PPE Personal Protective Equipment Safety Orientation

1. MAINTENANCE PPE Personal Protective Equipment Safety Orientation

2. Think about Personal Protective Equipment as the last choice when protecting you from a hazard. When a task or job assignment presents a hazard to the individual performing work, the Company’s first action is to try to find a way to REMOVE the hazard through engineering or other controls. If this cannot be done, the next step is to try to REDUCE the amount of exposure to a level that makes it safe to perform the work.

3. Different jobs & assignments require DIFFERENT TYPES of PPE. The work you perform determines the PPE you need. For example, maintenance employees frequently will need additional & different PPE than production workers. And nail gun operators or anyone spraying a chemical product will need special PPE. EVERYONE wears hearing protection & safety glasses with side shields in all production areas of each facility.

4. Personal Protective Equipment is protection from hazards that can’t be avoided any other way. For some kinds of work you simply cannot eliminate or limit a hazard to make it safe. For example, when using a nail gun there always is the chance of a piece of metal, wood or dust flying up into your eyes. That’s why SAFETY GLASSES with side shields are always required for this task.

5. Think about Personal Protective Equipment as a barrier – a shield keeping a hazard AWAY from your body. There are many kinds of PPE designed & approved for keeping different specific hazards away from your eyes, face, ears, hands, feet – whichever part of the body is at risk. At Trussway, specific tasks & job assignments have been identified where PPE is required. The company provides PPE at NO COST to employees.

6. WHY You are taking this training: • You need to know: • What tasks & jobs at Trussway require the use of PPE • How to properly select & use the PPE required • How to check, clean & maintain your PPE • The limitations of PPE & when NOT to use it • Who to ask if you need or have questions about PPE

7. By the end of this orientation, you will know: • Trussway’s policies & procedures regarding PPE • Specific areas where PPE is required when working • The types & selections of PPE required for this work • The consequences of not using PPE properly • Ways that you can help protect yourself & others • How you will be informed if PPE requirements change, or if new PPE requirements are established

8. OSHA Standard 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment – It’s the law! • Trussway has rules & safe work procedures for the proper selection & use of PPE to protect YOU & other employees – individuals important to their families & the company • Federal & state safety laws require employers to establish & enforce PPE requirements for the workplace • These same laws require employees to follow company safety rules & procedures regarding PPE

9. Training to select & use PPE means Knowing What You’re Doing! • Using personal protective equipment requires training & your ongoing hazard awareness • You must remember that PPE DOES NOT ELIMINATE the hazard – it only shields you from it • That means if the equipment fails, exposure can occur • To prevent PPE failure, it must be properly fitted & maintained in a clean, serviceable condition

10. PPE only works when you Use It Properly! • To properly select & use PPE for a job or task, you must understand the equipment's purpose & limitations • PPE must not be altered or removed, even though you may find it uncomfortable • Remember: Sometimes equipment is uncomfortable simply because it does not fit properly • Any discomfort from using your PPE (sweating, binding) is nothing when compared to metal or wood going into your eye, losing your good hearing or other potential injuries

11. Hard Hat Head Protection & Visibility • Wearing a proper hard hat is required when working in the yard • It protects your head from overhead hazards (others working above you, places where objects can drop down on you) • Bright-colored hard hats also give you additional visibility in the yard where forklifts & other moving equipment are being used

12. Head Injuries You may not see it coming It’s often difficult to anticipate, eliminate or control hazards that can cause a head injury. Because of potential hazards & situations that may result in a head injury while working in the yard, head protection is required.

13. Don’t mess With Your Hard Hat! • Each hard hat is specially engineered to do certain things if something hits you on the head • There is an internal cradle of headband and sweatband that suspend the hard hat away from your head, creating a safety zone – a cushion of protection • Don’t change, drill holes, paint or store things inside of your hardhat – it can compromise the engineered protection & place you at greater risk

14. Eye Protection You only have 2 eyes How important is eye protection? How important is your sight? An eye? There are jobs & specific tasks in the workplace that the company has identified as having potential eye injury hazards. That’s why eye protection is MANDATORY when performing this kind of work.

15. Eye injuries happen in a BLINK! Eye burn from mild acid injury It only takes a brief, unlucky moment to change your life & cost you your sight. CAUTION & safety are always important. PREVENTION comes first. Next, eye protection provides a practical BARRIER to the hazard – just in case. Nail penetrating the eye

16. Eye injuries happen in a BLINK! The company provides eye protection suitable for work to be performed. Employees must use this protection!

