Personal Protective Equipment At Work Regulations 1992 (PPE)

My current place of work provides policies and procedures about the use of protective equipment and how/when you must use them as PPE is essential when working within hazardous activities such as disposing of hazardous waste, preparing/handling meals, cleaning etc.

Standard precautions are a set of practices in the healthcare facility that should be use to prevent the transmission of diseases. Infections can be acquired in many forms including contact with body fluids, blood, broken skin, mucous membranes, secretions, and excretions. Therefore, it its important to treat every patient as if they are infected and use proper precautions. PPE stands for personal protective equipment. PPE includes various forms of equipment including gloves, masks, gowns, eyewear, footwear and protective hearing devices. Healthcare professionals should use these forms of equipment to minimize the exposure to illnesses and diseases that may be in their work environment.

| State why and when health and safety control equipment, identified by the principles of protection, should be used relating to types, purpose and limitations of each type, the work situation, occupational use and the general work environment, in relation to:–   collective protective measures–   personal protective equipment (PPE)–   respiratory protective equipment (RPE)–   local exhaust ventilation (LEV).

The use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), like plastic aprons, gloves footwear when handling contaminated items, including items contaminated with body fluids, and disposing of waste,

5.4 Current regulations set out by the health and safety executive are, 1) Every employer shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that any personal protective equipment provided to his employees by virtue of regulation 4 (1) is properly used. (2) Every employee shall use any personal protective equipment provided to them by virtue of these Regulations in accordance both with any training in the use of the personal protective equipment concerned which has been received by him and the instructions respecting that use which have been provided to him by virtue of regulation 9. (3) Every self-employed person shall make full and proper use of any personal protective equipment provided to him by virtue of regulation 4(2). (4) Every employee and self-employed person who has been provided with personal protective equipment by virtue of regulation 4 shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that it is returned to the accommodation provided for it after use

The Health and Safety at Work Act is probably one of the main laws to consider as this not only affects your safety but

These regulations seeks to ensure that where the risks cannot be controlled by other means, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is correctly selected and used.

As an employer, you need to be aware of the processes and duties produced in these regulations and the practical implications imposed. There is also a duty to involve employees in all health and safety

The purpose of PPE is to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls

Health and Safety at Work Act: Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 ( as amended 2002 ); Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (

In accordance with the OSHA’s PPE standards (Personal Protective equipment), an assessment of a motor vehicle garage was performed to identify if there were hazards present that would affect the employees. Based on the assessment, applicable PPE’s were selected for the affected employees. The following are the guidelines that were used for the process.

The reason you have to wear PPE within the workplace is so you can eliminate any injuries that can be caused by not wearing the right equipment to yourself or anyone else at the work place. When your employer asks you to wear PPE in the workplace such as gloves, boots and hardhats if you go against their word and do the opposite of what they have asked you to do which is not wearing PPE the employer is entitled to give the employee a disciplinary action which included being excluded from the workplace.

Any information, instruction, training and supervision needed to make sure that all workers are safe from injury and risks to their health

Employers must provide a safe working environment and equipment / uniform / signs to ensure the employees are as safe as they can be. Customers are also provided with a safe store to shop in and measures are put in place to ensure everyone’s safety in kept in tact

The employer also has to comply with all standards, rules, and regulations that are set forth by OSHA and the OSH Act. Employers are required to inspect the workplace to insure they are up to OSHA standards. Insure that employees are only using safe tools and equipment that are in their proper condition. It should be easy for the employees to be aware of potential hazards by the employer posting signs, using color codes, labels, or signs to convey warning. Employees must be trained in a language that they understand. Operating procedures must be in place and properly communicated to the employees to assure the employees follow safety and health standards. Employers that house or use hazardous chemicals will be required to have hazardous communication program and for that all the employees to be trained on exposure and precautions. Employers are to fund medical exams if required by OSHA standards. The OSHA poster must placed in a prominent location at the workplace. Records need to be kept of work-related injuries and illnesses. The log of these injuries and illnesses need to made available on February 1st for three months. Assure employees have access to medical and exposure records. Provide a workplace free of discrimination. OSHA citations must be posted at or near the work area where the infraction occurred. The citation must be in place for three working days or until the