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Who initiates a PPE exemption (completes form) and who approves it? |
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Definition
- Supervisor completes form,
- Site Safety Professional (SFAM) or Corporate Industrial Safety (CFAM) approve the form
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Term
What conditions are required in order to receive approval for a PPE exemption (3)? |
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Definition
- Wearing the PPE presents an additional hazard
- A competent person determines use of PPE is not feasible
- The hazard requiring PPE is mitigated
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Term
| When is eye protection required (2)? |
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Definition
- Areas posted safety glasses required
- Industrial areas (except in maintenance shops when there are no machines or operations exposing you to a potential eye injury)
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Term
What are the requirements for exempting the use of gloves? |
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Definition
- Supervisors may exempt glove use if gloves will interfere with the work being performed
- A PPE exemption form is NOT required
- Personnel must have gloves in posession inside industrial areas
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Term
| When are life jackets or buoyant work vests required? |
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Definition
When working over or near water where the danger of drowning exists (no guardrails or fall protection). |
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Term
| What are the ring buoy rescue line requirements (water hazard)? |
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Definition
| 90 feet of line, may be shorter for indoor use |
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Term
| Differentiate between danger, warning, and caution signs |
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Definition
Danger - Imminently hazardous, will result in death or serious injury.
Warning - Potentially hazardous, could result in death or serious injury.
Caution - Potentially hazardous, may result in minor or moderate injury. |
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