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D. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

Section 1000.301 PPE General

Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE) for - eyes, face, head, extremities,
protective clothing, respiratory devices and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided by the
respective departments, used and maintained by the employee and kept in a sanitary and serviceable
condition. PPE shall not be altered in any way. Form RM-PPE establishes minimum PPE required of
common tasks.

Section 1000.302 PPE Responsibilities

A. DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
1. Ensure PPE is available to employees involved in work requirements, which pose a potential
hazard through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
2. Ensure supervisors are instructed in policies relating to the use of PPE by employees.
3. Charge supervisors with the responsibility of enforcing policies relating to the use of PPE.
B. Supervisors
1. Analyze job tasks to determine essential PPE.
2. Instruct employees on the tasks requiring PPE and the minimum PPE required for the task, to
include the proper use of protective equipment.
3. Enforce policies relating to the use of PPE by employees
C. Employee
1. Use PPE as directed by the supervisor or job task.
2. Identify any potential hazard of a job task, which PPE has not been identified and report it to
your supervisor.

Section 1000.303 General Safety Equipment

A. Eye and Face Protection - Protective eye and/or face equipment shall be required where there is
reasonable probability of injury that can be prevented by such equipment. Protection will be made
reasonably available and employees will use such protection. Eye protection will be provided
and used where machines or operation's present the hazard or potential for injury from flying
objects, or splashing liquids.
B. Respiratory Protection - Respiratory protection will be provided by the respective department to
control occupational diseases caused by breathing air contaminated with harmful - dusts, fogs,
fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays or vapors. The primary objective will be to prevent
atmospheric contamination. Respiratory protection will be provided to protect the health of the
employee. Product warning labels or material safety data warning labels or material safety data
sheets will prescribe the appropriate protection necessary for employee protection. Department
Directors are responsible for providing employee use and maintenance training as appropriate.
C. Occupational Head Protection - Helmets for the protection of heads from impact and penetration
from falling and/or flying debris or objects and from limited electrical shock and burn shall meet
the requirements and specifications of the American National Standard Safety Requirements for
Industrial Head Protection; Z89.1-1969. Within the departments, employees will be required to
wear protective helmets at:
1. Any construction site.
2. At any work location within 25 feet of a public road (including supervisors).
3. Grass cutting operations requiring tractor type mower with an open/unprotected driver
compartment.
4. Drivers of Augusta, Georgia vehicles, with enclosed driver compartments are not required
to wear protective helmets unless they exit the vehicle in an area or operation described

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