1. PPE Maintenance & Care

2. Overview – Training Topics
Safety Glasses
Footwear
Hearing Protection
Clothing
Respirators
Jeopardy
Fit-test

3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Safety Glasses
Required at all times on the production floor, warehouse, maintenance area and QC Lab
Required when in areas of blowing dust / compressed air
Required when performing a task that presents an eye hazard
Required by all visitors and contractors
Must be used properly
MUST BE CSA APPROVED

4. Eyewear Goggles To be worn when dumping Muriatic Acid Face Shield
To be worn when using any grinding equipment
Need to wear safety glasses underneath
Disassembly, if possible
Cleaning
Storage
Getting a new pair

5. PPE Continued… Safety Footwear
CSA approved safety footwear must be worn by all workers on production floor
Visitors and office staff may enter the plant without safety shoes but must stay on non-impact paths.
CSA Label – green tag
CSA Label – white tag
Static Electricity tag – yellow tag

6. Safety Footwear Inspect safety boots for Store in a bag in your locker
cracks
breaks
broken laces
etc
Store in a bag in your locker
potential for contamination

7. Hearing Protection
Required in Production Areas (Colour and Compounding depts) and Maintenance
Why?
Noise levels >90dBa for an 8hr shift
Visitors, Contractors, Main Office staff must wear them in these areas

8. Hearing Protection Types Maintenance Storage Annual Hearing Test Muffs
Plugs
disposable
form fitting
Maintenance
Storage
Annual Hearing Test

9. Clothing
Coveralls
All plant employees and contractors are required to wear Tyvek coveralls when working with lead
Blenders must wear Tyvek suits when working with lead or any other pigment
Check for tears, rips, deformity, deterioration or contamination before putting coveralls on
Do not tear or rip Tyvek coveralls for tools, etc.
Remove Tyvek coverall before entering clean area

10. Clothing Shirts, Pants and Coveralls Unifirst Rubber Apron
To be used when using Muriatic acid
Gloves
Nitrile – blue gloves
Cotton – white gloves
Neoprene – black gloves
Rubber – to be used when using Muriatic acid

11. Respirators N95 respirators Full Face Respirators Maintenance Storage
Fit-Testing
Full Face Respirators

12. General Safety Be aware of your surroundings (any hidden dangers?)
Hazards
Be aware of potential safety hazards
Report
Act to eliminate any safety hazards
Ask questions, communicate with other workers and supervisors

13. General Safety Continued…
No horseplay
Take extra caution when performing new tasks
Ask for assistance when needed, don’t try to impress your co-workers
Safe practices begin with Behavioral changes
No task is worth the risk of injury