Galagar, Crizel M.

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ACTIVITY FOR WEDNESDAY

December 8, 2021

I: TYPES OF PPE –Personal Protective Equipment

Have at least 5 pictures, label and identify when to use them.

Head Protection - Hard Hat

Eye Protection - Safety Googles
USES:
USES:
When operating in situations where there is a
To protect the eyes, safety goggles are
risk of head injury from falling objects, hard
worn. Goggles are essentially safety glasses
hats are essential. In addition, while working
near exposed electrical conductors that may that fit securely to the eye, frequently with
come into touch with the head, hard helmets suction, and are held by a strap that wraps
intended to reduce electrical shock are over the back of the head.
essential.
Ear Protection - Ear muffs and earplugs
Body Protection - Full Body Suits
USES:
To avoid noise-induced hearing loss, hearing USES:
shields are essential. Hearing protection devices Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) covers any
minimize the amount of noise energy that clothes and other work accessories designed to
reaches and damages the inner ear. The most provide a barrier against workplace risks, and
prevalent types of PPE are ear muffs and using PPE necessitates hazard knowledge and
earplugs. training on the user's behalf. Body protection is
an important part of personal protective
equipment designed to shield employees from
injury and illness.
Hand Protection - Gauntlets and Gloves

USES: Respiratory Protection - Elastomeric Full

Wearing the proper gloves it will protect the Facepiece Respirator
hands of a worker. Protection from cuts caused
by sharp materials protection against cold or USES:
heat protection against bacterial threats The facepiece protects the eyes by covering
protection from diluted chemical splashes the face and eyes. Filtering Facepiece
Respirators are disposable half-facepiece
respirators that filter out particles like dust,
mist, and fumes.
Foot Protection - Steel-toed safety shoes/boots/caps

USES:
It protects one's foot from injury while working or moving. The foot is an
important component of our body, and because we are constantly on our feet
from day to day, they are more vulnerable to injury.
II. Safety Message Examples in the Workplace.

 3 warning message

WARNING! The surfaces of stored grain and other materials such as

sand and gravel may be unstable. Workers may become entrapped
and subsequently suffocate while working on or under such stored
materials.

WARNING! This equipment should be installed, adjusted, and serviced

by qualified electrical maintenance personnel familiar with the
construction and operation of the equipment and the hazards
involved. Failure to observe this precaution could result in bodily
injury

WARNING! This equipment has high leakage current and must be

permanently(fixed) hard-wired to earth via two independent cables.

 3 reminder message

REMINDER: Wear your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all

times

REMINDER: Never tamper with equipment

REMINDER: Do not put yourself or others at risk

 3 precaution message
CAUTION: These instructions should be read and clearly understood
before working on series equipment.

CAUTION: CONSTRUCTION AREA WATCH FOR MOVING EQUIPMENT

CAUTION: Be sure to connect a motor thermal cutoff switch or
overload device to controller to assure that the inverter will shut down
in the event of an overload or an overheated motor.

III. Answer what are asked:

Common What are the common Effects if abandoned Your recommendation

Accidents to causes assuming you are an
happened in the engineer.
workplace
1. Suffocation Something heavy covers If someone becomes My recommendation for this
the face or chest and unconscious due to accident as an engineer, in
prevents the workers from suffocation, their heart order to avoid these
breathing. It also occurs may stop beating. If the consequences, construction
when are in a place where brain does not get safety regulations make sure
oxygen runs out, such as a enough oxygen, it can there's enough airflow when
closed-in, airtight space. cause a person to lose working. Because enclosed
Get injured because they consciousness in seconds. spaces are not ventilated,
experienced a lack of If a person does not precautions should be taken
oxygen. receive any oxygen within to prevent workers from
a few minutes, suffocating. Check the air.
irreversible brain damage Before allowing workers to
or death may occur. work in a restricted location,
the air quality should be
evaluated. This will indicate
whether the air is free of
toxic/flammable gases and
whether it has enough
oxygen to be safe to breathe.
It is very important to use
Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) when doing
a risky activity.
2. Trip and This is very common If someone becomes I would recommend to every
falls and slip accident in construction unconscious and not workers should check their
and falls sites wherein it is usually treated right away the footwear in order to prevent
can be caused by debris, person may get broken this accident. I would
faults, and holes in flooring, legs , sprained ankles, encourage workers to wear
as well as unsafe or broken soft tissues injuries, comfortable, properly fitted
steps, and grease or oil on traumatic injuries and shoes before working.
the floor. even death which result Workers should also clear
from this accident. debris, clutter, and obstacles
from walkways and
corridors. To lessen the
danger of falling at work, I
recommend also paying
attention to your
surroundings and walking at
a pace appropriate for the
surface workers on and the
task at hand. In addition,
walk with your feet slightly
outward, make wide turns at
corners, and use the
handrails on stairs. It is very
important to use Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE)
when doing a risky activity.
3. Height- If someone is As an engineer, although
Related It might be when a person unconscious and never accidents cannot always be
Accidents is lack of personal get treated right away it avoided I would recommend
protective equipment or might lead to traumatic that a worker should be
not using the PPE in a injuries and can even lead given with appropriate
correct way that can result to death. safety equipment and
from falling from heights or training to reduce the
ladders, being struck by chance of falling it might
falling objects, or scaffold helps the person to stay
collapses. alive. It is very important to
use Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) when doing
a risky activity.
4. Fires and On building sites, there are Accidents involving fires To prevent fire and
Explosion a variety of situations that and explosions on explosion accident in
might lead to fires or construction sites can the workplace I would
explosions. Accidents can result in first-, second-, recommend to keep
occur due to chemical and and third-degree burns, the site clear first. Fuel
gas leaks, equipment faults, as well as disfigurement, is one of the items that
electrical difficulties, and illnesses due to smoke a fire requires to start
poor handling of flammable inhalation, lung issues, and expand. Many
products. and death. Depending on construction waste
the facts and materials, such as
circumstances packaging, pallets, and
surrounding the fire or offcuts, are an
explosion, culpability may excellent supply of fuel
lie on a material producer for fires. I will make
as well as an engineer. sure my workers have
a place for waste to go,
and that they dispose
of trash and waste in
the specified areas on
a regular basis as I will
not allow waste
materials to
accumulate around the
location. It is very
important to use Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE)
when doing a risky activity.
5. Construction workers If it is not treated right In order to be stay safe and
Electrocutions frequently come into away it might result in avoid electrocution on a
contact with electrical burns or leave no visible construction I recommend to
cables or other items that imprint on the skin. It examine tools and extension
are conducting electricity induce internal damage, cords for cuts, abrasions, and
from another source. cardiac arrest, or other missing or broken insulation.
Exposed cables, unfinished injury in any instance. I also recommend to do not
electrical systems, and Even death can result use power tools or
dead power lines are from this accident if one equipment in ways that they
common. is not being treated right were not intended. One of
away. the important recommend of
mine is that the workers
should have received a
proper training when doing
work and use of Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE)
such as rubber gloves, non-
conductive clothing,
protective shields and
others.