Marion Alyssa F.

Japitana BSPE 5D

Personal Protective Equipment

All employees must use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in situations that may pose a risk
of injury regardless of how minor. Each job requires specific PPE for a person working in the worksite as
hazards cannot be totally eliminated.

Head Protection

All employees will wear appropriate Head Protection to prevent injury

to the head
Head protection(hard hats) used by employee will meet or exceed CSA
Standards and be temperatures
Where practicable, environments (work areas) will be marked with
warning signs and the requirement to wear head protection

Face & Eye Protection

All Employees will wear appropriate Face/Eye Protection to

protect the face & eyes form contact with a foreign body/ product/
substance
Where practicable, environments (equipment/ machinery/
buildings) will be marked with warning signs and the requirement to wear
face/eye protection
Eye goggles, safety glasses, shields or full face respirators used by
the employee will meet or exceed CSA Standards
Prescription eyewear may be worn if it is safety eyewear and
complies with CSA Standards

Hearing Protection

All employees will wear appropriate Hearing Protection to

prevent exposure to and injury from noise level above 85 decibels
All high nose environments (equipment/ machinery/
buildings) will be marked with noise warning signs and the
requirement to wear hearing protection
Ear plugs and ear defenders (muff type) used by employee
will meet or exceed CSA Standards
Ear muffs must be worn during depressing breathing air
compressors, working at or near breathing air compressors and wear
required by posted signage on the worksite and hearing protection procedures for specific shop
activities
Marion Alyssa F. Japitana BSPE 5D

Foot Protection

All employees will wear appropriate foot protection to prevent

injury
Foot protection (work boots) used by employee will meet or
exceed CSA Standards and be appropriate for its use and industrial
setting. Must also provide protection from natural elements
(Temperature extremes) and chemicals
Footwear must be worn on all jobsites, have maximum support
and protection at the toe, heel, ankle and shank

Hand Protection

Hand protection (gloves/mitts) used by employee will meet or

exceed CSA Standards and be appropriate for its use and industrial
setting. Must also provide protection from natural
elements(temperature extremes), chemicals and sharp or jagged
materials
Hand protection gloves are made of material such as natural
rubber, Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVC), Nitrite, Neoprene, Polyvinyl Chloride
(PVC), Cotton, Wire Mesh, Kevlar, Welding, Leather or Anti-vibration

Respiratory Protection

All employees will wear appropriate respiratory protection to

prevent injury by inhalation
Respiratory protective equipment used by the employee will be
NIOSH Approved, meet or exceed CSA Standard
As general rule, all personnel on customer worksites (especially
field or plant) will wear SCBA or SABA

Fall Protection
Fall protection is the backup system planned for a worker who could lose
his or her balance at height, in order to control or eliminate injury
potential. In general, OSHAs fall protection standard requires that anyone
working at heights 6 feet or more be provided with fall protection.

Fall protection systems can consist of devices that arrest a free fall
or devices that restrain a worker in a position to prevent a fall from
occurring. A fall arrest system is employed when a worker is at risk of
falling from an elevated position.
Marion Alyssa F. Japitana BSPE 5D

Other PPEs
Body/Limb Protection

All employees will wear appropriate body/climb clothing to

prevent injury
As a general rule, all personnel on customer worksites
(especially field or plant) will wear approved fire retardant outerwear
Where practicable, environments (work areas) will be marked
with warning signs and the requirement to wear fire retardant clothing
No synthetic material (Except synthetic fire retardant
outerwear) will be worn on any customer worksite
Any employee found not wearing fire retardant protective
clothing near a potential flammable atmosphere and a potential
source of ignition will be subject to disciplinary action up to and
including termination