Department of Textile Engineering, KUET
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
Experiment No: 05
Name of the Experiment: Study on personal protective device
REMARKS:
Date of Performance: 20-04-2021 Name: Naimul Hasan
Date of Submission: 02-11-2021 Roll: 1621060
Year: 4th
Term: 2nd
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1.0 Introduction
Safety is a major issue for day laborers and skilled laborers. Each year, accidents happen frequently in
the construction industry and often times it is due to the absence of Personal Protective Device (PPD) or
failure to wear the provided PPD. Personal Protective Device (PPD) is protective clothing, helmets,
goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection.
The hazards addressed by protective devices include physical, electrical, heat, chemicals, biohazards,
and airborne particulate matter. Protective equipment may be worn for job-related occupational safety
and health purposes, as well as for sports and other recreational activities. Protective clothing is applied
to traditional categories of clothing, and protective gear applies to items such as pads, guards, shields, or
masks, and others. PPD suits can be similar in appearance to a cleanroom suit. Personal protective
device, commonly referred to as "PPD", is equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause
serious workplace injuries and illnesses. These injuries and illnesses may result from contact with
chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards. The purpose of
personal protective device is to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering controls and
administrative controls are not feasible or effective to reduce these risks to acceptable levels. PPD is
needed when there are hazards present. PPD has the serious limitation that it does not eliminate the
hazard at the source and may result in employees being exposed to the hazard if the equipment fails.
Objectives:
To know about various types of Personal Protective Devices.
To know about their function.
3.0 Types of Personal Protective Devices:
Selecting the right PPD to sufficiently reduce exposure to hazards is essential to laboratory safety. PPD
will be classified into categories:
1. Eye and face protection,
2. Hand protection,
3. Body protection,
4. Respiratory protection and
5. Hearing protection.
4.0 Functions:
Each category includes its own corresponding safety equipment that will be described below:
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Eye and Face Protection
Eye protection is achieved by wearing eyewear specifically designed to reduce the risk of exposure to
chemical splashes, laser radiation and/or flying debris. There are four primary types of eye protection —
of which each has its own limitations — including general safety glasses, laser safety glasses, chemical
splash goggles and impact goggles. Full face protection is achieved by wearing face shields.
Type Use
Must have side shields, or a one-piece lens that wraps around
the temple.
-Are the minimum level of eye protection that must be worn
General safety
in the laboratory.
glasses
-Are not effective in protecting the eyes from splashes, and
are only recommended for use with solutions that are not
likely to damage the eye, such as some buffers and salts.
-Selection is based on the laser wavelength and power.
-Protective properties can be found printed on the eyewear.
-Are not as effective as laser safety goggles at filtering all
Laser safety light entering the eyes.
glasses
-EH&S does not provide laser safety glasses or goggles for
use in the laboratory, but will assist in selecting the correct
laser safety goggles or glasses for your application, which
can be purchased by the PI as needed.
-Are recommended any time a splash of chemicals or
infectious substances could reach the eyes.
Chemical -Can act as impact goggles to prevent flying debris from
splash goggles reaching the eyes.
-May be purchased from the campus bookstore or obtained
from EH&S in accordance with LHAT recommendations.
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-Offer protection from flying debris only.
Impact -Often have ventilation holes on the sides that render the user
goggles susceptible to chemical splashes and dust or small debris.
-EH&S does not offer impact goggles, but chemical splash
goggles can often be used in substitution. Feel free to contact
EH&S with any questions regarding this substitution.
-Required when splashes from chemicals that can cause
immediate skin damage are handled (e.g. working with
concentrated acids, dispensing liquid nitrogen, sonicating
tissue samples, etc.).
Face shields
-Shall be worn in conjunction with chemical splash goggles.
Respiratory protective equipment might be required,
depending on the task; contact EH&S if you have any
questions regarding face shield use.
Hand Protection
Appropriate selection of gloves is essential to protecting hands. Chemically protective gloves are one of
the most important tools to minimize dermal exposures to chemicals in research laboratories. Gloves
should only be used under the specific conditions for which they are designed, as no glove is impervious
to all chemicals.
It is also important to note that gloves degrade over time, so they should be replaced as necessary to
ensure adequate protection. Laboratory personnel should use the information below, and manufacturer
compatibility charts (found under useful resources in the above right menu), to choose the type and style
of glove.
