Personal Protective Equipment Requirement for Rigging Activity

 

Personal Protective Equipment

 Requirement for Rigging Activity

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Rigging operation activity are critical and the riggers have to wear the PPE like helmets, gloves, eye protection, face masks and respirators and safety shoe to protect themselves from any injury.

It is the responsibility of every riggers to wear and use the Personal Protective Equipment properly and where and when necessary.

Safety Helmets

Safety helmets with chin straps must be worn wherever there is a risk of objects falling from above and on any work site where the safety helmet signage is displayed.

Helmets should comply with Industrial safety helmets standard.

Gloves

Riggers should wear close fitting gloves to protect their hands from:

• heat and abrasion

• molten metal

• sharp edges.

Special purpose gloves like protection against chemical may be required against acids, alkalis, solvents, fats and oils.

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Eye Protection

Wear eye protection for industrial applications if you are likely to be exposed to:

• physical damage caused by – flying particles, dust, molten metal

• chemical damage caused by – toxic liquids, gases and vapours dusts

• radiation damage caused by – sunlight, visible light, infra red, laser.

Respiratory Protection

Riggers should wear a face mask for Respiratory protective devices if you are likely to be exposed to:

• toxic gases and vapours

• irritating dusts, such as silica.

Breathing of some chemical vapours and gases can cause death or a wide range of disagreeable symptoms including narcosis and headaches.

Common dusts such as silica can cause lung disease later in life and is found wherever there is construction activities like excavation, ie building sites, road works, tunnelling and mining.

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Hearing Protection

Hearing damage is likely if you are exposed to long periods of industrial noise above 85 decibels. This is the noise level of a large truck or loader.

A chainsaw for example has a noise level of about 92 decibels.

If you think it is likely that you are being exposed to dangerous noise levels, wear Hearing protectors.

Safety Shoe

Riggers should be careful to choose the safety shoe which are comfortable, gives maximum grip and provides protection from pinching, jamming and crushing.

Sun Protection

Riggers spend a great amount of time exposed to direct sunlight as the many activities will be carried out in open area. To prevent permanent damage caused by ultra violet rays always wear a safety helmet, long sleeves, long trousers and use UV cream when working open area.

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