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Raptor Electric Operator’s Manual
July 2012
Australian Pump Industries
PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
‘Wear protective clothing’’
General
Appropriate personal protective equipment should be worn where:
1.
hazards cannot be otherwise prevented or suitably controlled, e.g. by
engineering or administration controls, total enclosure or substitution;
and/or
2.
complete protection is essential, e.g. in some occupational environments
with uncertain levels of hazards.
The provision and use of personal protective equipment does not reduce or
replace the need for proper Occupational Health and Safety prevention
measures, such as engineering or administrative controls to be undertaken.
Recommendations of such preventative measures should always be fully
explored before considering issue of personal protective equipment. Where
personal protective equipment is issued, instruction and training should be
provided regarding its correct use and maintenance.
Head Protection.
Where appropriate suitable
head protection complying with AS/NZS 1808
should be worn.
Eye Protection
. Eye protection complying with
AS/NZS 1337 (adequate for the purpose and of
adequate fit on the person) should be worn at all
times when in the vicinity of water blasting
operations. Where liquid is liable to cause eye
damage, full visor and goggles are recommended.
Body Protection
. All persons should wear
suitable waterproof clothing complying with AS
3765.1 or AS 3765.2 as appropriate, having
regard to the type of work being undertaken.
Liquid or chemical-resistant suits should be worn
where there is an assessed risk to health or of
injury that can be prevented by such equipment.
Hand Protection
. Adequate hand protection
complying with the recommendation/s of AS/NZS
2161.2, AS/NZS 2161.3 or AS/NZS 2161.5 should
be worn when there is an assessed risk of injury
that can be prevented by such equipment.
Foot Protection
. All persons should wear
appropriate occupational protective footwear
complying with AS/NZS 2210.2. A metatarsal and
lower leg guard should be used by water blasting
operators where it is assessed that the risk of foot
injury can be prevented by such equipment. AS/
NZS 2210.1 provides guidance for the selection of
footwear.
Hearing Protection
. Suitable hearing protection
complying with AS 1270 should be worn at all
times when the noise levels exceed limits set by
regulatory authorities. All personnel and operators
should receive instruction in the correct use and
maintenance of hearing protectors so that noise
exposure lies within the limits as recommended by
the regulatory authority.