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Type Use
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Working with biological hazards
Disposable latex (human blood, body fluids,
(powdered or tissues, bloodborne pathogens,
unpowdered) specimens), BSL1, BSL2,
Light latex, BSL2+, BSL3
vinyl or nitrile
gloves
Disposable nitrile
(puncture and abrasion Working with biological hazards
resistant, protection and chemical splash hazards
from splash hazards)
Disposable vinyl
Working with biological hazards,
(economical, durable,
BSL1, BSL2, BSL2+, BSL3
similar to latex)
Light
Natural rubber latex Working with small volumes of
chemical
(chemical resistant, corrosive liquids, organic
resistant
liquid-proof) solvents, flammable compounds
gloves
Light to heavy Nitrile (chemical
chemical resistant, good Using apparatus under pressure,
resistant puncture, cut and air or water reactive chemicals
gloves abrasion resistance)
Working with large volumes of
Butyl (high permeation organic solvents; small to large
resistance to most volumes of dangerous solvents,
chemicals) acutely toxic or hazardous
materials
Heavy
chemical Viton® II (high
Same as butyl gloves, plus
resistant permeation resistance
hazardous material spills
gloves to most chemicals)
Same as butyl and Viton® II
Silver shield (extra
gloves, added mechanical
chemical and
protection, hazardous material
mechanical protection)
spills
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Working with hot liquids and
Terrycloth autoclave
equipment, open flames, water
(heat resistant)
bath, oil bath
Insulated
gloves Cryogen (water
resistant or water proof,
Handling cryogenic liquids
protection against ultra-
cold temperatures)
Wire mesh Wire mesh (cut Working with live animals and
gloves resistant) exposed to potential cuts
Body Protection
Lab coats are required for all wet labs. Cotton or cotton/poly blends are sufficient for labs without risk
of fire. Nomex coats are required for work with pyrophorics, flammable liquids in quantities of more
than 4 liters or when work involves flammable liquids and an ignition source such as a burner. Barrier
coats must be worn when working with infectious materials. Barrier coats can be autoclaved by placing
the coats in a pan and placing an additional pan of water in the autoclave.
Type Use
Traditional (cotton/cotton-polyester
General use; chemical,
blend - protects skin and clothing
biological, radiation and
from dirt, inks, non-hazardous
physical hazards
chemicals)
Working with water or air
Flame resistant (e.g. Nomex or other reactive chemicals, large
flame-resistant cotton — resists volumes of organic solvents,
ignition) and potentially explosive
chemicals
Barrier (predominantly polyester —
Working with infectious
offers splash protection, not flame
materials
resistant)
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Respiratory Protection
Type Use
Working with live animals;
Protect against large
working with infectious material in
Surgical droplets and splashes
BSL-2+ level labs but only
masks (does not require fit-
protects your sample from you, not
testing)
the other way around.
Working with live animals or
infectious materials in BSL-2 level
Protects against dusts,
labs with known airborne
N-95 fumes, mists,
transmissible disease (e.g.
respirators microorganisms (requires
tuberculosis, also required for
fit-testing)
influenza (flu)); dusty
environments
Purifies air: protects
Working with live animals or
against variety of
infectious materials with known
Half-mask particulates, vapors, dust,
airborne transmissible disease;
respirators mists, fumes; depends on
dusty environments; chemical
filter cartridge
vapors; particulates
used (requires fit-testing)
Same as half-mask, with
greater protection factor; Working with live animals or
eye, mucus membranes infectious materials with known
Full-face
and face protection; airborne transmissible disease;
respirators
depends on filter dusty environments; chemical
cartridge used (requires vapors; particulates
fit-testing)
P-100: for dust only
For use in half-mask Organic Vapor (OV): for fumes of organic
Respirator
respirators and full-face solvents only
cartridges
respirators
Acid Gas: vapors of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric
acid, etc
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Hearing Protection
All laboratory personnel shall contact EH&S to request noise monitoring in their laboratory settings to
perform noise monitoring and advise on the specific use of hearing protectors.
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polyurethane foam,
one-time use design (no cleaning), one size fits
all, light weight, low cost, blocks all sound.
Disposable earplugs
Useful when working in areas where sound
levels average over 85 dBa; EH&S can assist in
assessments
Silicone, tapered fit, reusable (needs cleaning),
corded or uncorded, light weight, more durable
Reusable earplugs than disposable earplugs. Useful when working
in areas where sound levels average over 85
dBa; EH&S can assist in assessments
Earplugs connected to a flexible band that can
be worn around the neck when not needed.
Hearing band Useful when working in areas wheresound
levels average over 85 dBa; EH&S can assist in
assessments
5.0 Conclusion:
From this experiment, we have learned about different personal protective device. All personal
protective devices should be safely designed and constructed and should be maintained in a clean and
reliable fashion. It should fit comfortably, encouraging worker use. If the personal protective equipment
does not fit properly, it can make the difference between being safely covered or dangerously exposed.
Se it was a very important experiment for us.
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