| 1. Professional Expertise |
2. Safety and Health Rules |
3. Personal Protective Equipment
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| 4. Preventive Maintenance |
5. Emergency Preparedness |
6. Radiation Protection Program |
| 7. Medical Programs | 8.
List of Occupational Safety and Health Programs |
3. Personal Protective Equipment
Requirements for obtaining and using personal protective equipment are contained in the Standards-Based Management System (SBMS) Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment subject area.
The use of personal protective equipment "is the last line of defense against workplace hazards and is only used when engineering and administrative controls are not feasible, or as an interim measure while other controls are being implemented," as stated in the SBMS Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment program description.
Use of personal protective equipment is guided by job-specific hazard evaluations that are typically documented in special hazard control permits, technical work procedures, or work planning documents (See example from a Chemical Process Permit).
Use of personal protective equipment may be associated with industrial hygiene or radiological monitoring (especially for use of respiratory protection), and Safety and Health Department staff are always involved in the selection of respiratory protection.
Respiratory Protection
The Respiratory Protection program description and the Respiratory Protection subject area describe the PNNL Respiratory Protection Program. The Respiratory Protection Program is the responsibility ("owned by") the Worker Safety and Health Management System owner, who has appointed a Certified Industrial Hygienist as the Respiratory Protection Program Administrator.
| 1. Professional Expertise | 2. Safety and Health Rules | 3. Personal Protective Equipment |
| 4. Preventive Maintenance | 5. Emergency Preparedness | 6. Radiation Protection Program |
| 7. Medical Programs | 8. List of Occupational Safety and Health Programs |