INTRODUCTION
In the lines of work where serious injuries are everyday threats and employees are exposed to hazardous environment, companies are taking precaution measures in order to make sure that their employees are protected from harms and injuries. These lines of work include workers in the oil field, offshore, mining location and construction site. The best safeguard for the workers are by wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) depending on the requirement.
Personal protective equipment is any equipment intended to protect a worker's head, face, eyes, hands, or feet. It represents collectively the forms of safety equipment that people wear to protect their safety and health when they are doing work. PPE does not eliminate hazards. Protective equipment is just one part of an overall safety program that includes administrative and engineering controls, training, and a strong commitment on the part of management and workers.
PPE can be divided according to its specific protective functions, like: full-body protection (work-wear, uniforms, protective clothing, life jackets and fall protection); hardhats, safety eyewear, hearing protectors, work gloves and shoes, respirators, fall-protection gear, high-visibility and protective apparel, and gas-detection instruments. The picture below shows the safety equipments on human body:
PPE MARKET REVIEW
The market for PPE itself is very promising, due to the high number of local and foreign companies that are investing in earth explorations and constructions for property or infrastructure. There are a couple of ways to learn about the PPE market size in Indonesia; by digging into the players behind it or studying the import of safety goods to Indonesia.
1. PPE Players
The number of suppliers specializing in PPE product is numerous. Most of them do not fully specialize in PPE product only, but also carry other lines of goods and services in the same area. For instance, PT. Triwira Insan Lestari in Jakarta, who is also a PPE supplier for PT. Halliburton Indonesia, also offers parts for steal construction, over-head crane, and cargo lift.
The characteristic of PPE players is very flexible depends on the demand of the customers. In other words, they partly have the goods that they are selling for the sake of the showroom, but ready to go out to the manufacturers and find the specific goods that are needed by the clients. Basically, they already have some sort of affiliation with certain brands of products, straight from the manufacturers either inside or outside of Indonesia. Therefore, whenever they receive an order or contract of providing certain items, they will go straight to their manufacturers.
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The most important site-specific safety issues that are addressed is all personal protect equipment (PPE) is worn at all time and the job safety analysis (JSA) is documented and signed by all labors participating in the work.
...lothing and equipments in the industry. These will greatly ensure the safety of the employees and hence minimize the injuries. Use of the administrative control and work practices will also lead to the production of quality products safe for consumption (OSHA Quick take, 2010).
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This section describe exposure limit of hazarded and personal protective measure that can be used to control and minimized worker exposure. Personal protective equipment that should be used if there is a potential for exposure above the regulatory or suggested limits, then it can be used to avoid injury and illness from exposure of chemical. Personal protective equipment is specific for eye, skin and face or respiratory equipment based on hazarded and potential exposure.
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When it comes to safety most people think they are safe, and they have a true understanding on how to work safe. Human nature prevents us from harming ourselves. Our instincts help protect us from harm. Yet everyday there are injuries and deaths across the world due to being unsafe. What causes people to work unsafe is one of the main challenges that face all Safety Managers across the world.
The correct usage of Personal Protective Equipment begins with a proper understanding of the degree and nature of hazards that employees in an organization may potentially face. A succinct understanding of potential hazards would then guide an employer in properly selecting the right Personal Protective Equipment. For example, when an employer is selecting a breathing apparatus, he must ensure that the equipment selected will fit the physique of the employee for whom the equipment is intended. Other pertinent characteristics of an ideal Personal Protective Equipment include ease of use and the level of comfort offered by the equipment. Employers must also consider whether the Personal Protective Equipment effectively meets the demands presented by the work environment.
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This week during my clinical day, we learned how to properly put on PPE, or Personal Protective Equipment.
The readings and the videos discussed the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the ways in which you should go about selecting the appropriate PPE for your specific task. The key concept addressed was that you should always complete a thorough safety assessment of the task you are completing first, and then determine the proper safety equipment based on the hazards you’ve identified. Completing an assessment first allows you to be prepared with proper PPE before anything goes wrong. There are a variety of different types of protection and safety consideration for each area of your body.
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