PPE (Personal Protective

Equipment) for Electrician

Members of group II :
1. Ni Putu Ayu Candra Dewi
(1615333001)
2. Ni Ketut Feny Krismawati
(1615333005)
3. Ni Made Hary Sasmita Dewi
(1615333027)
 PPE is equipment that will
protect the user against health or
safety risks at work. It can
include items such as safety
helmets, gloves, eye protection,
high-visibility clothing, safety
footwear and safety harnesses. It
also includes respiratory
protective equipment (RPE).
 Why PPE is important?
PPE is important because its making the
workplace safe includes providing instructions,
procedures, training and supervision to
encourage people to work safely and
responsibly.
PPE is needed in these cases to reduce the risk.
 Why PPE is important?
Even where engineering controls and safe systems of
work have been applied, some hazards might remain.
These include injuries to:
the lungs, eg from breathing in contaminated air
the head and feet, eg from falling materials
the eyes, eg from flying particles or splashes of
corrosive liquids
the skin, eg from contact with corrosive materials
the body, eg from extremes of heat or cold
 The most important PPE
for an electrician
1. Insulating Gloves

2. Protector Gloves

3. Eye Protection

4. Head Protection

5. Protective Footwear
These rubber gloves fall
under two categories :
Type 1 provides the
electrician with greater
flexibility, but they arent
ozone resistant, and if
exposed to UV rays, they
will start to crack.
Type 2 gloves are ozone
resistant, but arent as
 Although its the
rubber that doesnt
conduct electricity,
protector gloves
should still be worn
over the top of
insulating gloves to
further reduce the
With any live electricity environment,
the worker runs the risk of coming
into contact with electric arcs or
flashes. Eye protection is important
for electricians as it protects their
eyes from anything getting into
them, and impairing their vision.
 With many electricians
working on construction
sites, there is the risk of
falling objects, together
with the risk they face from
electricity whilst carrying
A. Class A helmets reduce
out their work. Helmets thefall
impact felt from falling
into three categories :
objects, as well as reducing
the danger faced by
contact with low-voltage
electricity. Class A helmets
 B. Class B helmets reduce
the impact from falling
objects, as well as reducing
the danger faced by
contact with high-voltage
electricity. Class B helmets
C. Class C helmets only
are tested at 20, 000 volts
reduce the impact from
of electrical charge.
falling objects, and do not
provide any protection
against the exposure to
 Protective
footwear must be
used when a
worker faces
hazards from
falling or rolling
objects, objects
piercing the sole
 In particular, Electrical
shock resistant (EH)
footwear is made with soles
and heals not capable of
conducting electricity,
reducing the risk of injury
significantly for electricians.
To ensure the highest level
of safety to those wearing
them, this type of footwear
Conclusion
PPE means electricians are better safe
than sorry
Working with electricity means
electricians are exposed to many
hazards that could have a serious
impact on the rest of their lives if
theyre not wearing the correct PPE for
a particular job. Employers have a
responsibility to ensure the PPE they
provide to their workers are in-line with
safety guidelines that are already set
out and deemed as the gold standard