Workers are involved in a wide range of activities which expose them to a significant risk of death or injury from being struck by various objects in the workplace. A portion of all work related injuries and fatalities involve workers being struck in the eyes, head, face, hands, or feet by foreign objects. For example, it has been estimated that as many as 2,500 eye injuries occur in workplaces every working day.
The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) regulations 1910.132 thru 1910.138 are performance-oriented which simply require employers to use their awareness of workplace hazards to enable them to select the appropriate PPE for the work being performed. A hazard assessment is an important element of a (PPE) program because it produces the information needed to select the appropriate PPE for the hazards present or likely to be present at a particular workplace. OSHA requires the employer to verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.
Use this PPE hazard assessment as a general guide to evaluate your workplace or modify it to fit your program.
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