Occupational Safety and Health Administration Logs

What personal protective equipment is required when working with propane? a) Hard hat, respirator with organic vapor cartridge, and insulated gloves b) Safety glasses, insulated gloves, and a self contained breathing apparatus if the product is likely to bring the oxygen content of the air below 18% c) Safety goggles, safety boots, and a dust/mist respirator Thanks! Will give 10 points to first good answer.

I have a question about sexual harrasment and labor laws..? I was trying to get a respirator to work with some sealant and she said i complained too much so she was going to bring me in a bottle of midol.... I was later told that I had a bad attitude for contradicting myself by asking for a respirator while being a smoker. Eventually I recieved a write up for my "bad attitude" can they do this to me just because I request PPE? personal protective equipment?

What do you think U.S. agents ordered not to wear masks-Mexican agents ordered to wear masks? Mexican Immigration Officials Required to Wear Anti-Flu Face Masks at U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings Tuesday, April 28, 2009 By Edwin Mora Mexican Immigration officials, wearing surgical masks, work at the US-Mexico border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, April 27, 2009. (AP photo)(CNSNews.com) - Mexican immigration officials on the U.S.-Mexican border say they have been required to wear face masks whether swine influenza poses a threat or not. Meanwhile, on the U.S. side of the border, it is up to the discretion of Customs and Border Protection officials whether to wear masks to protect themselves against the flu. “It’s a general requirement to wear face masks all over the country whether there is or there isn’t (swine flu),” a spokesman from the Mexican National Institute of Migration, told CNSNews.com in Spanish. The organization controls and supervises the Mexico-U.S. border and emigration. “The reason why immigration officials are wearing face masks is because of a general requirement for all offices to wear them,” he added, “whether there is or there isn’t danger of contamination.” Mexico’s health secretary recommends that if there is any danger of coming close with someone infected with swine flu to, “use rigid face masks, but if you don’t have the means to obtain one to use regular face masks or a piece of cloth to cover the nose and mouth.” In the U.S., the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the nation’s disease sentinel, recommends “cover(ing) your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.” The federal government has not requested that U.S. immigration officials wear protective gear against the swine flu. “CBP [Customs and Border Protection] officers and Border Patrol agents are provided personal protection gear, which they may utilize at their discretion,” Kelly Ivahnenko, a spokeswoman from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection told CNSNews.com. The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) includes gloves and surgical N95 respirator masks, “which are readily available for use in the course of their duties,” she added. http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47254

Drawers? Got any ideas for me? Please help!? So it's the 13th of November, and there's this drawing contest where its due the 19th. I have to draw a steelworker using PPE. [personal protective equipment] The PPE is hard hats, steel toed boots, chemical resistant gloves, googles, safety glasses, face shield, respirators, earplugs, lab coat/ full body protective suit with chemical resistant and protective sleeves, and a vest. Does anyone have an idea how to draw this stuff? I sure don't! Please help! 10 points for best answer!

BPs response to not allowing workers to wear respirators! peole are already sick! how do you feel about BPs? cover up? and lack of care for the workers? this is their response letter stating why they believe respirators should not be given out The Unified Area Command is committed to stopping the oil spill, cleaning the gulf and restoring normal business in the area affected. Our highest priority is worker safety. The Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have assessed the risk and provided information on workplace safety and health for these responders; the guidelines can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/oilspillresponse/protecting/ The primary means of controlling airborne exposures to harmful dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors is always to prevent, control, or remove the atmospheric contamination. In situations when exposures cannot be otherwise controlled, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including respiratory protection, may be needed. Based on air monitoring data collected to date, exposures to hydrocarbons, dispersants and other hazardous chemicals are below established occupational exposure limits. In most situations that have been examined to date, mandatory wearing of respirators is not required. That said, respirators will be provided to response workers engaged in the source control activities and for vessels involved in burning crude oil. These respirators are provided as part of a comprehensive respiratory protection program. Respirators only need to be worn when air-monitoring results indicate an elevated level of air contaminants, or when professional judgment determines there is potential exposure, or when workers are reporting health effects or symptoms. Even when comprehensive and routine air monitoring indicates that no inhalational hazard exists, an employer may permit respiratory protection to be worn voluntarily by employees provided it will not in itself create a hazard. At this time, where air monitoring does not indicate a need, respirator use is voluntary and not recommended. The only situation where voluntary use may be helpful is when an individual is bothered by non-hazardous levels of hydrocarbon odor and cannot be relocated to another work area. In that case, a carbon-impregnated odor-reduction filtering facepiece respirator may provide some odor reduction potential—and can be worn voluntarily without the employer having to implement a respiratory protection program. These types of respirators do not provide health protective effects; they only provide odor reduction. Wearing any respirator will have adverse effects on breathing, vision and communication, will result in some discomfort, and may cause additional physiological stress. Wearing respirators, protective clothing, and other forms of PPE in hot environments can accelerate the onset of heat stress and exhaustion. Responders using any form of PPE, particularly dermal PPE, should be monitored for signs of heat stress, and take heat stress precautions (i.e., water, shade, rest) as needed. When workers have concerns about environmental conditions, they are instructed to stop the job and call an occupational safety and health professional to evaluate the environment. If the occupational safety and health professional determines that there is a potentially hazardous exposure or if workers are reporting health effects or symptoms, workers are instructed to move out of the area until the workplace is judged to be acceptable, or they may be instructed to utilize approved respiratory protection. For more information on health risks associated with oil spill response cleaning efforts, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/oilspillresponse/. Regards, Joint Information Center Deepwater Horizon Response