toolbox talk 9 ppe respiratory & hearing protection
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Respiratory & Hearing ProtectionTRANSCRIPT
Week 9
DECO Interiors LLC
Week 9 PPE Respiratory & Hearing Protection
Company: _______________________
Safety Meeting No:____________________ Date:_______________
Presented By:______________________ Contract:____________
Number of employees present:________________
PERSONAL PROTECTION: RESPIRATORS & DUST MASKS.
Respirators and dust masks are worn to protect your lungs against damage by dusts, solvents, vapours, acid gases etc. It is therefore, primarily a health care action and very important. Most dusts are inhaled and will not react chemically in the lungs but, because it is hard and may have sharp ragged edges when inspected under a microscope, it may stick in the lungs when inhaled and it is best to keep it out of the lungs. Fortunately this is done easily by wearing the White Paper Masks. Persons using solvents, doing spray painting or working with herbicides and insecticides, must wear respirators with the correct type of Cartridge Filter for Vapours and Inorganic Acid Gases. Cartridges must be replaced when the chemical being worked with can be smelled through the filter.
REMEMBER IT IS UP TO YOU TO PROTECT YOUR LUNGS BY WEARING THE RESPIRATOR OR DUST MASK PROVIDED!!Hearing
Any unwanted sound is defined as noise, and man has had growing knowledge of the harmful effects produced by noise. Some of the effects are:
Loss of hearing when exposed to excessive noise for long periods of time.
A cause of accidents because the noise masks warning sounds or voice communications.
A cause of general discomfort, annoyance and fatigue.
To protect you it means the wearing of ear protectors, limiting your exposure time in high noise levels, (above 85dB) performing noisy operations in acoustical enclosures, or any other means to reduce noise. Damage to hearing is usually permanent of nature and cannot easily be reversed. If you can hear a humming sound even if it is totally quiet then it is a sign of early hearing damage. The following examples of noise levels emitted by typical machines for guidance as to when ear defenders are necessary:
Task:
DUMPER - 98 dB
CHAINS - 109 dB Identify areas where respirators, dust masks and ear
VIBRATING ROLLER - 94 dB defenders should be worn and discuss why people
PNEUMATIC DRILL - 106 dB neglect to do so.
PORTABLE GRINDER - 98 dB