17. Regular sun glasses may look cool, but they’re the for protecting your eyes. WRONG TOOL • Regular sun glasses & eyewear won’t provide impact protection • Safety eyewear will have ANSI Z87.1 stamped or marked on the frame & lens • Even prescription glasses are NOT safety glasses if they don’t have the ANSI Z87.1 identification

18. Safety Glasses & Side Shields protect you from • Direct exposure to wind-blown dust & debris • Sawdust particles & wood chips at or around saws • Nails & deflected particles during nail gun operations • Limited protection from splashes of acids or caustics* • Flash fire burns to the eyes* * Tight-fitting safety glasses with a seal, splash goggles & a face shield are your best protection from chemical & burn hazards

19. When working with a chemical product read the for PPE that may be required M.S.D.S. • Chemical splash goggles • Face shield (always used with safety goggles or glasses) • Along with other PPE & precautions as needed: • Hand protection (i.e. gloves selected based on chemical) • Body protection (i.e. apron, arm covers based on chemical) • Good ventilation to protect breathing

20. SPLASH GOGGLES keep liquid, spray & dust hazards from damaging your eyes. Goggles come in a number of different styles: eyecups, flexible or cushioned goggles, plastic eye-shield goggles just to name a few. They are manufactured in several styles for specific uses such as protecting against dusts & splashes, and in chipper’s, welder’s, & cutter’s models. Goggles also must have the ANSI Z87.1 rating.

21. FACE SHIELDS are an additional type of protection, always used with glasses or goggles. Safety glasses & splash goggles are classified as primary protection. A face shield is classified as secondary protection & must be used in conjunction with primary protection. Face shields also must have the ANSI Z87.1 rating. They are designed to go over the other protection and give an extra margin of safety.

22. CONCERNS about contact lenses. They may present additional risks for certain work. It’s usually safe to wear contact lenses while at work. But there ARE exceptions – like when a task exposes you to chemicals, splashes, dusts, particles, vapors or fumes. You don’t want these kinds of things to get behind your contacts & held against your eyes. When choosing PPE, tell your supervisor that you wear contacts. Caustic burn injury – contact lenses can hold a corrosive chemical against your eye & keep water from flushing it away

23. HEARING PROTECTION is another type of PPE that is explained during special training. Cutting lumber & building trusses can be noisy work. That’s why Trussway has established a Hearing Conservation Program to protect employees. You will receive a special orientation about this program. Just remember: Use of hearing protection is required in . ALL PRODUCTION AREAS

24. HAND PROTECTION Keeping fingers together & attached. . The math is easy – 2 hands & 10 fingers. The trick is to keep any of these from getting cut, scraped, burned or “subtracted”. You need to go home at the end of the day with as many hands & fingers as you came to work with. Hand protection & safety procedures help.

25. GLOVE SELECTION Choose the glove based on the hazard. . Selecting a glove for hand protection is easy, but you DO need to think about the task. When handling lumber & the hazard is splinters & sharp pieces, the glove has to be heavy & tough enough to shield you from the “sharps”. The same goes for handling truss plates. But someone working with a corrosive liquid would get little protection from a fabric or leather glove. They need a chemical-resistant material.

26. HAND PROTECTION Keeping fingers together & attached. . Hand protection means knowing when & what kind of protective gloves to wear for specific tasks. It also means knowing when NOT to wear gloves when working. Finger & hand injuries are painful & can be disabling. Cuts, amputation, smashed bones, severed nerves, disrupted blood circulation – these can change your life forever.

27. DON’T WEAR A GLOVE When it could get your hand pulled into danger. . Wearing gloves, jewelry or loose-fitting clothing when working near moving parts & operating equipment is an extreme hazard. Even a safety glove can get caught in a gear, fan belt or saw blade & pull your hand into a serious injury or amputation.

28. FOOT SAFETY Protecting feet & preventing falls. Sturdy shoes in good condition are required in all work areas. Good shoes with slip-resistant soles give you protection from cuts & abrasions in case you walk against a sharp edge or splintered lumber. Canvas, fabric or tennis shoes, sandals & non-soled shoes such as moccasins are PROHIBITED in work areas.

29. DUST MASKS frequently used for working with chemicals: • Respirators can protect you against designated hazards when properly selected and worn. • Respirator use is encouraged, even when exposures are below the exposure limit, to provide an additional level of comfort and protection for workers. • However, if a respirator is used improperly or not kept clean, the respirator itself can become a hazard. • Sometimes, workers may wear respirators to avoid exposures to hazards, even if the amount of hazardous substance does not exceed the limits set by OSHA standards. • If the company provides respirators for your voluntary use, or if you provide your own respirator, you need to take certain precautions to be sure that the respirator itself does not present a hazard.

30. DUST MASKS Information you must know before use: • You should do the following: • Read and heed all instructions provided by the manufacturer on use, maintenance, cleaning and care, and warnings regarding the respirators limitations. • Choose respirators certified for use to protect against the contaminant of concern. NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, certifies respirators. A label or statement of certification should appear on the respirator or respirator packaging. It will tell you what the respirator is designed for and how much it will protect you. • If the company provides respirators for your voluntary use, or if you provide your own respirator, you need to take certain precautions to be sure that the respirator itself does not present a hazard. • Keep track of your respirator so that you do not mistakenly use someone else's respirator. Trussway requires all new hires to review & sign Appendix D to Sec. 1910.134 (Mandatory) Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard

31. Special training is required before you use a RESPIRATOR DO NOTuse a cartridge-type respirator, or any respiratory protection that is labeled “respirator” on its packaging, until you have had special training. Check with your supervisor for authorization before using any respirator.