1. Protective footwear and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Protective footwear
(Student Safety Resource page 19)

What features should safety shoes and boots have?

What do steel caps
protect your feet from?

What situations can boots be used for?

  1. wet areas e.g. gumboots
  1. construction site/workshop
  1. welding
  1. on-site fitting
  1. From falling objects
  1. From accidently kicking or tripping over
    a hazard
  1. Strong leather uppers
  1. Non skid soles

Care and maintenance of PPE (page 20)

Poorly fitting or unmaintained
PPE is likely to cause?

  1. Uncomfortable to wear
  1. Unlikely to protect the wearer and may
    even expose them to additional hazards

To keep PPE well maintained

Here are 5 ways
to maintain PPE.

  1. Cleaning the lenses of safety glasses
    regularly
  1. Reporting defects or damage to
    your supervisor
  1. Checking and cleaning ear muffs
  1. Cleaning and inspecting the soles
    of boots or shoes
  1. Sterilising respiratory equipment
    and changing filters regularily

Footwear must be worn

Note: never wear sandals or jandals in work areas
because they offer minimum protection.

Can you think of an example
of this?