horizontal lifelines are stretched
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side-to-side from one anchor point to
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another what a fall arrest system stops
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a fall the full body harness prevents
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injury by distributing the stresses of
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the fall evenly over your thighs
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shoulders chest and pelvis before you
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use a fall arrest system you should
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inspect each component for wear or
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damage don't use a component if it's
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defective in any way get a replacement
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any components that have actually
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stopped they fall should also be removed
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from service until they have been
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inspected and determined to be safe to
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use again
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you
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as we've seen personal protective
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equipment can help guard against all
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sorts of hazards but you have to wear
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the right PPE
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and use it correctly to avoid injury
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let's review there is personal
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protective equipment for virtually every
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part of your body your employer will
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evaluate your workplace to determine if
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it's hazardous and if you need to wear
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PPE to work safely if your job does
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require protective equipment you will be
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provided with the PPE that is suitable
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for the work you are doing your employer
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must train you on how to use your PPE
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and you must demonstrate that you know
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how to handle it before you're allowed
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to wear it on the job and all personal
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protective equipment must be maintained
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in a safe and undamaged condition doing
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your job requires protection not having
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it could mean injury disability even
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death so play it safe
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find out what personal protective
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equipment you need for your job learn
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how to use it correctly and wear it
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every day
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