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Landscaping PPE

Learn about the most common PPE-related hazards and how to safeguard your eyes, head, legs, and more while landscaping. Understand the different levels of protection and necessary equipment for various tasks.

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Landscaping PPE

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  1. Landscaping PPE

  2. This material was produced under grant number SH-22248-11-61-F-54 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

  3. Objectives • After this module you should be able to • identify the most common PPE-related hazards • take the necessary steps to avoid those hazards

  4. Eye Protection • Protect your eyes from injury when using a chainsaw, weed eating, applying pesticide or performing any activity which exposes your eyes to flying particles or chemical splashes.

  5. Head Protection • Hard hats protect the head on overhead objects and from falling or flying objects: • Working below other workers or machinery , such as a bucket lift. • Working in or under trees with work overhead • Working around or under conveyor belts • Working around exposed energized conductors

  6. Leg Protection • Chainsaw chaps • Protect legs from injury when using tools such as chainsaws.

  7. Foot Protection • Safety shoes should be impact resistance with steel toes. • Safety-toe shoes are nonconductive and prevent your feet from completing a circuit • Shoes with good tread provide traction on slippery surfaces

  8. Levels of Glove Protection

  9. Hearing Protection Devices • Formable earplugs: • Spongy, soft compressed, or shaped prior to insertion • Disposable-not for reuse • Pre-molded ear plugs • Molded to fit ear • Earmuffs • Adjustable headband with soft cups that seal around the ear

  10. What A Chemical Label Tells You • The label on the pesticide includes: • The chemical formulation • Signal words: Warning, Caution • Precautions • PPE recommendations • Application method • Projected length of exposure

  11. Types of Respirators • Three types of respirators for normal work activity: • Particulate respirator • Use a filter to trap solid particles like dust or mold • Gas/vapor respirators • Use a cartridge to absorb gases and vapors • Combination respirators • Have a filter for particles and a cartridge for gas and vapor

  12. Dust Masks This “dust mask” is not approved for respiratory protection. NIOSH approval info

  13. Activity: Formable Ear Plugs • Reading the instructions. • Proper pre-use techniques. • Proper insertion and use. • Handling, service life and storage considerations.

  14. Check Your Knowledge • When should you protect your eyes from injury? • When you know OSHA is in the area. • When using a chainsaw, weed eating, applying pesticide or performing any activity which exposes your eyes to flying particles or chemical splashes. • Whenever you remember to do so. • None of the above.

  15. Check Your Knowledge 2.Which of the following situations would require the use of a hardhat? • Mowing a yard with a self propelled mower. • When working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects. • Hand digging for a sprinkler system. • None of the above.

  16. Check Your Knowledge 3. Which type of respirator would be best to protect you from dust associated with dirt? • A particulate respirator. • A gas/vapor respirator. • A moist bandana. • None of the above.

  17. Additional Information • Eye and Face Protection eTool • http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/logging/manual/logger/chain_saw.html • Respiratory Protection eTool • http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_Hurricane_Facts/respirators.pdf

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