personal protective equipment is designed to protect workers from the aggressors external bearing in mind that they do not eliminate risks, serve only to minimize their consequences.
is also important to note that personal protection is not the first nor the best solution to protect worker health, it must be complementary to the protection of collective type.
In the figure below, click on the area of \u200b\u200bthe body (head, eyes, ears, hands, feet, nose and mouth) to protect adequate protection to meet:
Recommendations:
* It is important to know the limitations of personal protective equipment.
* You must regularly inspect the equipment.
* Store the equipment properly. * Clean and disinfect
protective equipment.
Should:
* The eye protector is dirty or scratched,
* Handset as cracks, cuts or do not have all the packaging,
* The helmet protected the user from a severe impact,
* If the helmet shows defects
* If you still use respiratory protection, the user experiences the same pollutant or defective,
* If gloves or safety shoes are damaged. RENEW
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT COMPONENT OR DEFECTIVE!
OTHER ITEMS OF PERSONAL PROTECTION
* safety belt or harness
Should be used when working on roofs, roofs and everywhere that do not have perimeter rails when carrying out work on scaffolds during assembly and disassembly of these, when working on tall steel trusses, or saddles and when all tasks carried out above 1.8 m without guardrail. Also when the head of the Health and Safety Service, the employer or the ART deemed necessary.
The fall arrest system should be tied to a resistive element, reviewing frequently lanyard and carabiner. No work should be started without this requirement.
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reflective vests and armbands
be used in areas of movement of machinery or vehicles and in conditions of reduced visibility for better signage and location of the worker.
Source: Hygiene-Safety
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