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This document outlines a personal protective equipment procedure. It details responsibilities for providing and using PPE, requirements for equipment types and care, training requirements, and record keeping.

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PPE Procedure

This document outlines a personal protective equipment procedure. It details responsibilities for providing and using PPE, requirements for equipment types and care, training requirements, and record keeping.

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Personal Protective Equipment

Procedure

1. Objective
 To ensure that good quality Personal Protective Equipment is provided, maintained and
used effectively by employees as required by the tasks and operations they perform.
 To ensure the safe disposal of PPE to prevent possible adverse "SHE" impacts.

2. Scope

 This procedure is applicable to HH&V Investment and any subcontractor who wants to
perform work on a HH&V Investment premises.

3. References

 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993


 General Safety Regulations, Sections 2, 3(3), 3(8 &9), 4(3 & 12)
 Environmental Regulations for Workplaces, Sections 2(2)(b & d), 3, 5(2), 7(4 & 7)
 General Machinery Regulations, Section 3(1)(c)
 Driven Machinery Regulations, Sections 3(5)(a), 6(2), 8(6), 20(3)(a)
 Electrical Machinery Regulations, Section 2
 SANS 100147, 10083, 101451, 10572

4. Abbreviations and definitions

 PPE – Personal Protective equipment


 SANS – South African national standards
 HSR – Hazardous substance regulations

5. Responsibilities

5.1 Managers or 16.2 Appointees

 It is the responsibility of the Manager or 16.2 Appointee to ensure that suitable SHE
standards and procedures are implemented and maintained on site, and to appoint
SHE Co-ordinators with appropriate authority for implementing and maintaining the
requirements of this element.
 It is the responsibility of the Manager or 16.2 Appointee to co-ordinate, monitor and
control the various activities pertaining t the implementation and maintenance of SHE-
EFCP-09-016 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with the laid down
requirements.

6. Procedure

6.1 General
 The manager or the 16.2 Appointee shall ensure that personal protective equipment is
worn where necessary and that it's always in good condition
 PPE shall be issued free of charge to all employees, and it is an employees'
responsibility to wear and take good care of his PPE.
 Employee will sign an undertaking to use PPE once issued. Record of issue kept.
 Engineering solutions should be considered to risk the risk at source and PPE issued
as the last resort.
 Training regarding the legal requirements and implications of wearing PPE, use,
maintenance, cleaning, storage, disposal and replacement of PPE should be given and
documented.
 Consultive process used to select PPE.
 Medical advice should be considered on supply of PPE.
 Contractors, visitors, etc. are not allowed to enter any PPE demarcated area without
wearing relevant PPE.
 Departments are responsible to ensure that their visitors bring along their own PPE or
they must provide them with PPE.
 Contaminated PPE should be properly stored, handled, decontaminated or disposed of
in an acceptable manner e.g. Asbestos Dumping Site for contaminated Overalls.

6.2 Method

 Personal protective equipment shall be worn at all machines and areas as indicated by
the matrix and symbolic signs, appropriate to task.

6.3 Respiratory Equipment

 Only SANS/SABS approved types should be available and issued.


 Respiratory equipment should be correctly worn where required and should be relevant
to substance exposure.
 Regular checks should be carried out by responsible person daily if in use.
 When not in se, respirators must be stored in plastic bags or containers.
 All areas where PPE is to be worn should be indicated by means of appropriate
symbolic safety sign
 Employees with special needs for PPE should consult with their managers, who will
make necessary arrangements for an employee.
 Approved Fall Protection Equipment to comply as per Contractor's Fall Protection Plan,
submitted to client for approval

7. Training

 All relevant parties and responsible persons to be trained within the contents of this
procedure. Employees to sign as proof of training, proof of training to be kept on file.
8. Records

 All inspection records, registers, documents etc. must be kept on site for
record/document control and audit purposes.

9. Documents

 Personal Protective Equipment


 Gas mask and respirator checklist
 Safety harness checklist
 Workbook inspections
 SANS Codes
Revision tracking log

Type of
Date Revised Revision No. Revision Details
Training

Title: Revision #
Date of training

Time training started Time training ended

Duration of training

Instructor name and signature

Training provided (Tick applicable box)

Read only Class Room Practical Demonstration Communicated Changes

Employee signature Type of


Employee (Signature indicates
Employee name training
number acknowledgement that training was
understood) received

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