3.9 Chapter Conclusion
Stephanie Oostman
Summary
There are specific items of safety protection designed welders. These items are called personal protective equipment or PPE. Welding subjects an individual to a variety of dangers such as burns, inhalation hazards, eye injuries, falling, suffocation, noise, and ear damage. It is the welder’s responsibility to wear PPE properly, but it is the employer’s responsibility to make sure these items are available and that the user has proper training. There are several regulations surrounding PPE such as how and when to use it and whose responsibility it is to provide the items, train the users, and keep and clean the equipment.
Review Questions
- What is the difference between OSHA and ANSI?
- Whose responsibility is it to keep PPE clean?
- If your PPE is outdated it’s OK to keep using it.
- True
- False
- How often should reusable earplugs be replaced?
- A face shield is not regulated PPE, and using one is voluntary.
- True
- False
- If you are wearing a welding helmet, are you required to wear safety glasses under the helmet while doing hot work? Why/why not?
- What is the difference between PAPRs and SARs?
- How do you clean reusable earplugs?
- Once noise reaches over how many dBs does damage to hearing begin?
- At what temperature do neoprene gloves melt?