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- This film shows you how to correctly and safely
put on, wear, and remove personal protective equipment.
It also shows you how to safely dispose of it.
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, is designed
to protect your eyes, nose, mouth
and respiratory system from airborne contaminants
such as fibres, dust, gas and vapour.
Completing a risk assessment will help
you choose the right PPE for the task.
It will determine whether you need to wear
items such as boot covers, disposable coveralls
with a hood, a respirator, eye protection
or a face shield, and gloves.
The rating of the PPE you need to wear
to complete the task is critical.
Certain items of PPE, such as respirators and coveralls,
are rated depending on the hazards they protect you from.
If you need to wear PPE, you must be trained
and given instructions to know how to use it
and dispose of it properly.
Firstly, set up a clean area where you
will put on and take off your PPE.
You should lay down a piece of plastic on
the ground that can be disposed of later.
Choose an area that is outside the hazard or where
the task is to be done but as close to it as possible.
This is where you will store items to assist
you when removing your PPE such as something
to decontaminate reusable PPE, wet wipes are one option,
thick plastic bags to dispose of wet wipes
and disposable PPE, containers for storing reusable PPE,
and a roll of duct tape.
Have a waste bag open and taped to the wall,
ready to receive disposable items of PPE.
Before putting on your PPE, remove all jewellery
including watches and wedding rings.
Your PPE items must fit properly
and be in good working order.
If you are using a respirator, it must be fit tested.
The order of putting on your PPE is important.
Boot covers first, then disposable coveralls,
your respirator, followed by eye protection
or a face shield.
Next, put your gloves on.
The last item of PPE to be put on
is the hood of your coveralls.
When putting on disposable boot covers,
the tough surface of the covers should be
under the soles of your boots.
The boot covers should be secured around
your ankles using the ties and then securely
taped around your feet using duct tape.
Shape a tab at the end of the duct tape
to make it easier to remove later.
When putting on your disposable coveralls,
be careful not to tear the fabric and
ensure the zipper's pulled up to prevent
dust getting into the openings.
Disposable and reusable respirators are
fitted with filters to protect you from
inhaling dust, vapours and fibres.
The respirator and filters that you use
should be rated and suitable for the
kinds of hazards present.
You can use a disposable or reusable respirator.
When putting on a disposable respirator,
hold it in your hand with the nose piece
at your fingertips allowing the head straps
to hang freely below your hand.
Position the respirator under your chin and
over your nose and hold it firmly in position.
Pull the elastic straps over the top of your head.
The bottom of the strap should be below
your ears and the top strap high on the
back of your head, above the ears.
If you have long hair, ensure it isn't
caught underneath the bottom strap.
Using both hands, mould the plastic nose
piece to the shape of your nose.
To put on a reusable respirator, loosen the straps,
place the respirator over your mouth and nose,
place the bottom strap behind your head,
ensuring long hair is removed from under it,
pull the top strap over your head,
making sure the head harness is on the top of your head.
Tighten the straps and check the fit
so it fits securely to your face.
To ensure there is an airtight seal,
make sure your face is clean shaven.
Fit checking will determine if he respirator
seals correctly and can be done in two ways
depending on whether your respirator has valves.
If you're using a disposable respirator and it
does not have a valve, place your hands over the
respirator and breathe out hard.
If the seal isn't good, you'll feel air leaking
out from the edges of the mask.
If you're using a reusable respirator that does
have a valve or cartridge or a disposable respirator
that does have a valve, place a hand over each cartridge
or on the valve and take a quick deep breath in.
If it is well sealed, the respirator will
collapse slightly inwards and you won't feel
any air passing between it and your face.
Any detected air leaks should be corrected by
repositioning the respirator and checking again.
There are a variety of face shields and
eye protection options to choose from,
depending on the task and the surrounding conditions.
When putting on your eye or face protection,
make sure there is no interference
with your respirator straps.
Next, put your gloves on.
The last item of PPE to be put on
is the hood of your coveralls.
Place the hood over your head and secure it
around your face and over the straps of the
respirator and zip it up.
Now, you're ready to start work.
When the task is complete, you need to safely
remove your PPE in the correct order to minimize
contaminating other areas.
Move to the change area where you first put on your PPE.
Next, unzip your coveralls to the middle of your chest.
Take your hood off by rolling it backwards on itself.
Unzip the rest of the coveralls.
Remove your arms by keeping them straight behind
your back and pulling your arms out of the sleeves.
Gather the sleeves and continue to remove
the coveralls by rolling them inside out until
they are around your ankles.
Remove your legs from the coveralls
and step back onto them.
Then you can untie and untape your disposable boot covers.
Roll your coveralls and boot covers into a
ball and place them into the waste bag.
When removing gloves, grasp the palm of
one glove near your wrist and carefully peel it off,
turning it inside out.
Do the same for the second glove
and place both into the waste bag.
Then clean your hands with wet wipes
and safely dispose of them into the bag.
Remove your safety glasses or face shield.
Wipe them over with a wet wipe or
dispose of them in the waste bag.
Finally, remove your respirator.
Removing your respirator last will protect you
while removing all other PPE.
Lean forward and remove it from your face by the straps,
taking care not to touch the front.
A disposable respirator should be disposed
into the waste bag, but a reusable respirator
should be treated by separating the filter
from the respirator, wiping the inside and
outside surfaces of the respirator with wet wipes,
wiping the filter with wet wipes, and placing it
and the respirator into separate storage containers,
sealing both the containers to ensure they remain
uncontaminated for the next use.
A filter at the end of its life
should be immediately disposed of.
Safely dispose of the plastic on the ground by folding
it inwards and placing it into the waste bag.
Then wipe your hands with a wet wipe
and wash them as soon as possible.
When disposing of your contaminated PPE,
seal the first bag and then place it into a
second waste bag.
Seal the outer bag via a gooseneck.
Hold the bag about one third of the way
from the top and while twisting tightly,
begin taping the bag using duct tape.
Once you have taped to the top of the bag,
fold the taped section in half and tape the
folded parts together to the top of the fold.
Dispose of the waste according to
local council laws and waste sites.
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