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Personal Protection Program

 

WORKER PERSONAL PROTECTION PROGRAM GUIDE
REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
(PPE) BASED ON TYPE OF ACTIVITY AND OPERATION

LEVELS OF PPE ARE DETERMINED BY THE COMPETENT PERSON IN CHARGE FOR EACH SITE OR PORTION OF SITE).

"x" Lowest level of mandatory personal protection. PPE may vary depending on conditions.
"+" Mandatory level of protection due to nature of operations.

ACTIVITY

OPERATION

PPE: TYVEKS/
RESPIRATOR
RUBBER BOOTS
PPE:
TYVEKS/
RUBBER BOOTS
NO PPE

Clearing & Grubbing

     

x

Strip Topsoil

     

x

Rock Blasting

Drillers & Blasters

+

   

Excavate Foundations, Buildings & Garages

Open Cab Equipment

Closed Cab Equipment

+

 

 

x

 

Footings & Grade Beams

Open Cab Equipment

Closed Cab Equipment

Fine Grading/Footings

Placement of Re-Bar

Form Carpentry in Footings

Concrete Pouring & Finishing

+

 

+

+

+

 

x

 

 

 

x

 

Site Utilities

Open Cab Equipment

Closed Cab Equipment

Pipe Laying

+

 

+

 

x

 

Building Utilities

Open Cab Equipment

Closed Cab Equipment

Pipe Laying

+

 

+

 

x

 

Walls & Piers

Stick-Form Panels

Gang-Form Panels

Erection of Panels

Pouring Walls

Stripping Walls

Patching

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

x

x

 

x

Waterproof Building Walls

   

x

 

Back fill Walls

Open Cab Equipment

Closed Cab Equipment

Laborers (Tamping)

+

 

+

 

x