Yanbu National Petrochemical Company Site Safety Procedures Manual

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21. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

A. GENERAL

This procedure provides guidelines for Contractors on the requirements for conducting a hazard
assessment of the workplace to determine the need for appropriate personal protective equipment
(PPE), communicating the assessment results to employees, eliminating defective PPE, and
training employees in the proper use of PPE.

B. HAZARD ASSESSMENT & EQUIPMENT SELECTION

At the start of the project, a hazard assessment should be performed to determine any hazards that
require the use of PPE. This assessment is designed to identify potential hazards to foot, head, eye,
face, body and hand. The assessment consists of a walk-through survey that examines the
following:

• sources of motion (i.e., machinery, tool processes, personnel movement);

• sources of high temperature that could result in burns, eye injury, or ignition of PPE;
• sources of chemical exposure;
• sources of harmful dust;
• sources of light radiation (i.e., welding, brazing, cutting, etc.);
• sources of falling objects or potentially dropped objects;
• sources of sharp objects with potential to puncture feet or hands;
• sources of rolling or pinching objects that could crush feet;
• electrical hazards; and
• layout of workplace and worker placement.

Hazards should be identified and noted during the course of the walk-through. Where hazards
exist, identify the type, level of risk, and seriousness of potential for injury for each hazard.
Review any hazards identified and consider the use of guards or engineering controls that will
eliminate or minimize the hazards. For any remaining hazards, select PPE based on the degree of
protection required for the hazard and the protection provided by the PPE.

This hazard assessment must be documented with a written certification. This certification is
maintained by the Project/Site Safety Representative.

C. HEAD PROTECTION

Employees shall wear hard hats that are in good condition and meet applicable regulatory
standards (i.e., ANSI [American National Standard Institute] Z89.1-1981 and ANSI Z89.2-1971).
Alteration of hard hats is prohibited. Hard hats shall be worn in the proper manner (brim to the
front). The only exception is for welders whose hard hats may have to be reversed to
accommodate welding shields while performing welding operations. When not welding, welders
must wear hard hats with brim to the front.

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D. HEARING PROTECTION

Hearing protection is required where high levels of noise are present (i.e., above 80 decibels –
project specific).

E. EYE AND / OR FACE PROTECTION

Employees shall wear approved ANSI Z87.1-1989 safety glasses with side shields in all work
areas except offices. Additional eye and/or face protection, such as goggles, face shields, and
welding shields, shall be required when engaged in operations such as welding, burning, grinding,
chipping, handling chemicals, (i.e., corrosive liquids or molten materials), drilling overhead, use
of powder actuated tools, and pouring concrete.

Employees and visitors may wear photo-gray safety lenses, where permitted, anywhere on the
jobsite, but permanently tinted lenses may be worn only in outside work areas. Wearing of contact
lenses shall be addressed in the site-specific safety rules.

Prescription glasses must meet the approved applicable regulatory standards and must be equipped
with side shields. Cover-all glasses (Overspecs) or goggles shall be required for prescription
glasses that do not meet the standard.

Employees engaged in welding shall use filter lenses or plates specified by the applicable
regulatory standards. These lenses shall be protected by safety plates on both sides. Employees
assisting welders should not look directly at the welding process and shall use approved eye
protection.

Employees engaged in operations using lasers shall use laser safety goggles suitable for the
density of the laser beam being used. Such goggles shall be marked showing the visible light
transmission, the laser wavelength for which such goggles were intended, and their optical
density.

Employees shall be informed of the exact location of eye wash stations.

F. FOOT PROTECTION

Work shoes or boots shall be constructed of hard leather and with a steel toe-cap inserted to
provide sufficient protection on the front end of the shoe. Shoes shall cover the heels. Shoes (like
boots) that cover the ankles are recommended. Sneakers, sandals, and other shoes of this
description are not to be worn at any time in working areas.

Additional foot protection, such as metatarsal foot guards, must be worn when operating tamps,
jackhammers, or when there is potential for a foot injury.

Rubber boots with steel toe-caps shall be worn when working with concrete or in water.

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G. RESPIRATORS

The appropriate respirators shall be worn and used in when effective engineering controls are not
feasible, or while they are being instituted to control occupational diseases caused by breathing air
contaminated with harmful dust, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors.

H. HAND PROTECTION

Gloves shall be worn when handling material that could burn, cut, tear or cause injury to the skin.
Use caution when wearing gloves around certain machinery. Protect hands from nip or pinch
points.

I. SEAT RESTRAINTS

Seat belts shall be worn and used by all employees operating or riding in any motor vehicle.
Seat belts shall not be worn on any equipment without a rollover protective structure in place
unless otherwise directed by the Project/Site Safety Representative.

J. SAFETY HARNESSES

Safety harnesses with twin lanyards and shock absorbing units shall be worn and used in all
cases when working 1.8 meters and above ground and a 100% safe working platform that
complies with the 100% fall protection policy has not been provided.

K. COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING

Communicate PPE requirements to all affected employees at the project/site. Enforce the use of
PPE for protection against the hazards identified. Train employees who are required to wear PPE.
This training must include:

• when PPE is required;

• what PPE is required;
• how to wear, adjust, and maintain PPE;
• how to determine if PPE is damaged or defective; and
• the limitations of PPE.

Employees must demonstrate understanding of this training and the ability to use PPE properly
before beginning work that requires PPE. If a trained employee later demonstrates a lack of
understanding or skill in PPE, they must be retrained.

A written certification is required to document training. This certification is maintained by the

Project / Site Safety Representative.

L. DEFECTIVE OR DAMAGED PPE

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Defective or damaged PPE must be immediately removed from use. Employees must inspect PPE
prior to use to insure it is fit for use.

M. EMPLOYEE OWNED PPE

All personally owned safety equipment (i.e., harnesses, lanyards, hard hats, etc.) must meet
project’s / site’s PPE inspection requirements.

Personally owned PPE must be approved by Project/Site Management prior to use on project/site.

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