...Some job sometime produce more than one type of hazards, it’s depending on the characteristic and the complexity of the job. More hazards created from the job, more potential loss /injury this can be...
PPE is equipments that being used by operators to protect them from hazards which possible to expose them in their working environment while they are working. This hazard can be a physical, chemical, or even a biological one. Some job sometime produce more than one type of hazards, it’s depending on the characteristic and the complexity of the job. More hazards created from the job, more potential loss /injury this can be.
PPE is not the best and the first step to control and manage the hazard. But it is the last one. There are engineering and administrative control before it. The best and the first step to control the hazard are by using mechanical or engineering control. If those steps can be applied well, this will stop hazard from its source. But, this is sometime cannot be applied well since sometime the engineering control will stop or at least reduce the function of the tools or equipments that have been modified. Sometime it is also annoying the operator to do the job well. An eye protector that has been made from transparent acrylic for sawing machine will reduce their visual. In certain condition, this will create another hazard than become a protection, at least this will make their productivity less. That is way combination between two or three control steps sometime need to be applied in order to create safer working environment for the operator.
There are several weaknesses of this steps, they are:
•It’s need regular and effective supervising to ensure all operator wear the PPE in proper way.
•All operator must be trained well regarding on how to use PPE properly
•And off course it is required more money to buy all the PPE.
•The PPE will reduce the comfortable of operator while they work, in some case if the usage is not wear properly then it will raise a new hazard.
•Sometime, if training is not given to the operator they may think that all the hazard already eliminate from their working area but it’s NOT.
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