Chapter 17 Personal Protective Equipment - AFGE Local 1040

1 A 'sgoalistoeliminatehazardsattheirsourceo rwherepossible,byaprocesschange,andreduc etheuseofpersonalprotectiveequipment(PPE ) non-hazardousmaterialforahazardousone;in stallingbarrierstoisolatehazards;addings afetyfeaturessuchasguardsorcontrolstoequ ipment;redesigningworkprocesses; ,workpractices, ,whenhazardscannotberemovedoradequatelyc ontrolled,PPEcanbeusedtoall-owa processtocontinueuntilthehazardscanbeeli minatedbyother, , (OSHA),theAmericanNationalStandardsInsti tute(ANSI),theNationalInstituteforOccupa tionalSafetyandHealth(NIOSH), , , (CDSO)workscloselywithTSAO ccupationalSafety,Health,andEnvironment( OSHE) :PersonalProtectiveEquipment17-1 May2007A :(1)Conductanassessmentandincludeguidanc eontheuseofPPEtofieldunitsaspartofitsjob hazardanalysis,incidentinvestigation, (DOSHO)will.

2 (1)Implementthisprogramandensureaccounta bilityformeetingprogramrequirements(2)Pr ovideadequatestaffingandresourcestoimple menttheprogram(3)EnsurethatTSAemployeesr eceiveeffectivetrainingontheuse,care,mai ntenance,andlimitationsofthePPEtheyarere quiredtouse(4)Ensurequalifiedoccupationa lsafetyandhealthpersonnelconductabaselin esurveyofallworkoperationstodeterminePPE requirements(5)EnsurePPEissafelystored,m aintained, :(1)ServeasatechnicalresourceforTSAemplo yeesonPPEuseandlimitations(2)Provideorar rangeforrequiredtraininginPPEforallemplo yeeswhousePPE,andprepareandmaintainareco rdofthattraining(3) :(1)UseTSAapprovedPPEwhenrequiredbythisc hapterorbyTSAdirectives,standardoperatin gprocedures,orguidancedocuments(2)Carefu llyinspectPPEpriortoeachuse(3) ,butisnotlimitedto.

3 (1)Hearingprotection(earplugsandmuffs)(2 )Respiratoryprotection(appliesonlytovolu ntaryuseoffilteringfacepiece(dustmask)re spirators)(3)Handprotection(gloves)(4)Ey eandfaceprotection(safetyglasses,goggles ,andshields)(5)HeadProtection(bumpcaps)C hapter17:PersonalProtectiveEquipment17-2 May2007A , , ,dependingonthetypeofnoiseencounteredand theauditoryconditionofaffectedemployees. (1)Voluntaryuseofhearingprotectiondevice smaybeallowedbytheDOSHO, ,properinstructionontheuse,care,andmaint enancewillbeprovided.(2)IfTSAemployeesmu stenterpostednoisehazardousareas,theywil lbeprovidedwithandwearhearingprotectionc onsistentwithpostedrequirements.

4 (3)Whenemployeesareexposedtosoundpressur elevelsexceedingthoselistedinTable17-1, , (4) :PersonalProtectiveEquipment17-3 May2007A ,suchasconstructionandrenovation,cancrea teharmfuldusts,fumes,mists, ,medicalclearance, :Thisdoesnotapplytothevoluntaryuseoffilt eringfacepieces(dustmasks).(1) ,TSAemployeesmay,onacase-by-casebasis,we arfilteringfacepiecerespirators(dustmask s) , ,RespiratoryProtection, ,thefacepiecetobefittested, ,ifanoccupationalsafetyandhealthprofessi onalpermitsthevoluntaryuseofrespiratorsi ntheworkplacewhereairbornecontaminantsha vebeendeterminedtobebelowOSHAP ermissibleExposureLevels(PELs)orotherrec ognizedexposurelimits,respiratoruseiscon sideredvoluntary.

5 (2) ,suchasenclosures,generalandlocalventila tion,andsubstitutionoflesstoxicmaterials ,willbeimplementedbeforerelyingonrespira torstoprotectemployees.(3)Whenrespirator sarerequiredorallowed,onlyrespiratoryequ ipmentapprovedbytheNIOSH willbeused.(4)WhenaTSAemployeeisissuedan dusesrespiratoryequipment(otherthanvolun taryuseoffilteringfacepieces(dustmasks) (1)and(2)above), ,use,sanitarycare, :PersonalProtectiveEquipment17-4 May2007 AUS TSA aSH ;duringforcibleopeningsofcheckedbaggagea ndphysicalinspectionsofpassengerproperty includingExplosiveTraceDetector(ETD)oper ationsandphysicalsearchesofaccessiblepro perty;oranytimefootwearishandled.

6 (1)Employeeswhodevelopcontactdermatitis, heatrash, , ,contactTSAOSHE.(2) (TSO)forciblyopeningorassistingintheforc ibleopeningoflockedbaggagearerequiredtow earsafetyglasseswithpermanentlyattacheds ideshields,safetygoggles,orfaceshields.( 1) (2) , (1) potentialforinjurytotheheadfromimpact,fl yingorfallingobjects(forexampleworkingbe lowotherworkerswhoareusingtoolsandmateri alswhichcouldfallthroughgrates), (2) (IQT).Equipmentsuchaslowconveyorsystems, piping,orstructuralbeamswhereemployeesmu stpassunderneath, , :PersonalProtectiveEquipment17-5 May2007A , , :PersonalProtectiveEquipment17-6 May2007