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(PPE) Personal Protective Equipment Assessment : Checklist on Need for PPE : OSHA Directorate of Training and Education

The (PPE) Personal Protective Equipment Assessment : Checklist on Need for PPE form is the complete tool in identifying the need fo a PPE. For each area of the body that it needs to protect, it has a list of the reasons why you need the PPE and the possible hazardous outcomes for not wearing one.
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04/26/2021

(PPE) Personal Protective Equipment Assessment : Checklist on Need for PPE : OSHA Directorate of Training and Education

The (PPE) Personal Protective Equipment Assessment : Checklist on Need for PPE form is the complete tool in identifying the need fo a PPE. For each area of the body that it needs to protect, it has a list of the reasons why you need the PPE and the possible hazardous outcomes for not wearing one.

    EYES

    Sawing, cutting, drilling, sanding, grinding, hammering, chopping, abrasive blasting, punch press operations, etc.

    Do your employees perform tasks, or work near employees who perform tasks, that might produce airborne dust or flying particles?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Pouring, mixing, painting, cleaning, syphoning, dip tank operations, dental and health care services, etc.

    Do your employees handle, or work near employees who handle, hazardous liquid chemicals or encounter blood splashes?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Battery charging, installing fiberglass insulation, compressed air or gas operations, etc.

    Are your employees’ eyes exposed to other potential physical or chemical irritants?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Welding, cutting, laser operations, etc.

    Are your employees exposed to intense light or lasers?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    FACE

    Pouring, mixing, painting, cleaning, siphoning, dip tank operations, etc.

    Do your employees handle, or work near employees who handle, hazardous liquid chemicals?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Welding, pouring molten metal, smiting, baking, cooking, drying, etc.

    Are your employees’ faces exposed to extreme heat?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Cutting, sanding, grinding, hammering, chopping, pouring, mixing, painting, cleaning, siphoning, etc.

    Are your employees’ faces exposed to other potential irritants?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    HEAD

    Work stations or traffic routes located under catwalks or conveyor belts, construction, trenching, utility work, etc.

    Might tools or other objects fall from above and strike your employees on the head?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Construction, confined space operations, building maintenance, etc.

    Are your employees’ heads, when they stand or bend, near exposed beams, machine parts, pipes, etc.?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Building maintenance; utility work; construction; wiring; work on or near communications, computer, or other high tech equipment; arc or resistance welding; etc.

    Do your employees work with or near exposed electrical wiring or components?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    FEET

    Construction, plumbing, smithing, building maintenance, trenching, utility work, grass cutting, etc.

    Might tools, heavy equipment, or other objects roll, fall onto, or strike your employees’ feet?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Building maintenance; utility work; construction; wiring; work on or near communications, computer, or other high tech equipment; arc or resistance welding; etc.

    Do your employees work with or near exposed electrical wiring or components?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Welding, foundry work, casting, smiting, etc.

    Do your employees handle, or work near employees who handle, molten metal?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Demolition, explosives manufacturing, grain milling, spray painting, abrasive blasting, work with highly flammable materials, etc.

    Do your employees work with explosives or in explosive atmospheres?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    HANDS

    Grinding, sanding, sawing, hammering, material handling, etc.

    Do your employees’ hands come into contact with tools or materials that might scrape, bruise, or cut?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Pouring, mixing, painting, cleaning, syphoning, dip tank operations, health care and dental services, etc.

    Do your employees handle chemicals that might irritate skin, or come into contact with blood?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Welding, pouring molten metal, smiting, baking, cooking, drying, etc.

    Do work procedures require your employees to place their hands and arms near extreme heat?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Building maintenance; utility work; construction; wiring; work on or near communications, computer, or other high tech equipment; arc or resistance welding; etc.

    Are your employees’ hands and arms placed near exposed electrical wiring or components?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    BODY

    Pouring, mixing, painting, cleaning, syphoning, dip tank operations, machining, sawing, battery charging, installing fiberglass insulation, compressed air or gas operations, etc.

    Are your employees’ bodies exposed to irritating dust or chemical splashes?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Cutting, grinding, sanding, sawing, glazing, material handling, etc.

    Are your employees’ bodies exposed to sharp or rough surfaces?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Welding, pouring molten metal, smithing, baking, cooking, drying, etc.

    Are your employees’ bodies exposed to extreme heat?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Pouring, mixing, painting, cleaning, siphoning, dip tank operations, etc.

    Are your employees’ bodies exposed to acids or other hazardous substances?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    HEARING

    Machining, grinding, sanding, work near conveyors, pneumatic equipment, generators, ventilation fans, motors, punch and brake presses, etc.

    Are your employees exposed to loud noise from machines, tools, music systems, etc.?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

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